Canton, KS Population

Overview

614

Total Population

36.3

Median age

39.74%

Female population %

151.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

44.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Canton's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Canton is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Canton's population under 18 was 29.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Canton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Canton, 21.01% were under the age of 15, 18.08% aged 15 to 29, 51.14% aged 30 to 64, 8.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 126 less females than males in Canton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 39.74% females and 60.26% males in Canton, KS.
The Canton, KS gender ratio is 151.6:100 i.e. 151.6 men to 100 women (1.516).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 53.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 31.

Canton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Canton population: 89.25% are White, 5.21% are Black or African American and 5.54% are multiracial.
Canton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 603 (98.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Canton is White with a population of 548 (89.25% of the total population).

Canton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 827 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Canton's population decreased by 79 (9.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Canton's population decreased by 65 (8.69%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Canton's population was lowest in year 2022 at 667.