Canton

Population: 3,060
Median household income: $65,500
Median home value: $191,000

Canton is a community in Lincoln County, South Dakota, home to 3,060 residents. At $65,500, its median household income sits below Lincoln County's $96,552.

Between 2019 and 2023, Canton's population declined 11.2% from 3,447 to 3,060, while its median home value rose 47.7% from $129,300 to $191,000.

The median gross rent is $693. 19.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,060
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $65,500
Median home value: $191,000
Median gross rent: $693
Housing units: 1,551
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4473,060

Median household income

$62,045$65,500

Median home value

$129,300$191,000

Median gross rent

$644$693

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,447	$62,045	$129,300	$644
2020	3,499	$61,650	$142,400	$619
2021	3,054	$67,426	$149,100	$640
2022	3,060	$71,064	$177,700	$668
2023	3,060	$65,500	$191,000	$693

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over14.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	4.4%
5 to 17	568	18.6%
18 to 24	125	4.1%
25 to 34	375	12.3%
35 to 44	386	12.6%
45 to 54	231	7.5%
55 to 64	466	15.2%
65 to 74	333	10.9%
75 and over	440	14.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,864	93.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	1.6%
Asian	6	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	127	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	206	9.2%
High school graduate	971	43.5%
Some college or associate's	618	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	335	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	101	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit2.4%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,168	74.9%
Carpooled	130	8.3%
Public transit	37	2.4%
Walked	66	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	131	8.4%
Other means	28	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	537	37.6%
15 to 29 min	395	27.6%
30 to 44 min	374	26.2%
45 to 59 min	74	5.2%
60+ min	49	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 6.6% (197 of 2,996)

	Count	Share
Family households	783	56.4%
Nonfamily households	605	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,388	89.5%
Vacant	163	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	945	68.1%
Renter-occupied	443	31.9%

1-unit, detached78.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,219	78.6%
1-unit, attached	8	0.5%
2 to 4 units	189	12.2%
5 to 19 units	46	3.0%
20 or more units	50	3.2%
Mobile home & other	39	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4609500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.3031, -96.5856