Canyon, TX

Census Place

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2023 Population

15,398

2.05% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

12%

15.1% 1-year decrease

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Canyon, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.66%), White (Hispanic) (6.18%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.85%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.05%).

None of the households in Canyon, TX 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.

96.2% of the residents in Canyon, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Canyon, TX are West Texas A & M University (2,402 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Canyon, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Canyon, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Canyon, TX is home to a population of 15.4k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Canyon, TX residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 8.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.6k people) in Canyon, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.33k Two+ (Hispanic) and 951 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

94.8%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Canyon, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.6k ± 620
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.33k ± 436
White (Hispanic)
951 ± 327

17.8%

Hispanic Population

2.75k people

17.8% of the people in Canyon, TX are hispanic (2.75k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
200 ± 194
Gulf War (2001-)
192 ± 118
Vietnam
125 ± 74

Canyon, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Canyon, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Canyon, TX are Educational Services (1,592 people), Retail Trade (821 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (674 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($94,050), Manufacturing ($74,115), and Information ($66,012).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Canyon, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (830 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (824 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (804 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Canyon, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Canyon, TX, are Educational Services (1,592 people), Retail Trade (821 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (674 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Canyon, TX, though some of these residents may live in Canyon, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($83,750), Public Administration ($72,566), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,972).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($121,125), Manufacturing ($72,552), and Information ($54,659).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% 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 9.63%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 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

Voting results are not available for Canyon, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

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 Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 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 Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Canyon, TX awarded 2,402 degrees. The student population of Canyon, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 3,737 male students and 5,505 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Canyon, TX are White (1,418 and 60.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (654 and 27.9%), Black or African American (108 and 4.61%), and Asian (72 and 3.07%).

The largest universities in Canyon, TX by number of degrees awarded are West Texas A & M University (2,402 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Canyon, TX are General Business Administration & Management (334 and 13.9%), General Studies (173 and 7.2%), and Other Multidisciplinary Studies (154 and 6.41%).

The median tuition cost in Canyon, TX for a public four year colleges is $6,372 for in-state students and $8,267 for out-of-state students.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
173 degrees awarded
Other Multidisciplinary Studies
154 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
126 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Canyon, TX was General Studies with 173 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Canyon, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

West Texas A & M University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

2,402 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was West Texas A & M University with 2,402 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 908 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Canyon, TX, which is 0.608 times less than the 1,494 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,418 degrees mean that there were 2.17 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 654 degrees awarded.

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, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% 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 (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

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

People in Canyon, TX have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Canyon, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Canyon, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Canyon, TX 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Canyon, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.4%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Worked At Home (5.07%)

In 2023, 77.4% of workers in Canyon, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who worked at home (5.07%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Canyon, TX have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.16% of the workforce in Canyon, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Canyon, TX (1.66k out of 13.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Canyon, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Military or VA

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

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