Canton vs La Grange

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

Canton and La Grange 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 834 in La Grange). La Grange has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $46,941 in Canton). Canton has the higher median home value ($115,100 vs $88,500 in La Grange).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	La Grange
Population	2,741	834
Median age	39.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,941	$55,000
Median home value	$115,100	$88,500
Median gross rent	$548	$625
Housing units	1,223	456
Homeownership rate	65.3%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	La Grange
Population	2,463 → 2,741 (+11.3%)	957 → 834 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$39,957 → $46,941 (+17.5%)	$50,647 → $55,000 (+8.6%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $115,100 (+36.9%)	$86,300 → $88,500 (+2.5%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $548 (-11.5%)	$568 → $625 (+10.0%)

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 Grange

Population

957834

Median household income

$50,647$55,000

Median home value

$86,300$88,500

Median gross rent

$568$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	La Grange
Under 5	2.4%	2.2%
5 to 17	7.2%	12.5%
18 to 24	28.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	7.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	22.1%
45 to 54	14.3%	3.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	6.6%	14.3%
75 and over	6.7%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	La Grange
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	81.3%
Black or African American	4.2%	17.1%
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%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	La Grange
No high school diploma	18.2%	11.1%
High school graduate	42.5%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	La Grange
Drove alone	69.3%	83.8%
Carpooled	14.7%	2.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	La Grange
1-unit, detached	67.6%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Canton	La Grange
Poverty rate	15.5%	14.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	21	14
Median year structure built	1965	1963