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Total population: 10,104 (Urban population: 5,447, Rural population: 4,657 (80 farm, 4,577 nonfarm))

Houses: 3,616 (3,516 occupied: 2,838 owner occupied, 678 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

Housing density: 147 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $810 (lower quartile is $585, upper quartile is $1,004)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $438

Median gross rent in Canton, CT in 2007: $935

Housing units in Canton with a mortgage: 1,896 (197 second mortgage, 275 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 516

Canton,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $305,017 (it was $175,900 in 2000)

Canton:	$305,017
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $228,672 - $433,730

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $380,250
Here: $380,250
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $241,975
Here: $241,975
State: $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $280,468
Here: $280,468
State: $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $286,965
Here: $286,965
State: $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,682
Here: $136,682
State: $220,717

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,745

In family households: 7,482 (1,794 male householders, 673 female householders)
2,102 spouses, 2,555 children (2,388 natural, 132 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 101 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 71 other relatives, 80 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,263 (409 male householders (291 living alone)), 617 female householders (568 living alone)), 237 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 95 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,135 2-persons, 537 3-persons, 544 4-persons, 193 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 859 1-person, 134 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 6 6-persons.

1,817 married couples with children.
336 single-parent households (61 men, 275 women).

95.2% of residents of Canton speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 456 (5.2%)
(38.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canton, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 179 5 rooms: 374 6 rooms: 641 7 rooms: 538 8 rooms: 626 9 or more rooms: 439

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton, Connecticut:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 57 3 rooms: 112 4 rooms: 185 5 rooms: 142 6 rooms: 94 7 rooms: 38 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 29

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 59
1995 to 1998: 190
1990 to 1994: 93
1980 to 1989: 470
1970 to 1979: 774
1960 to 1969: 535
1950 to 1959: 513
1940 to 1949: 191
1939 or earlier: 791

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 63 2 bedrooms: 611 3 bedrooms: 1,258 4 bedrooms: 786 5 or more bedrooms: 120

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 180 2 bedrooms: 303 3 bedrooms: 125 4 bedrooms: 54 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 76 1 vehicle: 634 2 vehicles: 1,470 3 vehicles: 510 4 vehicles: 114 5 or more vehicles: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 50 1 vehicle: 335 2 vehicles: 213 3 vehicles: 35 4 vehicles: 38 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Canton, CT:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 21
$100,000 to $124,999: 126
$125,000 to $149,999: 128
$150,000 to $174,999: 137
$175,000 to $199,999: 152
$200,000 to $249,999: 469
$250,000 to $299,999: 522
$300,000 to $399,999: 794
$400,000 to $499,999: 373
$500,000 to $749,999: 397
$750,000 to $999,999: 81
$1,000,000 or more: 30

Canton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Canton:

Less than $100: 31 people
$100 to $149: 22
$150 to $199: 31
$200 to $249: 25
$250 to $299: 10
$300 to $349: 6
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 11
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 7
$600 to $649: 23
$650 to $699: 59
$700 to $749: 39
$750 to $799: 40
$800 to $899: 111
$900 to $999: 71
$1,000 to $1,249: 94
$1,250 to $1,499: 37
$1,500 to $1,999: 34
$2,000 or more: 7
No cash rent: 52

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 150 1990 to 1994: 19 1985 to 1989: 59 1980 to 1984: 27 1975 to 1979: 21 1970 to 1974: 44 1970 to 1974: 40 1965 to 1969: 96

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.0%
Number of people working at home: 242 (5.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 163
5 to 9 minutes: 391
10 to 14 minutes: 635
15 to 19 minutes: 632
20 to 24 minutes: 547
25 to 29 minutes: 413
30 to 34 minutes: 667
35 to 39 minutes: 212
40 to 44 minutes: 265
45 to 59 minutes: 352
60 to 89 minutes: 148
90 or more minutes: 51

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,037 (86%)
Carpooled: 299 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 48 (1%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 77 (2%)
Worked at home: 242 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 114
$10,000 to $14,999: 97
$15,000 to $19,999: 107
$20,000 to $24,999: 109
$25,000 to $29,999: 124
$30,000 to $34,999: 218
$35,000 to $39,999: 188
$40,000 to $44,999: 115
$45,000 to $49,999: 190
$50,000 to $59,999: 294
$60,000 to $74,999: 447
$75,000 to $99,999: 549
$100,000 to $124,999: 418
$125,000 to $149,999: 131
$150,000 to $199,999: 211
$200,000 or more: 181

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1167

Irish: 1091

English: 930

German: 812

Polish: 636

United States or American: 559

French (except Basque): 531

French Canadian: 419

Other groups: 327

Scottish: 137

Swedish: 111

Scotch-Irish: 84

European: 77

Hungarian: 73

Russian: 70

Dutch: 66

Canadian: 64

Finnish: 60

British: 59

Lithuanian: 53

Danish: 47

Austrian: 42

Eastern European: 37

Welsh: 37

Ukrainian: 36

Slovak: 35

Greek: 34

Norwegian: 32

Arab:: 26

Serbian: 20

Egyptian: 19

Portuguese: 19

Czechoslovakian: 16

Australian: 16

Israeli: 15

Yugoslavian: 14

Romanian: 12

Scandinavian: 12

Croatian: 12

Belgian: 11

Armenian: 9

Northern European: 9

Arab/Arabic: 7

Luxemburger: 6

Slavic: 6

Czech: 5

Latvian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (17%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Germany (11%)
Yugoslavia (7%)
Hungary (7%)
Philippines (6%)
Italy (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5618
Northeast: 1839
Midwest: 356
South: 326
West: 186

60% of Canton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 31
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 48
High school graduate (or equivalency): 691
Less than 1 year of college: 100
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 426
Associate degree: 169
Bachelor's degree: 798
Master's degree: 461
Professional school degree: 76
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Males

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: 68
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 47
12th grade, no diploma: 75
High school graduate (or equivalency): 795
Less than 1 year of college: 194
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 466
Associate degree: 281
Bachelor's degree: 929
Master's degree: 344
Professional school degree: 47
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $81,317
Black householders: $40,533
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $35,098
Asian householders: $123,553
Some other race householders: $112,828
Two or more races householders: $121,634
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $101,368

Canton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Canton household income for Black householders

Canton household income for Asian householders

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Canton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

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Canton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $311,606
Black or African American householders: $244,672
Asian householders: $390,157
Some other race householders: $281,780
Two or more races householders: $213,112
Hispanic or Latino householders: $298,080

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,508
One, attached: 359
Two: 237
3 or 4: 204
5 to 9: 138
10 to 19: 111
20 to 49: 38
50 or more: 21

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Canton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%) Utility gas (12%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%) Utility gas (28%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	4.9%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53

Here:	10.6%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 46

Here:	18.3%
Connecticut:	33.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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