What is the population of Canton city?

Canton city has 2,741 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #221 of 1,082 in Missouri.

What is the median household income in Canton city?

Median household income in Canton city is $46,941 a year, 40.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Canton city?

Median gross rent is $548 a month and the median home value is $115,100, so rent absorbs about 14% of median household income.

Is Canton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.5× 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 14% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Canton, MO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Canton, Missouri (Canton, MO — Census place “Canton city”) is 2,741 residents, ranking #221 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $46,941, the median home is worth $115,100 and median gross rent runs $548 a month. Looking for the Canton Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Canton, MO: 63435.

Population: 2,741Canton city residents
Median household income: $46,941Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $115,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $548Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 65.3%Owner-occupied households

Canton ZIP codes (Missouri)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Canton.

The Canton MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

63435

What the numbers mean in Canton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Canton city median would spend about 14% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.5% of residents and 65.3% 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, MO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Canton city is a small town in Missouri, with 2,741 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #221 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 79% of them. The median age here is 39.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Canton city earn a median of $46,941 a year, 40.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri 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 15.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Canton city is valued at $115,100, 62.1% below the national figure and 24% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $548 a month, 61% below the national figure, or roughly $6,576 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14% 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 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65.3% 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Canton city?: Canton city has 2,741 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #221 of 1,082 in Missouri.
What is the median household income in Canton city?: Median household income in Canton city is $46,941 a year, 40.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Canton city?: Median gross rent is $548 a month and the median home value is $115,100, so rent absorbs about 14% of median household income.
Is Canton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.5× 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 14% 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. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.