Canton vs Madison

A side-by-side comparison of Canton and Madison: population, income, housing, and more.

Canton and Madison are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madison has the higher population (27,775 vs 10,863 in Canton). Madison has the higher median household income ($120,918 vs $34,812 in Canton). Madison has the higher median home value ($334,700 vs $111,800 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Madison
Population	10,863	27,775
Median age	35.0 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,812	$120,918
Median home value	$111,800	$334,700
Median gross rent	$949	$1,798
Housing units	4,997	10,127
Homeownership rate	35.3%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	65.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Madison
Population	12,222 → 10,863 (-11.1%)	25,592 → 27,775 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$33,634 → $34,812 (+3.5%)	$114,521 → $120,918 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$119,200 → $111,800 (-6.2%)	$261,900 → $334,700 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $949 (+22.1%)	$1,549 → $1,798 (+16.1%)

Canton

Population

12,22210,863

Median household income

$33,634$34,812

Median home value

$119,200$111,800

Median gross rent

$777$949

Madison

Population

25,59227,775

Median household income

$114,521$120,918

Median home value

$261,900$334,700

Median gross rent

$1,549$1,798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Madison
Under 5	4.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.9%	20.5%
18 to 24	12.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	17.8%	8.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	7.1%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.5%
75 and over	6.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	18.4%	78.8%
Black or African American	74.7%	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Madison
No high school diploma	23.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	28.3%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	37.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	27.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Madison
Drove alone	72.2%	81.7%
Carpooled	12.4%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	11.6%
Other means	3.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Madison
1-unit, detached	58.0%	96.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	20.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Madison
Poverty rate	33.0%	4.4%
Average household size	2.21	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1974	1996