Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,755
| This zip code: | $38,755 | | Illinois: | $54,124 |
Nearest zip codes: 61524, 61563, 61519, 61531, 61427, 61543.
Housing units in zip code 61520 with a mortgage: 2,414 (116 second mortgage, 259 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,089
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $933
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $392
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.3% | | Whole state: | 11.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 61520 include: First Congregational Church (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), Christian Life Center (C), Eastside Church of the Nazarene (D), Free Methodist Church (E), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (F), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (G), Grace Lutheran Church (H), Evangelical Free Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: White Chapel Cemetery (1), Hanson Cemetery (2), Norris Cemetery (3), Johnson Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Wolf Pond (A), Van Winkle Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in zip code 61520: Memorial Stadium (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post offices: Canton Post Office (A), Norris Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 155
- 1995 to 1998: 261
- 1990 to 1994: 153
- 1980 to 1989: 348
- 1970 to 1979: 1,340
- 1960 to 1969: 1,084
- 1950 to 1959: 939
- 1940 to 1949: 930
- 1939 or earlier: 2,481
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Canton, IL (61520): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 212
- 2 bedrooms: 1,683
- 3 bedrooms: 2,310
- 4 bedrooms: 757
- 5 or more bedrooms: 119
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 32
- 1 bedrooms: 679
- 2 bedrooms: 735
- 3 bedrooms: 361
- 4 bedrooms: 132
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 61520 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 245
- 1 vehicle: 1,559
- 2 vehicles: 2,172
- 3 vehicles: 846
- 4 vehicles: 190
- 5 or more vehicles: 75
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 487
- 1 vehicle: 928
- 2 vehicles: 446
- 3 vehicles: 61
- 4 vehicles: 18
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 61520:
- Less than $10,000: 44
- $10,000 to $14,999: 22
- $15,000 to $19,999: 40
- $20,000 to $24,999: 50
- $25,000 to $29,999: 74
- $30,000 to $34,999: 71
- $35,000 to $39,999: 67
- $40,000 to $49,999: 181
- $50,000 to $59,999: 275
- $60,000 to $69,999: 366
- $70,000 to $79,999: 456
- $80,000 to $89,999: 357
- $90,000 to $99,999: 336
- $100,000 to $124,999: 807
- $125,000 to $149,999: 648
- $150,000 to $174,999: 331
- $175,000 to $199,999: 201
- $200,000 to $249,999: 203
- $250,000 to $299,999: 136
- $300,000 to $399,999: 126
- $400,000 to $499,999: 34
- $500,000 to $749,999: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 61520:
- Less than $100: 31
- $100 to $149: 97
- $150 to $199: 52
- $200 to $249: 96
- $250 to $299: 205
- $300 to $349: 165
- $350 to $399: 181
- $400 to $449: 93
- $450 to $499: 46
- $500 to $549: 35
- $550 to $599: 6
- $600 to $649: 17
- $700 to $749: 5
- $750 to $799: 25
- No cash rent: 149
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $119,104.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,766
- Black or African American householders: $73,521
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $175,633
- Asian householders: $138,873
- Two or more races householders: $95,250
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $128,416
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,846 (it was $62,600 in 2000)
| 61520: | $102,846 | | Illinois: | $208,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,694 - $146,598
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $120,801| Here: | $120,801 | | State: | $269,211 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $93,473| Here: | $93,473 | | State: | $258,887 |
In 2-unit structures: $140,870| Here: | $140,870 | | State: | $320,810 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $74,102| Here: | $74,102 | | State: | $330,214 |
Mobile homes: $25,618| Here: | $25,618 | | State: | $35,670 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,039
- One, attached: 76
- Two: 196
- 3 or 4: 286
- 5 to 9: 239
- 10 to 19: 131
- 20 to 49: 58
- 50 or more: 197
- Mobile homes: 469

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,795 (80%)
- Carpooled: 1,012 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
- Taxi: 5 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 19 (0%)
- Walked: 134 (2%)
- Other means: 74 (1%)
- Worked at home: 204 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 451
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1689
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1163
- 15 to 19 minutes: 588
- 20 to 24 minutes: 379
- 25 to 29 minutes: 196
- 30 to 34 minutes: 405
- 35 to 39 minutes: 188
- 40 to 44 minutes: 386
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1156
- 60 to 89 minutes: 333
- 90 or more minutes: 124
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 16,418
- In family households: 13,745 (3,825 male householders, 902 female householders)
3,848 spouses, 4,479 children (4,079 natural, 93 adopted, 307 stepchildren), 164 grandchildren, 59 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 76 other relatives, 361 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,673 (868 male householders (727 living alone)), 1,448 female householders (1,331 living alone)), 357 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,299 (2,261 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,397 2-persons, 1,032 3-persons, 815 4-persons, 354 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,058 1-person, 208 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 1 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
2,546 married couples with children.
946 single-parent households (236 men, 710 women).
