Clyde vs West Canton

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

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

Clyde has the higher population (1,522 vs 1,369 in West Canton). Clyde has the higher median household income ($59,315 vs $35,583 in West Canton). Clyde has the higher median home value ($194,600 vs $190,200 in West Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Clyde	West Canton
Population	1,522	1,369
Median age	46.6 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,315	$35,583
Median home value	$194,600	$190,200
Median gross rent	$936	$1,129
Housing units	575	649
Homeownership rate	69.1%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clyde	West Canton
Population	1,160 → 1,522 (+31.2%)	1,256 → 1,369 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$61,181 → $59,315 (-3.0%)	$48,289 → $35,583 (-26.3%)
Median home value	$161,300 → $194,600 (+20.6%)	$139,100 → $190,200 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $936 (+15.8%)	$708 → $1,129 (+59.5%)

Clyde

Population

1,1601,522

Median household income

$61,181$59,315

Median home value

$161,300$194,600

Median gross rent

$808$936

West Canton

Population

1,2561,369

Median household income

$48,289$35,583

Median home value

$139,100$190,200

Median gross rent

$708$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clyde	West Canton
Under 5	4.5%	3.5%
5 to 17	13.8%	11.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.6%	17.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	20.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	17.5%
75 and over	7.2%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clyde	West Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	25.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clyde	West Canton
No high school diploma	7.6%	7.9%
High school graduate	31.4%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clyde	West Canton
Drove alone	89.8%	90.3%
Carpooled	5.6%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	5.3%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clyde	West Canton
1-unit, detached	67.5%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.0%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Clyde	West Canton
Poverty rate	6.3%	9.1%
Average household size	2.70	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1985	1977