Canton, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
Canton: | $154,991 |
Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 990 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,121 (31 farm, 1,090 nonfarm))
Houses: 476 (400 occupied: 306 owner occupied, 94 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 26% |
Housing density: 16 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $340,301.
Median contract rent in 2022: $556 (lower quartile is $194, upper quartile is $758)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $777
Median gross rent in Canton, ME in 2022: $686
Housing units in Canton with a mortgage: 95 (8 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 56,984- In family households: 46,190 (11,010 male householders, 4,771 female householders)
11,905 spouses, 14,357 children (13,029 natural, 396 adopted, 932 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 295 brothers or sisters, 380 parents, foster children, 373 other relatives, 1,895 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10,794 (4,276 male householders (3,162 living alone)), 4,243 female householders (3,423 living alone)), 2,275 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 849 (416 institutionalized population)
8,857 married couples with children.
3,338 single-parent households (956 men, 2,382 women).
93.9% of residents of Canton speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 18 (1.5%)
(27.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canton, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 161 bedroom
- 792 bedrooms
- 1533 bedrooms
- 364 bedrooms
- 225+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton, Maine
- 5no bedroom
- 281 bedroom
- 332 bedrooms
- 203 bedrooms
- 54 bedrooms
- 35+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 15no vehicle
- 761 vehicle
- 1712 vehicles
- 353 vehicles
- 74 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in renter-occupied apartments
- 18no vehicle
- 371 vehicle
- 292 vehicles
- 103 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canton, Maine
- 01 room
- 32 rooms
- 163 rooms
- 454 rooms
- 865 rooms
- 666 rooms
- 277 rooms
- 338 rooms
- 309+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton, Maine
- 51 room
- 32 rooms
- 223 rooms
- 184 rooms
- 215 rooms
- 56 rooms
- 157 rooms
- 38 rooms
- 29+ rooms
Canton, ME household income distribution
- 12,201Less than $10,000
- 22,711$10,000 to $19,999
- 23,526$20,000 to $29,999
- 23,399$30,000 to $39,999
- 23,459$40,000 to $49,999
- 23,479$50,000 to $59,999
- 29,626$60,000 to $74,999
- 44,713$75,000 to $99,999
- 32,299$100,000 to $124,999
- 21,545$125,000 to $149,999
- 23,801$150,000 to $199,999
- 24,608$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.0%
Number of people working at home: 64 (14.3% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 34
- 5 to 9 minutes: 39
- 10 to 14 minutes: 28
- 15 to 19 minutes: 51
- 20 to 24 minutes: 44
- 25 to 29 minutes: 24
- 30 to 34 minutes: 50
- 35 to 39 minutes: 26
- 40 to 44 minutes: 17
- 45 to 59 minutes: 46
- 60 to 89 minutes: 26
- 90 or more minutes: 15
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 312 (77.2%)
- Carpooled: 55 (13.6%)
- Walked: 31 (7.7%)
- Other means: 2 (0.5%)
- Worked at home: 4 (1.0%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Canton, Maine
- 61995 to March 2000
- 21990 to 1994
- 21985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 5Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 200 (19.7%)
- French: 176 (17.3%)
- United States: 141 (13.9%)
- Other: 121 (11.9%)
- Irish: 105 (10.3%)
- French Canadian: 59 (5.8%)
- Scottish: 53 (5.2%)
- German: 42 (4.1%)
- Italian: 38 (3.7%)
- Scotch-Irish: 24 (2.4%)
- Polish: 20 (2.0%)
- Lithuanian: 6 (0.6%)
- Slovak: 6 (0.6%)
- Swiss: 6 (0.6%)
- Swedish: 5 (0.5%)
- Dutch: 4 (0.4%)
- Arab: 3 (0.3%)
- Norwegian: 3 (0.3%)
- Ukrainian: 2 (0.2%)
- Russian: 1 (0.10%)
- Welsh: 1 (0.10%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canton: | 33.3% (5) |
Maine: | 0.9% (338) |
Canton: | 26.7% (4) |
Maine: | 0.2% (60) |
Canton: | 13.3% (2) |
Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
Canton: | 13.3% (2) |
Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
Canton: | 13.3% (2) |
Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 895
- Other state: 203
- Northeast: 130
- Midwest: 24
- South: 44
- West: 5
69% of Canton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 3
- 7th and 8th grade: 29
- 9th grade: 24
- 10th grade: 10
- 11th grade: 24
- 12th grade, no diploma: 15
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 168
- Less than 1 year of college: 26
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 42
- Associate degree: 13
- Bachelor's degree: 18
- Master's degree: 3
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 2
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 8
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 3
- 7th and 8th grade: 17
- 9th grade: 15
- 10th grade: 18
- 11th grade: 25
- 12th grade, no diploma: 6
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 220
- Less than 1 year of college: 17
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 41
- Associate degree: 19
- Bachelor's degree: 23
- Master's degree: 7
- Professional school degree: 1
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 302
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 26
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 122
Median worth of mobile homes: $58,716
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.7%
- 80.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.7%Wood
- 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Electricity
- 66.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.5%Electricity
- 6.4%Wood
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 0.0% |
Maine: | 6.9% |
Here: | 5.1% |
Maine: | 8.9% |
Here: | 14.8% |
Maine: | 28.3% |