Ben Wheeler vs Canton

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

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

Canton has the higher population (4,411 vs 1,793 in Ben Wheeler). Ben Wheeler has the higher median household income ($118,174 vs $48,858 in Canton). Ben Wheeler has the higher median home value ($258,600 vs $189,200 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Wheeler	Canton
Population	1,793	4,411
Median age	29.3 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$118,174	$48,858
Median home value	$258,600	$189,200
Median gross rent	—	$985
Housing units	462	2,132
Homeownership rate	73.8%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Wheeler	Canton
Population	1,992 → 1,793 (-10.0%)	3,805 → 4,411 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$98,005 → $118,174 (+20.6%)	$52,979 → $48,858 (-7.8%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $258,600 (+27.5%)	$111,700 → $189,200 (+69.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,052 → $985 (-6.4%)

Ben Wheeler

Population

1,9921,793

Median household income

$98,005$118,174

Median home value

$202,800$258,600

Canton

Population

3,8054,411

Median household income

$52,979$48,858

Median home value

$111,700$189,200

Median gross rent

$1,052$985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Canton
Under 5	0.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	21.6%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	32.1%	14.9%
35 to 44	3.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	3.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	18.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.8%
75 and over	0.0%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Wheeler	Canton
No high school diploma	16.9%	12.8%
High school graduate	18.5%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	52.4%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Canton
Drove alone	70.5%	83.0%
Carpooled	23.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Canton
1-unit, detached	82.3%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Ben Wheeler	Canton
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.1%
Average household size	3.88	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	55	33
Median year structure built	2002	1978