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Canton, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Canton, Illinois (Canton, IL — Census place “Canton city”) is 13,408 residents, ranking #183 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $54,881, the median home is worth $106,900 and median gross rent runs $814 a month. Looking for the Canton Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Canton, IL: 61520.
- Population
- 13,408Canton city residents
- Median household income
- $54,881Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $106,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $814Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.4%Owner-occupied households
Canton ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Canton.
The Canton IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Canton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Canton city median would spend about 17.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14% of residents and 70.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Canton city, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Canton city is a mid-size town in Illinois, with 13,408 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #183 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 44.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Canton city earn a median of $54,881 a year, 30.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 14% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Canton city is valued at $106,900, 64.8% below the national figure and 40% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $814 a month, 42.1% below the national figure, or roughly $9,768 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 70.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Lincoln city 13,406
- Hazel Crest village 13,493
- Western Springs village 13,353
- Glen Carbon village 13,521
- La Grange Park village 13,227
- Channahon village 13,854
- Lincolnwood village 13,179
- Wood Dale city 13,926
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Canton city?
- Canton city has 13,408 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #183 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in Canton city?
- Median household income in Canton city is $54,881 a year, 30.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Canton city?
- Median gross rent is $814 a month and the median home value is $106,900, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.
- Is Canton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Canton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Canton city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.