Canton vs La Belle

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

Canton and La Belle 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 777 in La Belle). Canton has the higher median household income ($46,941 vs $35,074 in La Belle). Canton has the higher median home value ($115,100 vs $81,500 in La Belle).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	La Belle
Population	2,741	777
Median age	39.1 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,941	$35,074
Median home value	$115,100	$81,500
Median gross rent	$548	$525
Housing units	1,223	288
Homeownership rate	65.3%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	La Belle
Population	2,463 → 2,741 (+11.3%)	723 → 777 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$39,957 → $46,941 (+17.5%)	$36,500 → $35,074 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $115,100 (+36.9%)	$56,500 → $81,500 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $548 (-11.5%)	$462 → $525 (+13.6%)

Canton

Population

2,4632,741

Median household income

$39,957$46,941

Median home value

$84,100$115,100

Median gross rent

$619$548

La Belle

Population

723777

Median household income

$36,500$35,074

Median home value

$56,500$81,500

Median gross rent

$462$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	La Belle
Under 5	2.4%	2.8%
5 to 17	7.2%	27.8%
18 to 24	28.4%	13.9%
25 to 34	7.0%	16.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.2%
45 to 54	14.3%	6.3%
55 to 64	15.4%	9.9%
65 to 74	6.6%	5.8%
75 and over	6.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	La Belle
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	96.1%
Black or African American	4.2%	1.9%
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%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	La Belle
No high school diploma	18.2%	20.0%
High school graduate	42.5%	58.0%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	0.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	La Belle
Drove alone	69.3%	87.6%
Carpooled	14.7%	6.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	La Belle
1-unit, detached	67.6%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Canton	La Belle
Poverty rate	15.5%	44.4%
Average household size	2.27	3.85
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1965	1958