Canton vs Van

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

Canton and Van 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 2,751 in Van). Van has the higher median household income ($68,267 vs $48,858 in Canton). Canton has the higher median home value ($189,200 vs $167,900 in Van).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Van
Population	4,411	2,751
Median age	40.6 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,858	$68,267
Median home value	$189,200	$167,900
Median gross rent	$985	$1,077
Housing units	2,132	1,105
Homeownership rate	66.7%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Van
Population	3,805 → 4,411 (+15.9%)	2,669 → 2,751 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$52,979 → $48,858 (-7.8%)	$53,018 → $68,267 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$111,700 → $189,200 (+69.4%)	$115,200 → $167,900 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $985 (-6.4%)	$765 → $1,077 (+40.8%)

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

Van

Population

2,6692,751

Median household income

$53,018$68,267

Median home value

$115,200$167,900

Median gross rent

$765$1,077

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Van
Under 5	6.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.3%	26.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	15.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	7.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.7%
75 and over	10.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Van
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	81.9%
Black or African American	2.1%	3.7%
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%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Van
No high school diploma	12.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	27.6%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Van
Drove alone	83.0%	71.3%
Carpooled	7.2%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Van
1-unit, detached	77.8%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	1.5%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Van
Poverty rate	15.1%	12.8%
Average household size	2.12	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1978	1978