97.5% of residents of 61520 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 23% well, 17% not well, 3% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 13% well, 14% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% very well, 46% well, 36% not well).
Foreign born population: 199 (1.1%)
(43.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (26%)
- Germany (15%)
- India (9%)
- Korea (7%)
- Japan (6%)
- Dominican Republic (5%)
- Nigeria (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 38
- 1990 to 1994: 49
- 1985 to 1989: 19
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 27
- 1970 to 1974: 16
- 1965 to 1969: 50
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White population: 17,016
Black population: 1,357
American Indian population: 40
Asian population: 68
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 74
Two or more races population: 101

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 2720 |
|  United States or American: 2154 |
|  English: 1413 |
|  Irish: 947 |
|  Other groups: 804 |
|  Italian: 372 |
|  Croatian: 308 |
|  Dutch: 279 |
|  French (except Basque): 235 |
|  Swedish: 232 |
|  Scottish: 208 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 116 |
|  Polish: 116 |
|  Welsh: 77 |
|  British: 63 |
|  European: 55 |
|  Norwegian: 55 |
|  Czech: 43 |
|  Lithuanian: 42 |
|  Yugoslavian: 35 |
|  French Canadian: 32 |
|  Danish: 31 |
|  Russian: 30 |
|  Belgian: 29 |
|  Greek: 16 |
|  Estonian: 16 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 14 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 13 |
|  Northern European: 13 |
|  Finnish: 12 |
|  Swiss: 10 |
|  Austrian: 9 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 8 |
|  Nigerian: 8 |
|  Scandinavian: 7 |
|  Canadian: 7 |
|  Hungarian: 6 |
|  Ukrainian: 5 |
|  Slovak: 4 |
|  Portuguese: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMEREN ENERGY RESOURCES GENERATING CO (17751 NORTH CILCO ROAD in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1977-0002, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1980-0064,
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; ELECTRIC AND OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
Organizations: AMEREN CILCO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CENTRAL ILL LIGHT CO DBA AMEREN CILCO (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AES-DUCK CREEK, AES DUCK CREEK C/O CILCO, AES DUCK CREEK GENERATION PLANT, AMEREN CORP (MC 602), AMEREN ENERGY RESOURCES-DUCK C, CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT CO., CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY INCORPORATED DUCK CREEK STATION, CENTRAL ILL LIGHT CO-DUCK CK, CILCO-DUCK CREEK, CILCO-DUCK CREEK STATION, CEN ILL LIGHT CO DUCK CREEK, DUCK CREEK
- ILLINOIS RIVER CORRECTIONAL CENTER (ROUTE 9 WEST in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6010542803037
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Organizations: ILLINOIS STATE OF DEPT OF CORRECTIONALS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CORRECTIONS SCH DIST 428 DEPT OF (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ABEL VAULT & MONUMENT CO (1001 E LINN LIMITS in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: FUNERAL SERVICE AND CREMATORIES
Organizations: ABEL VAULT & MONUMENT CO. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ABEL VAULT & MONUMENT - CANTON
- HARPER OIL CO (885 N. MAIN ST. in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- BORK SCRAP METAL CO (352 S SECOND AVE in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: BORK SCRAP METAL CO., JACKAL SCRAP
- IDOT (FULTON CO BRIDGES & HWYS in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: IL DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: IL DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
- INGERSOLL AIRPORT (CANTON PARK DIST, 250 S AVE. D in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: AIRPORTS, FLYING FIELDS, AND AIRPORT TERMINAL SERVICES
- MASSAC ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC (510 E LINN ST in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: OIL AND GAS FIELD SERVICES
- ART HOSSLER AUTO PLAZA (2000 N MAIN in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: HOSSLER ART (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HOSSLER ART AUTO PLAZA
- ORWIG AUTO BODY (1098 W LOCUST ST in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- LOZIER OIL CO (603 GRANT PLACE in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Alternative names: SMITH OIL COMPANY
- LEON CHEVILLON OIL CO (400 E HICKORY in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
- OSBORNE TRUCKING (243 GETTYSBURG DR. in CANTON, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,981
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16031
- Northeast: 166
- Midwest: 1179
- South: 783
- West: 271
56% of the 61520 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Illinois.
Population in 1990: 16,309. Population change in the 1990s: +2,350 (+14.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 67
| Here: | 3.6% | | Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32
| Here: | 3.5% | | Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 86
| Here: | 12.8% | | Illinois: | 25.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- FULTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASS (225 WEST WALNUT STREET in CANTON, IL; small business): $115,200 in 4 contracts in 2005
$115,200 with Office of Governmentwide Policy for Ambulance Service. Signed on 2005-09-04. Completion date: 2005-10-04.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-14. Effective on 2005-09-03. Completion date: 2005-10-02.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-24. Completion date: 2005-10-02.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-03. Completion date: 2005-10-02.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 10)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (100-249: 1)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 1947 people in state prisons
- 282 people in nursing homes
- 25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 20 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in institutions for the blind
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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