Demographics of Canton city, Mississippi

Canton city, Mississippi had 10,873 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −37 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

10,873
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,811 ±46.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −37 people.; 35.2 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $38,337 ±$7,011
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, Mississippi's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Canton city, Mississippi'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

About this chart

The figures

Canton city, Mississippi's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Canton city, Mississippi'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	10,910	100.0	100.0
2021	10,825	99.2	100.2
2022	10,809	99.1	100.7
2023	10,798	99.0	101.6
2024	10,847	99.4	102.5
2025	10,873	99.7	103.1

Population of Canton city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,910	—
2021	10,825	−85
2022	10,809	−16
2023	10,798	−11
2024	10,847	+49
2025	10,873	+26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.2 ±2.2: for men 32.3 ±7.7 and for women 38.0 ±4.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Canton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	549 ±199	5.1% ±1.8	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,572 ±320	14.5% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,343 ±390	12.4% ±3.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,282 ±518	30.4% ±4.8	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,399 ±431	22.2% ±4.0	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,666 ±337	15.4% ±3.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $38,337 ±$7,011, and income per person $25,403 ±$3,892, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Canton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,268 ±297	26.4% ±5.7	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,715 ±415	35.6% ±8.0	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	664 ±287	13.8% ±5.8	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	453 ±168	9.4% ±3.4	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	191 to 911	4.0% to 18.9%	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3 to 173	0.1% to 3.6%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	25 to 119	0.5% to 2.5%	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Canton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	3,461 ±712	33.3% ±6.9	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,249 ±387	59.4% ±13.1	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,619 ±396	28.6% ±6.1	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	593 ±205	22.5% ±6.8	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Canton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Canton city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	5,203 ±466	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±1.5	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±2.4	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	36.1% ±6.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	63.9% ±7.9	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$112,000 ±$12,599	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$989 ±$77	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±6	1986 ±1	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

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Canton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	583 ±277	5.4% ±2.6	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,118 ±462	19.6% ±4.3	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,061 ±545	74.6% ±5.0	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7 to 91	0.1% to 0.8%	3.0% ±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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Canton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	8,931 ±499	82.6% ±4.6	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,438 ±398	13.3% ±3.7	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	203 to 665	1.9% to 6.2%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 342	0% to 3.2%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	116 to 432	1.1% to 4.0%	1.4% ±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 Mississippi

38th of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Canton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
McComb city	12,049 ±23
Moss Point city	11,957 ±27
Picayune city	11,900 ±33
Brookhaven city	11,650 ±40
Petal city	11,294 ±37
Canton city	10,811 ±46
Cleveland city	10,623 ±26
Flowood city	10,587 ±42
Yazoo City city	10,219 ±18
Bay St. Louis city	10,188 ±38
West Point city	9,900 ±18

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026