New Canton

Population: 209
Median household income: $37,031
Median home value: $72,100

New Canton, a community in Pike County, Illinois, has 209 residents. At $37,031, its median household income sits below Pike County's $58,029.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Canton's population declined 36.3% from 328 to 209, while its median home value rose 29.7% from $55,600 to $72,100.

The median gross rent is $525. 4.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 209
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $37,031
Median home value: $72,100
Median gross rent: $525
Housing units: 136
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

328209

Median household income

$36,250$37,031

Median home value

$55,600$72,100

Median gross rent

$495$525

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	328	$36,250	$55,600	$495
2020	257	$30,938	$48,000	$525
2021	258	$31,094	$63,200	$514
2022	228	$34,643	$58,100	$731
2023	209	$37,031	$72,100	$525

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

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 178.1%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 441.9%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	10.0%
5 to 17	17	8.1%
18 to 24	24	11.5%
25 to 34	29	13.9%
35 to 44	4	1.9%
45 to 54	29	13.9%
55 to 64	29	13.9%
65 to 74	34	16.3%
75 and over	22	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	200	95.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.5%
Two or more races	2	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate55.8%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	13.6%
High school graduate	82	55.8%
Some college or associate's	38	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	5	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	73.7%
Carpooled	9	9.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	17.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	25.6%
15 to 29 min	14	17.1%
30 to 44 min	17	20.7%
45 to 59 min	19	23.2%
60+ min	11	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 21.1% (44 of 209)

	Count	Share
Family households	41	39.0%
Nonfamily households	64	61.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	105	77.2%
Vacant	31	22.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69	65.7%
Renter-occupied	36	34.3%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	105	77.2%
1-unit, attached	1	0.7%
2 to 4 units	14	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	11.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1752311
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6371, -91.0983