Canton, PA Population

Overview

1,844

Total Population

35.4

Median age

55.91%

Female population %

78.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

80.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

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 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Canton's population under 18 was 27.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Canton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Canton, 23.43% were under the age of 15, 21.58% aged 15 to 29, 33.95% aged 30 to 64, 15.13% aged 65 to 84, and 5.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 218 more females than males in Canton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.91% females and 44.09% males in Canton, PA.
The Canton, PA gender ratio is 78.9:100 i.e. 78.9 men to 100 women (0.789).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 95.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 164.

Canton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Canton population: 98.70% are White, 0.43% are Black or African American, 0.60% are Asian and 0.27% are multiracial.
Canton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,837 (99.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Canton is White with a population of 1,82 (98.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,992 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Canton's population increased by 83 (4.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Canton's population decreased by 241 (12.27%), 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 1,719.