Canton vs Monticello

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

Canton and Monticello 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 358 in Monticello). Monticello has the higher median household income ($102,750 vs $46,941 in Canton). Canton has the higher median home value ($115,100 vs $104,700 in Monticello).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Monticello
Population	2,741	358
Median age	39.1 yrs	28.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,941	$102,750
Median home value	$115,100	$104,700
Median gross rent	$548	$917
Housing units	1,223	64
Homeownership rate	65.3%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Monticello
Population	2,463 → 2,741 (+11.3%)	100 → 358 (+258.0%)
Median household income	$39,957 → $46,941 (+17.5%)	$64,688 → $102,750 (+58.8%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $115,100 (+36.9%)	$81,900 → $104,700 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $548 (-11.5%)	—

Canton

Population

2,4632,741

Median household income

$39,957$46,941

Median home value

$84,100$115,100

Median gross rent

$619$548

Monticello

Population

100358

Median household income

$64,688$102,750

Median home value

$81,900$104,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Monticello
Under 5	2.4%	13.1%
5 to 17	7.2%	9.2%
18 to 24	28.4%	21.8%
25 to 34	7.0%	28.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	3.4%
45 to 54	14.3%	6.7%
55 to 64	15.4%	9.8%
65 to 74	6.6%	5.9%
75 and over	6.7%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Monticello
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	86.3%
Black or African American	4.2%	4.7%
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%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Monticello
No high school diploma	18.2%	10.5%
High school graduate	42.5%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Monticello
Drove alone	69.3%	70.0%
Carpooled	14.7%	28.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.5%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Monticello
1-unit, detached	67.6%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Monticello
Poverty rate	15.5%	21.6%
Average household size	2.27	6.71
Mean commute (minutes)	21	35
Median year structure built	1965	1966