Canton, GA

Census Place

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2022 Population

33,499

3.58% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

34.6

1.47% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.7%

9.69% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$75,414

12% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$324,000

24.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Canton, GA had a population of 33.5k people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $75,414. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Canton, GA grew from 32,342 to 33,499, a 3.58% increase and its median household income grew from $67,355 to $75,414, a 12% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Canton, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.6%), White (Hispanic) (6.74%), Other (Hispanic) (6.5%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (5.59%).

None of the households in Canton, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.9% of the residents in Canton, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Canton, GA was $324,000, and the homeownership rate was 55.9%.

Most people in Canton, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Canton, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Canton, GA is home to a population of 33.5k people, from which 90.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 12.8% of Canton, GA residents were born outside of the country (4.28k people).

In 2022, there were 4.86 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.6k people) in Canton, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.23k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.26k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90.9%

2022 Citizenship

89.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 90.9% of Canton, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Canton, GA was 89.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Canton, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Canton, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.6k ± 1.34k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.23k ± 1.18k
White (Hispanic)
2.26k ± 842

22.3%

Hispanic Population

7.46k people

22.3% of the people in Canton, GA are hispanic (7.46k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Canton, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

12.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.28k people

14.8%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

4.78k people

As of 2022, 12.8% of Canton, GA residents (4.28k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Canton, GA was 14.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Canton, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
668 ± 201
Gulf War (2001-)
642 ± 349
Gulf War (1990s)
325 ± 164

Canton, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Canton, GA employs 16.6k people. The largest industries in Canton, GA are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,178 people), Construction (2,018 people), and Retail Trade (1,826 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,181), Utilities ($95,755), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,230).

Employment

Occupations

16.6k

2022 Value

± 1,492

4.65%

1 Year growth

± 12.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Canton, GA grew at a rate of 4.65%, from 15.9k employees to 16.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Canton, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,948 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,867 people), and Management Occupations (1,462 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Canton, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.6k

2022 Value

± 1,492

4.65%

1 Year growth

± 12.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Canton, GA grew at a rate of 4.65%, from 15.9k employees to 16.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Canton, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,178 people), Construction (2,018 people), and Retail Trade (1,826 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Canton, GA, though some of these residents may live in Canton, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,234

Median earning men ± $7,916

$39,150

Median earning women ± $6,854

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,075), Information ($75,651), and Public Administration ($64,800).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($95,484), Public Administration ($84,667), and Information ($70,272).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Canton, GA was $324,000 in 2022, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $261,100 to $324,000, a 24.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Canton, GA is 55.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Canton, GA have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Canton, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$324,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$22,103

$6,853

Median Property Taxes

±$841

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Canton, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Canton, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

55.9%

Homeownership

2022

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 55.9% of the housing units in Canton, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Canton, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Canton, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$75,414

Median Household Income

± $9,290

12.3k

Number of Households

± 1,119

In 2022, the median household income of the 12.3k households in Canton, GA grew to $75,414 from the previous year's value of $67,355.

The following chart displays the households in Canton, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Canton, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (63.5%)
Carpooled (17.8%)
Worked At Home (16.1%)

In 2022, 63.5% of workers in Canton, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.8%) and those who worked at home (16.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Canton, GA have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.08% of the workforce in Canton, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Canton, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Canton, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Canton, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Canton, GA (4.52k out of 33.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Canton, GA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83.5% of the population of Canton, GA has health coverage, with 44.9% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cherokee County, GA see 2287 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.89% decrease from the previous year (2331 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2049 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 964 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,287 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cherokee County, GA

Primary care physicians in Cherokee County, GA see an average of 2,287 patients per year. This represents a 1.89% decrease from the previous year (2,331 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cherokee County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 24.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.5%

Uninsured

44.9%

Employer Coverage

14%

Medicaid

10.7%

Medicare

11.9%

Non-Group

2.04%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Canton, GA grew by 1.44% from 16.2% to 16.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Canton, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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