Canton vs Troy

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

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

Canton has the higher population (1,717 vs 1,373 in Troy). Troy has the higher median household income ($49,583 vs $41,629 in Canton). Troy has the higher median home value ($148,600 vs $120,900 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Troy
Population	1,717	1,373
Median age	36.2 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,629	$49,583
Median home value	$120,900	$148,600
Median gross rent	$674	$633
Housing units	795	596
Homeownership rate	44.7%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Troy
Population	1,790 → 1,717 (-4.1%)	1,477 → 1,373 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$41,083 → $41,629 (+1.3%)	$54,375 → $49,583 (-8.8%)
Median home value	$111,700 → $120,900 (+8.2%)	$139,500 → $148,600 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $674 (+12.7%)	$625 → $633 (+1.3%)

Canton

Population

1,7901,717

Median household income

$41,083$41,629

Median home value

$111,700$120,900

Median gross rent

$598$674

Troy

Population

1,4771,373

Median household income

$54,375$49,583

Median home value

$139,500$148,600

Median gross rent

$625$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Troy
Under 5	8.1%	2.3%
5 to 17	19.2%	8.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	19.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	10.3%	20.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.5%
75 and over	10.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Troy
No high school diploma	11.0%	13.1%
High school graduate	54.9%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Troy
Drove alone	79.4%	61.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	21.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	12.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	4.2%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Troy
1-unit, detached	44.5%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	32.3%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.7%
20 or more units	11.7%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Troy
Poverty rate	23.9%	21.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	1944	1955