Canton Demographics

PopulationCanton city, MinnesotaMinnesota
Total Population3434,919,479
Male46.4%49.5%
Female53.6%50.5%
18 years and over78.1%73.8%
65 years and over25.1%12.1%
Married Persons53.1%56.3%
Single Persons46.9%43.7%
Median Age44.135.4
Average Family Size2.793.09
Ethnicity
White100.0%90.8%
Black or African American0.0%4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%1.6%
Asian0.0%3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.0%0.1%
Other0.0%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)0.3%2.9%
Housing CharacteristicsCanton city, MinnesotaMinnesota
Total Housing Units1742,065,946
Median Home Cost$43,300$122,400
Number of Households1571,895,127
Persons per Household2.182.52
Economic CharacteristicsCanton city, MinnesotaMinnesota
Median Household Income$23,409$47,111
Per Capita Income$14,373$23,198
In Labor Force53.8%71.2%
Families below poverty level14.9%5.1%
Education CharacteristicsCanton city, MinnesotaMinnesota
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment37595,721
High School Enrollment23308,038
College or Graduate School4296,258
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate53.7%28.8%
Associates Degree7.8%7.7%
Bachelor's Degree5.4%19.1%
Graduate or Professional Degree3.1%8.3%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census