Pennsylvania · Census place 11160
Canton borough, PA
Quick answer
Canton borough has 1,717 residents, ranking #724 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $41,629, the median home is worth $120,900 and median gross rent runs $674 a month.
- Population
- 1,717Canton borough residents
- Median household income
- $41,629Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $120,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $674Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Canton borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Canton borough median would spend about 19.4% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.9% of residents and 44.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Trainer borough 1,725
- Martinsburg borough 1,724
- Fairview-Ferndale CDP 1,721
- Homer City borough 1,716
- Eddington CDP 1,714
- Cheswick borough 1,704
- Forest City borough 1,700
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