Canton vs Massena

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

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

Massena has the higher population (10,234 vs 7,222 in Canton). Canton has the higher median household income ($62,438 vs $48,810 in Massena). Canton has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $99,200 in Massena).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Massena
Population	7,222	10,234
Median age	22.4 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,438	$48,810
Median home value	$182,900	$99,200
Median gross rent	$775	$680
Housing units	2,318	5,322
Homeownership rate	42.0%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Massena
Population	6,505 → 7,222 (+11.0%)	10,091 → 10,234 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$62,266 → $62,438 (+0.3%)	$44,626 → $48,810 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$169,400 → $182,900 (+8.0%)	$76,400 → $99,200 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $775 (-5.4%)	$699 → $680 (-2.7%)

Canton

Population

6,5057,222

Median household income

$62,266$62,438

Median home value

$169,400$182,900

Median gross rent

$819$775

Massena

Population

10,09110,234

Median household income

$44,626$48,810

Median home value

$76,400$99,200

Median gross rent

$699$680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Massena
Under 5	3.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	5.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	47.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	7.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	7.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	5.1%	15.1%
55 to 64	8.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	12.3%
75 and over	5.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Massena
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	91.8%
Black or African American	5.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	3.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Massena
No high school diploma	5.8%	13.8%
High school graduate	16.9%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	25.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Massena
Drove alone	51.6%	77.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.9%
Public transit	0.6%	0.6%
Walked	27.9%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Massena
1-unit, detached	44.6%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	8.3%
20 or more units	25.5%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Massena
Poverty rate	19.7%	24.5%
Average household size	1.67	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	12	17
Median year structure built	1972	1954