Demographics of Canton town, Connecticut

Canton town, Connecticut had 10,304 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +218 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 town, in four figures

10,304
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,144 ±27.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +218 people.; 45.3 ±5.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $117,991 ±$19,778
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Canton town, Connecticut's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Canton town, Connecticut'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

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The figures

Canton town, Connecticut's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Canton town, Connecticut'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	10,086	100.0	100.0
2021	10,097	100.1	100.2
2022	10,094	100.1	100.7
2023	10,186	101.0	101.6
2024	10,242	101.5	102.5
2025	10,304	102.2	103.1

Population of Canton town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,086	—
2021	10,097	+11
2022	10,094	−3
2023	10,186	+92
2024	10,242	+56
2025	10,304	+62

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±5.2: for men 42.0 ±4.3 and for women 51.9 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Canton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	497 ±201	4.9% ±2.0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,794 ±357	17.7% ±3.5	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	111 to 409	1.1% to 4.0%	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,505 ±388	24.7% ±3.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,709 ±403	26.7% ±4.0	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,379 ±431	23.5% ±4.2	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $117,991 ±$19,778, and income per person $70,565 ±$6,110, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Canton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	138 to 408	6.3% ±3.1	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	370 ±146	8.5% ±3.3	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	197 to 793	4.6% to 18.1%	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	729 ±191	16.7% ±4.2	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	768 ±198	17.6% ±4.4	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	682 ±181	15.6% ±4.0	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,050 ±194	24.0% ±4.1	19.2% ±0.3	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).

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Poverty rate in Canton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	267 to 881	2.7% to 8.8%	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	53 to 233	2.6% to 10.1%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	92 to 460	2.0% to 9.6%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	62 to 248	2.2% to 8.1%	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Canton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Canton town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	4,587 ±318	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±0.6	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.4% to 8.2%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.7% ±2.4	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.3% ±6.6	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$395,300 ±$24,185	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,403 ±$358	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±4	1967 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	75 to 455	0.7% to 4.5%	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,770 ±415	86.5% ±4.1	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 224	0% to 2.2%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	63 to 511	0.6% to 5.0%	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 284	0% to 2.8%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	283 to 885	2.8% to 8.7%	4.3% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	6,162 ±568	60.7% ±5.6	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,129 ±514	30.8% ±5.1	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 145	< 0.1% to 1.4%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	778 ±281	7.7% ±2.8	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	552 ±214	5.4% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	50 to 402	0.5% to 4.0%	7.1% ±0.2	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 town among the places and towns of Connecticut

105th of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Canton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Old Saybrook town	10,575 ±20
Weston town	10,396 ±24
Somers town	10,308 ±21
Winchester town	10,284 ±27
Trumbull Center CDP	10,264 ±1,127
Canton town	10,144 ±27
Kensington CDP	9,962 ±746
Sandy Hook CDP	9,863 ±864
Woodbury town	9,833 ±20
Burlington town	9,680 ±28
Groton city	9,490 ±34

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