Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $421,244.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,121 (lower quartile is $765, upper quartile is $1,515)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,342
Median gross rent in Canaan, NY in 2022: $1,252
Housing units in Canaan with a mortgage: 220 (11 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 145
In family households: 49,072 (11,015 male householders, 5,403 female householders)
12,363 spouses, 15,944 children (14,880 natural, 413 adopted, 651 stepchildren), 976 grandchildren, 447 brothers or sisters, 507 parents, foster children, 466 other relatives, 1,605 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,888 (4,676 male householders (3,475 living alone)), 4,812 female householders (3,977 living alone)), 2,400 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,136 (1,479 institutionalized population)
9,893 married couples with children.
3,686 single-parent households (1,006 men, 2,680 women).
96.6% of residents of Canaan speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 64 (3.3%)
(75.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Canaan, New York
51995 to March 2000
01990 to 1994
11985 to 1989
11980 to 1984
31975 to 1979
61970 to 1974
61965 to 1969
20Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
German: 338 (17.5%)
English: 282 (14.6%)
Irish: 237 (12.2%)
Other: 223 (11.5%)
Italian: 184 (9.5%)
Polish: 98 (5.1%)
United States: 97 (5.0%)
French: 86 (4.4%)
Dutch: 76 (3.9%)
Russian: 54 (2.8%)
Scottish: 51 (2.6%)
Scotch-Irish: 46 (2.4%)
Swedish: 33 (1.7%)
Welsh: 24 (1.2%)
French Canadian: 22 (1.1%)
Czech: 17 (0.9%)
Danish: 16 (0.8%)
Lithuanian: 15 (0.8%)
Norwegian: 10 (0.5%)
Arab: 9 (0.5%)
Hungarian: 5 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 5 (0.3%)
Greek: 4 (0.2%)
Swiss: 2 (0.1%)
Ukrainian: 1 (0.05%)
West Indian: 1 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Germany
Canaan:
16.7% (7)
New York:
1.8% (69,327)
Mexico
Canaan:
16.7% (7)
New York:
4.2% (161,189)
United Kingdom
Canaan:
11.9% (5)
New York:
1.6% (62,237)
Austria
Canaan:
9.5% (4)
New York:
0.3% (11,299)
Other South Central Asia
Canaan:
9.5% (4)
New York:
0.6% (23,797)
Ireland
Canaan:
4.8% (2)
New York:
1.1% (41,934)
Other Western Europe
Canaan:
4.8% (2)
New York:
0.3% (10,672)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Canaan:
4.8% (2)
New York:
0.3% (13,246)
Russia
Canaan:
4.8% (2)
New York:
2.4% (94,595)
Peru
Canaan:
4.8% (2)
New York:
1.1% (43,753)
Canada
Canaan:
4.8% (2)
New York:
1.4% (54,876)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,012
Other state: 761
Northeast: 594
Midwest: 64
South: 73
West: 30
56% of Canaan residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 7
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 131
Less than 1 year of college: 24
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 41
Associate degree: 45
Bachelor's degree: 121
Master's degree: 96
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 24
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 2
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 116
Less than 1 year of college: 44
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 65
Associate degree: 46
Bachelor's degree: 125
Master's degree: 84
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 10
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 878
One, attached: 14
Two: 23
3 or 4: 16
5 to 9: 5
50 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 32
Median worth of mobile homes: $103,833
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%
