Demographics of Canton city, Georgia

Canton city, Georgia had 40,778 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +7,378 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Canton city, in four figures

40,778
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 35,741 ±42.; +22.1%
Change since July 2020: +7,378 people.; 34.5 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,091 ±$6,689
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Canton city, Georgia's population grew 22.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Canton city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Canton city, Georgia's population grew 22.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Canton city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	33,400	100.0	100.0
2021	34,610	103.6	100.2
2022	35,760	107.1	100.7
2023	36,829	110.3	101.6
2024	38,119	114.1	102.5
2025	40,778	122.1	103.1

Population of Canton city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	33,400	—
2021	34,610	+1,210
2022	35,760	+1,150
2023	36,829	+1,069
2024	38,119	+1,290
2025	40,778	+2,659

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.5 ±1.7: for men 33.4 ±1.5 and for women 36.5 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Canton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	2,657 ±427	7.4% ±1.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,912 ±814	19.3% ±2.3	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,390 ±664	9.5% ±1.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,041 ±947	28.1% ±2.7	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,585 ±822	21.2% ±2.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,156 ±546	14.4% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,091 ±$6,689, and income per person $34,479 ±$2,135, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Canton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,772 ±395	14.3% ±3.1	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,771 ±423	14.3% ±3.3	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,266 ±498	18.3% ±3.9	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,508 ±354	12.2% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,044 ±601	24.6% ±4.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,095 ±274	8.8% ±2.2	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	942 ±217	7.6% ±1.7	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Canton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	4,528 ±1,147	12.9% ±3.3	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,852 ±546	19.9% ±5.4	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,019 ±611	10.7% ±3.2	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	657 ±256	9.4% ±3.5	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Canton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Canton city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	13,255 ±785	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±7.7	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% to 9.8%	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.6% ±4.7	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.4% ±3.9	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$407,800 ±$17,131	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,680 ±$74	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2005 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Canton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,625 ±1,281	26.9% ±3.6	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,043 ±1,258	56.1% ±3.5	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,657 ±1,074	13.0% ±3.0	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	56 to 414	0.2% to 1.2%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 85	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,138 ±349	3.2% ±1.0	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Canton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	16,511 ±1,156	46.2% ±3.2	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,759 ±1,090	38.5% ±3.0	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	184 to 698	0.5% to 2.0%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,030 ±928	14.1% ±2.6	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,088 ±430	3.0% ±1.2	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,942 ±824	11.0% ±2.3	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Canton city among the places of Georgia

31st of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Canton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rome city	38,189 ±43
Douglasville city	37,536 ±78
Woodstock city	37,381 ±42
Tucker city	37,123 ±58
Evans CDP	36,998 ±1,983
Canton city	35,741 ±42
Stockbridge city	35,737 ±41
Hinesville city	35,679 ±49
Kennesaw city	34,605 ±46
Dalton city	34,538 ±34
Statesboro city	34,149 ±25

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Canton city, Georgia

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 20 Places in Georgia by median rent
No. 24 Places in Georgia by foreign-born share
No. 25 Places in Georgia by median home value
No. 30 Places in Georgia by median household income
No. 36 Places in Georgia by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026