Canton Town, New York Population

Overview

11,448

Total Population

29.1

Median age

52.77%

Female population %

89.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

30.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

428

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Canton town is 29.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Canton town's population under 18 was 13.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Canton town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Canton town, 10.82% were under the age of 15, 40.13% aged 15 to 29, 36.36% aged 30 to 64, 11.47% aged 65 to 84, and 1.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 634 more females than males in Canton town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.77% females and 47.23% males in Canton Town, New York.
The Canton Town, New York gender ratio is 89.5:100 i.e. 89.5 men to 100 women (0.895).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,237.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,102.

Canton town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Canton town population: 89.07% are White, 4.76% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.28% are Asian, 1.11% are some other race and 2.59% are multiracial.
Canton town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 428 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,02 (96.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Canton town is White with a population of 10,197 (89.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,768 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Canton town's population increased by 621 (5.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Canton town's population increased by 784 (7.14%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2001 at 10,308.