Canton, New York demographics

Canton, NY demographics: median age 21.9; 53.9% 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 village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3612331. The survey estimates a population of 7,167 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Canton is 21.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.5 years. There are 2,029 households (±200). 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	21.9 ±0.5	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,167
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	629 ±177	8.8% ±2.5 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	4,063 ±414	56.7% ±5.8 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	1,544 ±393	21.5% ±5.5 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	931 ±211	13.0% ±3.0 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,167
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	3,391 ±291	47.3% ±4.1 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	3,776 ±292	52.7% ±4.1 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: 7,167
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	6,119 ±174	85.4% ±2.4 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	420 ±135	5.9% ±1.9 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	11 ±15 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	170 ±70	2.4% ±1.0 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	8 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	106 ±59 · low precision	1.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	333 ±96	4.6% ±1.3 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,167
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,841 ±121	95.5% ±1.7 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	326 ±120	4.5% ±1.7 pp	19.8%	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: 2,029
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	639 ±137	31.5% ±6.0 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	125 ±86 · low precision	6.2% ±4.2 pp · low precision	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,089 ±301	53.7% ±13.9 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	176 ±107 · low precision	8.7% ±5.2 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,029
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	372 ±121	18.3% ±5.7 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,657 ±293	81.7% ±12.0 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,029
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,089 ±301	53.7% ±13.9 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	630 ±195	31.0% ±9.1 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	81 ±82 · low precision	4.0% ±4.0 pp · low precision	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	198 ±86	9.8% ±4.1 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	15 ±28 · low precision	0.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	16 ±31 · low precision	0.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	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: 7,167
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	6,736 ±127	94.0% ±1.8 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	431 ±124	6.0% ±1.7 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,934
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	6,364 ±174	91.8% ±2.0 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	183 ±90	2.6% ±1.3 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	98 ±69 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	20 ±33 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	45 ±36 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	96 ±55 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	53 ±50 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	15 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	20 ±28 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	38 ±30 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	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: 2,888
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	162 ±105 · low precision	5.6% ±3.6 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	477 ±199	16.5% ±6.7 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	173 ±90 · low precision	6.0% ±3.1 pp · low precision	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	520 ±243	18.0% ±8.3 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	734 ±236	25.4% ±7.9 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	822 ±219	28.5% ±7.1 pp	17.9%	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: 7,150
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	5,566 ±455	77.8% ±6.4 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	711 ±367 · low precision	9.9% ±5.1 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	624 ±196	8.7% ±2.7 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	244 ±119	3.4% ±1.7 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	5 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	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

2.5% of Canton residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 93.9% 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	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.9% ±4.4 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.5% ±1.5 pp · low precision	3.7%	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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