Canton vs Waynesville

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

Canton and Waynesville are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waynesville has the higher population (10,408 vs 4,417 in Canton). Canton has the higher median household income ($64,034 vs $50,554 in Waynesville). Waynesville has the higher median home value ($254,800 vs $226,400 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Waynesville
Population	4,417	10,408
Median age	36.3 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,034	$50,554
Median home value	$226,400	$254,800
Median gross rent	$850	$1,105
Housing units	2,018	5,866
Homeownership rate	69.9%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Waynesville
Population	4,277 → 4,417 (+3.3%)	9,965 → 10,408 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$44,107 → $64,034 (+45.2%)	$42,796 → $50,554 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $226,400 (+57.3%)	$161,800 → $254,800 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $850 (+24.5%)	$814 → $1,105 (+35.7%)

Canton

Population

4,2774,417

Median household income

$44,107$64,034

Median home value

$143,900$226,400

Median gross rent

$683$850

Waynesville

Population

9,96510,408

Median household income

$42,796$50,554

Median home value

$161,800$254,800

Median gross rent

$814$1,105

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Waynesville
Under 5	6.6%	3.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	12.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	21.2%	13.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	15.2%
75 and over	6.7%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Waynesville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	88.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Waynesville
No high school diploma	10.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	34.3%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Waynesville
Drove alone	85.7%	68.4%
Carpooled	5.6%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	12.2%
Other means	5.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Waynesville
1-unit, detached	77.3%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Waynesville
Poverty rate	11.8%	15.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1959	1975