Akwesasne vs Canton

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

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

Canton has the higher population (7,222 vs 4,140 in Akwesasne). Akwesasne has the higher median household income ($69,245 vs $62,438 in Canton). Akwesasne has the higher median home value ($186,200 vs $182,900 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Akwesasne	Canton
Population	4,140	7,222
Median age	39.9 yrs	22.4 yrs
Median household income	$69,245	$62,438
Median home value	$186,200	$182,900
Median gross rent	$991	$775
Housing units	1,516	2,318
Homeownership rate	71.6%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	47.7%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akwesasne	Canton
Population	3,995 → 4,140 (+3.6%)	6,505 → 7,222 (+11.0%)
Median household income	$43,470 → $69,245 (+59.3%)	$62,266 → $62,438 (+0.3%)
Median home value	$204,600 → $186,200 (-9.0%)	$169,400 → $182,900 (+8.0%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $991 (+62.7%)	$819 → $775 (-5.4%)

Akwesasne

Population

3,9954,140

Median household income

$43,470$69,245

Median home value

$204,600$186,200

Median gross rent

$609$991

Canton

Population

6,5057,222

Median household income

$62,266$62,438

Median home value

$169,400$182,900

Median gross rent

$819$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akwesasne	Canton
Under 5	5.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.5%	5.2%
18 to 24	12.0%	47.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	7.0%
35 to 44	7.3%	7.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	5.1%
55 to 64	17.4%	8.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.6%
75 and over	5.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akwesasne	Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	19.1%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.3%	0.1%
Asian	4.8%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akwesasne	Canton
No high school diploma	5.7%	5.8%
High school graduate	24.7%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akwesasne	Canton
Drove alone	67.4%	51.6%
Carpooled	22.4%	5.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	0.2%	27.9%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.6%
Worked from home	4.2%	13.1%
Other means	3.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akwesasne	Canton
1-unit, detached	62.9%	44.6%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	16.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	12.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	25.5%
Mobile home & other	23.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Akwesasne	Canton
Poverty rate	20.6%	19.7%
Average household size	2.76	1.67
Mean commute (minutes)	21	12
Median year structure built	1991	1972