Canton, Georgia demographics

Canton, GA demographics: median age 34.5; 32.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Canton city, Georgia · Incorporated city · GEOID 1312988. The survey estimates a population of 35,741 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Canton is 34.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 12,398 households (±703). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.5 ±1.7	37.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 35,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Under 18	9,569 ±919	26.8% ±2.6 pp	23.2%	22.0%
18–34	8,668 ±945	24.3% ±2.6 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	12,348 ±1,059	34.5% ±3.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,156 ±546	14.4% ±1.5 pp	15.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 35,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Male	17,729 ±736	49.6% ±2.1 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	18,012 ±734	50.4% ±2.1 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 35,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
White alone	21,458 ±1,341	60.0% ±3.8 pp	50.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,885 ±1,076	13.7% ±3.0 pp	31.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	2,341 ±900	6.5% ±2.5 pp	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	235 ±179 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,334 ±724	6.5% ±2.0 pp	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,488 ±1,359	12.6% ±3.8 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 35,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,116 ±1,277	73.1% ±3.6 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9,625 ±1,281	26.9% ±3.6 pp	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,398
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,311 ±597	50.9% ±3.9 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	904 ±310	7.3% ±2.5 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,371 ±306	11.1% ±2.4 pp	14.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,011 ±596	24.3% ±4.6 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	801 ±272	6.5% ±2.2 pp	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,398
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,604 ±507	37.1% ±3.5 pp	31.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,794 ±856	62.9% ±5.9 pp	68.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,398
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,011 ±596	24.3% ±4.6 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,175 ±559	33.7% ±4.1 pp	33.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,506 ±387	12.1% ±3.0 pp	16.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,990 ±361	16.1% ±2.8 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,034 ±336	8.3% ±2.7 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	324 ±208 · low precision	2.6% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	358 ±159	2.9% ±1.3 pp	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 35,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Native	30,711 ±924	85.9% ±2.6 pp	88.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,030 ±928	14.1% ±2.6 pp	11.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 33,084
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
English only	24,551 ±1,235	74.2% ±3.6 pp	84.5%	77.7%
Spanish	6,615 ±1,002	20.0% ±3.0 pp	8.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	726 ±698 · low precision	2.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	46 ±53 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	21 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.0%
Korean	139 ±201 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Vietnamese	117 ±139 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	15 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	23 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	831 ±730 · low precision	2.5% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 22,782
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,192 ±826	18.4% ±3.6 pp	10.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,336 ±584	19.0% ±2.5 pp	26.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,134 ±755	22.5% ±3.2 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,761 ±420	7.7% ±1.8 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,176 ±687	22.7% ±2.9 pp	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,183 ±456	9.6% ±2.0 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 35,103
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Same house	31,325 ±955	89.2% ±2.6 pp	87.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,652 ±703	4.7% ±2.0 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,153 ±552	3.3% ±1.6 pp	4.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	682 ±353 · low precision	1.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	291 ±239 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

17.5% of Canton residents (±3.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.4% in Georgia and 8.4% nationally. 94.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Canton	Georgia	U.S.	Compared with Georgia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	17.5% ±3.1 pp	12.4%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.5% ±2.6 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±1.6 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Canton . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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