Canton

Population: 2,741
Median household income: $46,941
Median home value: $115,100

Canton, a community in Lewis County, Missouri, has 2,741 residents. At $46,941, its median household income sits below Lewis County's $52,340.

From 2019 to 2023, Canton's population grew 11.3% from 2,463 to 2,741, while its median home value rose 36.9% from $84,100 to $115,100.

Households average 2.27 people. The median gross rent is $548.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,741
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $46,941
Median home value: $115,100
Median gross rent: $548
Housing units: 1,223
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4632,741

Median household income

$39,957$46,941

Median home value

$84,100$115,100

Median gross rent

$619$548

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,463	$39,957	$84,100	$619
2020	2,455	$43,125	$90,200	$563
2021	2,604	$41,479	$95,900	$546
2022	2,733	$42,708	$104,000	$563
2023	2,741	$46,941	$115,100	$548

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 177.2%

18 to 2428.4%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	2.4%
5 to 17	197	7.2%
18 to 24	779	28.4%
25 to 34	191	7.0%
35 to 44	324	11.8%
45 to 54	393	14.3%
55 to 64	423	15.4%
65 to 74	182	6.6%
75 and over	185	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,305	84.1%
Black or African American	114	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	34	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	184	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	104	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	309	18.2%
High school graduate	722	42.5%
Some college or associate's	390	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	162	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	115	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	861	69.3%
Carpooled	183	14.7%
Public transit	7	0.6%
Walked	67	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	124	10.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	462	41.3%
15 to 29 min	117	10.5%
30 to 44 min	475	42.5%
45 to 59 min	35	3.1%
60+ min	29	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 15.5% (336 of 2,161)

	Count	Share
Family households	396	41.6%
Nonfamily households	555	58.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	951	77.8%
Vacant	272	22.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	621	65.3%
Renter-occupied	330	34.7%

1-unit, detached67.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units20.8%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	827	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	254	20.8%
5 to 19 units	32	2.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	110	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2911134
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.28 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 40.1299, -91.5258