Canton

Population: 34,587
Median household income: $81,642
Median home value: $369,700

Located in Cherokee County, Georgia, Canton is a community with a population of 34,587. The median household income of $81,642 is below the Cherokee County median ($105,442).

Between 2019 and 2023, Canton's population grew 22.8% from 28,166 to 34,587, while its median home value rose 71.5% from $215,600 to $369,700.

The median gross rent is $1,592. 31.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,587
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $81,642
Median home value: $369,700
Median gross rent: $1,592
Housing units: 12,954
Homeownership rate: 54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,16634,587

Median household income

$61,259$81,642

Median home value

$215,600$369,700

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,592

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,166	$61,259	$215,600	$1,141
2020	29,459	$61,459	$237,800	$1,259
2021	32,342	$67,355	$261,100	$1,367
2022	33,499	$75,414	$324,000	$1,460
2023	34,587	$81,642	$369,700	$1,592

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,562	7.4%
5 to 17	6,602	19.1%
18 to 24	3,307	9.6%
25 to 34	5,448	15.8%
35 to 44	4,377	12.7%
45 to 54	3,849	11.1%
55 to 64	2,991	8.6%
65 to 74	3,096	9.0%
75 and over	2,355	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,976	57.8%
Black or African American	5,026	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.2%
Asian	146	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,044	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,337	24.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,557	16.1%
High school graduate	4,556	20.6%
Some college or associate's	7,055	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,743	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,205	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone62.2%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home18.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,442	62.2%
Carpooled	2,743	16.3%
Public transit	11	0.1%
Walked	118	0.7%
Bicycle	19	0.1%
Worked from home	3,143	18.7%
Other means	319	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,853	20.9%
15 to 29 min	4,750	34.8%
30 to 44 min	2,456	18.0%
45 to 59 min	2,081	15.2%
60+ min	1,512	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 11.4% (3,879 of 34,143)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,575	70.8%
Nonfamily households	3,543	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,118	93.5%
Vacant	836	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,601	54.5%
Renter-occupied	5,517	45.5%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units13.7%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,082	62.4%
1-unit, attached	927	7.2%
2 to 4 units	530	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1,346	10.4%
20 or more units	1,778	13.7%
Mobile home & other	291	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1312988
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.7 sq mi
Center point: 34.2472, -84.4907