Housing density: 790 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $106,377.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,176 (lower quartile is $917, upper quartile is $1,423)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,187
Median gross rent in Canton, MI in 2022: $1,316
Housing units in Canton with a mortgage: 16,623 (1,234 second mortgage, 2,898 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,135
In family households: 1,498,789 (258,506 male householders, 192,145 female householders)
262,559 spouses, 587,748 children (552,691 natural, 12,983 adopted, 22,074 stepchildren), 59,857 grandchildren, 29,796 brothers or sisters, 18,494 parents, foster children, 33,994 other relatives, 46,947 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 297,946 (119,035 male householders (98,486 living alone)), 133,063 female householders (117,224 living alone)), 45,848 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 23,849 (12,226 institutionalized population)
286,927 married couples with children.
201,029 single-parent households (28,311 men, 172,718 women).
86.5% of residents of Canton speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 10,177 (15.6%)
(60.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Canton, Michigan
2,1461995 to March 2000
1,6911990 to 1994
1,1441985 to 1989
6361980 to 1984
5921975 to 1979
6441970 to 1974
4111965 to 1969
863Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 19,949 (21.0%)
German: 16,947 (17.8%)
Irish: 10,992 (11.6%)
Polish: 10,506 (11.1%)
English: 8,271 (8.7%)
Italian: 5,813 (6.1%)
French: 3,470 (3.7%)
Scottish: 2,793 (2.9%)
United States: 2,759 (2.9%)
Dutch: 1,472 (1.5%)
Arab: 1,448 (1.5%)
Scotch-Irish: 1,423 (1.5%)
French Canadian: 1,390 (1.5%)
Hungarian: 1,236 (1.3%)
Swedish: 976 (1.0%)
Ukrainian: 863 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 792 (0.8%)
Czech: 629 (0.7%)
Russian: 612 (0.6%)
Welsh: 570 (0.6%)
Greek: 506 (0.5%)
Lithuanian: 406 (0.4%)
Danish: 396 (0.4%)
Slovak: 306 (0.3%)
Swiss: 206 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 190 (0.2%)
West Indian: 97 (0.1%)
Portuguese: 46 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Canton:
29.1% (2,364)
Michigan:
6.9% (36,323)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Canton:
9.5% (770)
Michigan:
2.8% (14,696)
Canada
Canton:
8.7% (704)
Michigan:
9.5% (49,515)
Philippines
Canton:
6.0% (490)
Michigan:
2.6% (13,679)
United Kingdom
Canton:
4.8% (393)
Michigan:
3.9% (20,614)
Pakistan
Canton:
4.1% (335)
Michigan:
1.1% (5,731)
Mexico
Canton:
3.0% (246)
Michigan:
11.2% (58,392)
Korea
Canton:
2.8% (228)
Michigan:
3.5% (18,107)
Japan
Canton:
2.8% (225)
Michigan:
1.6% (8,460)
Lebanon
Canton:
2.4% (196)
Michigan:
3.5% (18,102)
Germany
Canton:
2.1% (169)
Michigan:
4.4% (22,814)
Jordan
Canton:
1.6% (130)
Michigan:
0.7% (3,536)
Other Eastern Europe
Canton:
1.5% (122)
Michigan:
2.9% (14,958)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 52,104
Other state: 15,614
Northeast: 3,424
Midwest: 6,464
South: 4,354
West: 1,372
50% of Canton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 143
Nursery to 4th grade: 47
5th and 6th grade: 79
7th and 8th grade: 170
9th grade: 219
10th grade: 382
11th grade: 258
12th grade, no diploma: 370
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,906
Less than 1 year of college: 1,655
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,080
Associate degree: 1,657
Bachelor's degree: 6,313
Master's degree: 3,401
Professional school degree: 456
Doctorate degree: 383
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 169
Nursery to 4th grade: 35
5th and 6th grade: 118
7th and 8th grade: 181
9th grade: 208
10th grade: 479
11th grade: 502
12th grade, no diploma: 497
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,926
Less than 1 year of college: 2,146
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,915
Associate degree: 1,987
Bachelor's degree: 5,544
Master's degree: 2,422
Professional school degree: 277
Doctorate degree: 147
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 17,966
One, attached: 2,456
Two: 140
3 or 4: 714
5 to 9: 2,614
10 to 19: 1,256
20 to 49: 402
50 or more: 519
Mobile homes: 2,353
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,614
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
