Canton vs Grand Saline

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

Canton and Grand Saline 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 3,166 in Grand Saline). Grand Saline has the higher median household income ($50,568 vs $48,858 in Canton). Canton has the higher median home value ($189,200 vs $116,200 in Grand Saline).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Grand Saline
Population	4,411	3,166
Median age	40.6 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,858	$50,568
Median home value	$189,200	$116,200
Median gross rent	$985	$927
Housing units	2,132	1,306
Homeownership rate	66.7%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Grand Saline
Population	3,805 → 4,411 (+15.9%)	3,115 → 3,166 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$52,979 → $48,858 (-7.8%)	$33,542 → $50,568 (+50.8%)
Median home value	$111,700 → $189,200 (+69.4%)	$71,900 → $116,200 (+61.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $985 (-6.4%)	$701 → $927 (+32.2%)

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

Grand Saline

Population

3,1153,166

Median household income

$33,542$50,568

Median home value

$71,900$116,200

Median gross rent

$701$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Grand Saline
Under 5	6.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.9%	15.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.7%
75 and over	10.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Grand Saline
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	70.3%
Black or African American	2.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Grand Saline
No high school diploma	12.8%	30.8%
High school graduate	27.6%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Grand Saline
Drove alone	83.0%	70.8%
Carpooled	7.2%	21.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Grand Saline
1-unit, detached	77.8%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	1.1%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Grand Saline
Poverty rate	15.1%	18.0%
Average household size	2.12	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	33	23
Median year structure built	1978	1971