Demographics of Canton city, Illinois

Canton city, Illinois had 13,297 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −60 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

13,297
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,144 ±322.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −60 people.; 45.9 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,254 ±$6,983
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, Illinois's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Canton city, Illinois'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, Illinois's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Canton city, Illinois'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	13,357	100.0	100.0
2021	13,258	99.3	100.2
2022	13,236	99.1	100.7
2023	13,160	98.5	101.6
2024	13,193	98.8	102.5
2025	13,297	99.6	103.1

Population of Canton city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,357	—
2021	13,258	−99
2022	13,236	−22
2023	13,160	−76
2024	13,193	+33
2025	13,297	+104

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.9 ±1.9: for men 44.0 ±2.0 and for women 49.4 ±2.5. 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	Illinois	United States
Under 5	279 ±99	2.1% ±0.7	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,451 ±260	11.0% ±2.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,161 ±244	8.8% ±1.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,444 ±338	26.2% ±2.5	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,842 ±377	29.2% ±2.8	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,967 ±359	22.6% ±2.7	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,254 ±$6,983, and income per person $30,753 ±$2,738, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois 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	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	1,127 ±272	20.4% ±4.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,576 ±334	28.5% ±5.9	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	864 ±213	15.6% ±3.8	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	708 ±211	12.8% ±3.8	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	723 ±187	13.1% ±3.3	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	277 ±117	5.0% ±2.1	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	248 ±118	4.5% ±2.1	13.8% ±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	Illinois	United States
All ages	1,707 ±315	15.2% ±2.8	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	383 ±130	22.1% ±6.5	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,014 ±230	17.7% ±3.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	310 ±102	8.2% ±2.5	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Canton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Canton city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	6,274 ±262	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.0% ±2.5	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.0% ±3.0	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.5% ±4.1	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.5% ±4.4	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$107,100 ±$10,854	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$766 ±$71	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±4	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

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	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	647 ±85	4.9% ±0.6	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,202 ±345	85.2% ±1.6	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	868 ±114	6.6% ±0.9	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.3%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	24 to 162	0.2% to 1.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	296 ±136	2.3% ±1.0	3.4% ±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	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	11,168 ±371	85.0% ±1.9	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,623 ±269	12.3% ±2.0	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	23 to 143	0.2% to 1.1%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	270 ±96	2.1% ±0.7	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	51 to 205	0.4% to 1.6%	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	142 ±68	1.1% ±0.5	7.0% ±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 Illinois

186th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Canton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Channahon village	13,927 ±690
Hazel Crest village	13,792 ±1,059
La Grange Park village	13,447 ±29
Western Springs village	13,446 ±212
Lincoln city	13,281 ±265
Canton city	13,144 ±322
Lincolnwood village	13,112 ±43
Minooka village	12,891 ±693
Richton Park village	12,521 ±29
Northlake city	12,513 ±33
Winnetka village	12,484 ±37

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