Demographics of Canton town, Massachusetts

Canton town, Massachusetts had 25,165 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +773 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

25,165
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,748 ±88.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +773 people.; 42.6 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $143,381 ±$9,210
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, Massachusetts's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Canton town, Massachusetts'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, Massachusetts's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Canton town, Massachusetts'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	24,392	100.0	100.0
2021	24,528	100.6	100.2
2022	24,701	101.3	100.7
2023	24,738	101.4	101.6
2024	24,988	102.4	102.5
2025	25,165	103.2	103.1

Population of Canton town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,392	—
2021	24,528	+136
2022	24,701	+173
2023	24,738	+37
2024	24,988	+250
2025	25,165	+177

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.6 ±2.3: for men 40.2 ±2.2 and for women 44.5 ±0.9. 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	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	1,684 ±320	6.8% ±1.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,990 ±471	16.1% ±1.9	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,416 ±282	5.7% ±1.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,304 ±619	25.5% ±2.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,700 ±662	27.1% ±2.7	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,654 ±493	18.8% ±2.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $143,381 ±$9,210, and income per person $78,446 ±$6,674, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	941 ±265	9.8% ±2.7	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,117 ±335	11.6% ±3.5	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	771 ±259	8.0% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	708 ±228	7.4% ±2.4	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,508 ±258	15.7% ±2.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	834 ±170	8.7% ±1.7	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,751 ±323	39.0% ±3.1	22.3% ±0.2	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,265 ±326	5.2% ±1.3	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	215 to 681	3.9% to 12.0%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	502 ±140	4.0% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	315 ±132	5.2% ±2.1	10.4% ±0.2	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	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	9,866 ±344	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.6% ±4.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.4% ±1.1	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.6% ±2.3	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.4% ±3.2	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$710,600 ±$26,845	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,315 ±$178	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	1964 ±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

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People in Canton town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,117 ±435	4.5% ±1.8	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,641 ±779	67.2% ±3.1	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,880 ±767	11.6% ±3.1	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,572 ±559	10.4% ±2.3	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 112	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	100 to 492	0.4% to 2.0%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,193 ±401	4.8% ±1.6	5.1% ±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	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	15,940 ±769	64.4% ±3.1	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,865 ±616	19.7% ±2.5	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	221 ±107	0.9% ±0.4	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,722 ±555	15.0% ±2.2	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,836 ±448	11.5% ±1.8	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	886 ±281	3.6% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Canton town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

82nd of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Canton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Marshfield town	25,879 ±28
Reading CDP	25,612 ±25
Easton town	25,316 ±51
Dedham CDP	25,237 ±39
Yarmouth town	25,224 ±30
Canton town	24,748 ±88
Westford town	24,690 ±31
Middleborough town	24,505 ±40
Hingham town	24,283 ±23
Acton town	24,155 ±34
Mansfield town	23,931 ±27

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Canton town, Massachusetts

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