Canton, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,077 (Urban population: 5,891 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 186 (all nonfarm))

Canton, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,637 (1,500 occupied: 752 owner occupied, 748 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	50%
State:	47%

Housing density: 506 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $446 (lower quartile is $307, upper quartile is $560)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $379

Median gross rent in Canton, NY in 2007: $536

Housing units in Canton with a mortgage: 397 (25 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 254

Canton,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,455 (it was $77,000 in 2000)

Canton:	$97,455
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,547 - $144,951

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,138

In family households: 2,227 (615 male householders, 181 female householders)
658 spouses, 713 children (660 natural, 13 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 0 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 911 (305 male householders (207 living alone)), 400 female householders (353 living alone)), 206 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,660 (138 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 372 2-persons, 250 3-persons, 131 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 560 1-person, 116 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

476 married couples with children.
207 single-parent households (36 men, 171 women).

94.6% of residents of Canton speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 68% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 296 (5.1%)
(48.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canton, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 39 5 rooms: 75 6 rooms: 112 7 rooms: 199 8 rooms: 182 9 or more rooms: 145

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton, New York:
	1 room: 32 2 rooms: 116 3 rooms: 208 4 rooms: 191 5 rooms: 127 6 rooms: 49 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 168
1970 to 1979: 299
1960 to 1969: 209
1950 to 1959: 201
1940 to 1949: 91
1939 or earlier: 663

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 66 3 bedrooms: 338 4 bedrooms: 268 5 or more bedrooms: 66

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton:
	no bedroom: 45 1 bedroom: 328 2 bedrooms: 283 3 bedrooms: 65 4 bedrooms: 19 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: 22 1 vehicle: 208 2 vehicles: 452 3 vehicles: 55 4 vehicles: 15 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 244 1 vehicle: 423 2 vehicles: 57 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 11
$50,000 to $59,999: 29
$60,000 to $69,999: 48
$70,000 to $79,999: 86
$80,000 to $89,999: 122
$90,000 to $99,999: 87
$100,000 to $124,999: 133
$125,000 to $149,999: 96
$150,000 to $174,999: 48
$175,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 to $249,999: 55
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Canton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Canton:

Less than $100: 18 people
$100 to $149: 25
$150 to $199: 44
$200 to $249: 53
$250 to $299: 46
$300 to $349: 49
$350 to $399: 69
$400 to $449: 74
$450 to $499: 91
$500 to $549: 90
$550 to $599: 67
$600 to $649: 49
$650 to $699: 25
$700 to $749: 15
$750 to $799: 8
$800 to $899: 3
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 7
$1,250 to $1,499: 11
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 25

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 118 1990 to 1994: 35 1985 to 1989: 52 1980 to 1984: 21 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 21 1965 to 1969: 35

Canton, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.1%
Number of people working at home: 72 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 366
5 to 9 minutes: 817
10 to 14 minutes: 338
15 to 19 minutes: 138
20 to 24 minutes: 234
25 to 29 minutes: 79
30 to 34 minutes: 96
35 to 39 minutes: 24
40 to 44 minutes: 30
45 to 59 minutes: 67
60 to 89 minutes: 72
90 or more minutes: 38

Canton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,209 (51%)
Carpooled: 373 (16%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 18 (1%)
Walked: 695 (29%)
Worked at home: 72 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 187
$10,000 to $14,999: 148
$15,000 to $19,999: 105
$20,000 to $24,999: 102
$25,000 to $29,999: 77
$30,000 to $34,999: 59
$35,000 to $39,999: 106
$40,000 to $44,999: 73
$45,000 to $49,999: 96
$50,000 to $59,999: 106
$60,000 to $74,999: 141
$75,000 to $99,999: 179
$100,000 to $124,999: 77
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $199,999: 14
$200,000 or more: 20

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 868

English: 656

German: 486

Other groups: 378

Italian: 363

French (except Basque): 306

United States or American: 296

Scottish: 155

French Canadian: 126

Polish: 106

Swedish: 76

Scotch-Irish: 71

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 67

Dutch: 62

Canadian: 61

Norwegian: 44

British: 41

Russian: 37

Jamaican: 30

Greek: 27

Welsh: 26

European: 22

Ukrainian: 20

Danish: 20

Austrian: 20

Lithuanian: 18

Subsaharan African:: 17

Eastern European: 15

British West Indian: 12

Arab:: 11

Australian: 11

Haitian: 10

Bulgarian: 9

African: 9

South African: 8

Hungarian: 8

U.S. Virgin Islander: 8

Syrian: 7

Finnish: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

Armenian: 6

Slavic: 6

Slovak: 4

Other Arab: 4

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

Canada (26%)
Guyana (13%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Jamaica (7%)
Japan (7%)
Russia (5%)
Philippines (4%)

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

This state: 3995
Northeast: 877
Midwest: 206
South: 224
West: 160

43% of Canton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 189
Less than 1 year of college: 44
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 78
Associate degree: 130
Bachelor's degree: 232
Master's degree: 188
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 95

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: 20
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 39
High school graduate (or equivalency): 248
Less than 1 year of college: 89
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 121
Associate degree: 194
Bachelor's degree: 203
Master's degree: 219
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 50

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 22.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 13.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 27.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 52.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 63.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 30.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,012
Black householders: $33,537
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,302
Asian householders: $10,964
Two or more races householders: $37,939

Canton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Canton household income for Black householders

Canton marital status for males

Canton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,923
Black or African American householders: $41,133
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $82,267

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 838
One, attached: 24
Two: 131
3 or 4: 157
5 to 9: 123
10 to 19: 133
20 to 49: 27
50 or more: 204

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Canton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Other fuel (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	8.5%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,742

Here:	63.5%
New York:	38.2%

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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