Canton vs Ewing

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

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

Canton has the higher population (2,741 vs 446 in Ewing). Ewing has the higher median household income ($51,719 vs $46,941 in Canton). Canton has the higher median home value ($115,100 vs $78,300 in Ewing).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Ewing
Population	2,741	446
Median age	39.1 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,941	$51,719
Median home value	$115,100	$78,300
Median gross rent	$548	$800
Housing units	1,223	167
Homeownership rate	65.3%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Ewing
Population	2,463 → 2,741 (+11.3%)	393 → 446 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$39,957 → $46,941 (+17.5%)	$45,769 → $51,719 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $115,100 (+36.9%)	$75,000 → $78,300 (+4.4%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $548 (-11.5%)	$453 → $800 (+76.6%)

Canton

Population

2,4632,741

Median household income

$39,957$46,941

Median home value

$84,100$115,100

Median gross rent

$619$548

Ewing

Population

393446

Median household income

$45,769$51,719

Median home value

$75,000$78,300

Median gross rent

$453$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Ewing
Under 5	2.4%	14.8%
5 to 17	7.2%	26.2%
18 to 24	28.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	7.0%	8.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	14.3%	5.8%
55 to 64	15.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	4.7%
75 and over	6.7%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Ewing
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	96.9%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Ewing
No high school diploma	18.2%	11.0%
High school graduate	42.5%	47.6%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Ewing
Drove alone	69.3%	88.8%
Carpooled	14.7%	6.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Ewing
1-unit, detached	67.6%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Ewing
Poverty rate	15.5%	8.3%
Average household size	2.27	3.51
Mean commute (minutes)	21	32
Median year structure built	1965	1977