Housing density: 147 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $360,195.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,230 (lower quartile is $890, upper quartile is $1,635)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $665
Median gross rent in Canton, CT in 2022: $1,385
Housing units in Canton with a mortgage: 1,896 (197 second mortgage, 275 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 516
In family households: 715,089 (143,179 male householders, 84,652 female householders)
161,327 spouses, 258,438 children (243,975 natural, 5,783 adopted, 8,680 stepchildren), 15,602 grandchildren, 8,779 brothers or sisters, 9,385 parents, foster children, 10,085 other relatives, 18,701 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 150,698 (54,155 male householders (41,831 living alone)), 68,868 female householders (58,693 living alone)), 27,675 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 28,227 (15,383 institutionalized population)
135,700 married couples with children.
56,984 single-parent households (8,611 men, 48,373 women).
95.2% of residents of Canton speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 722 (7.3%)
(43.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Canton, Connecticut
1501995 to March 2000
191990 to 1994
591985 to 1989
271980 to 1984
211975 to 1979
441970 to 1974
401965 to 1969
96Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 1,823 (15.8%)
English: 1,564 (13.5%)
Italian: 1,403 (12.1%)
German: 1,367 (11.8%)
Other: 962 (8.3%)
Polish: 921 (8.0%)
French: 748 (6.5%)
United States: 559 (4.8%)
French Canadian: 511 (4.4%)
Scottish: 296 (2.6%)
Swedish: 250 (2.2%)
Dutch: 147 (1.3%)
Russian: 146 (1.3%)
Lithuanian: 145 (1.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 128 (1.1%)
Hungarian: 107 (0.9%)
Ukrainian: 73 (0.6%)
Danish: 66 (0.6%)
Slovak: 63 (0.5%)
Norwegian: 60 (0.5%)
Welsh: 58 (0.5%)
Greek: 54 (0.5%)
Portuguese: 35 (0.3%)
Czech: 29 (0.3%)
Arab: 26 (0.2%)
Swiss: 11 (0.10%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Canton:
17.1% (78)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
United Kingdom
Canton:
12.7% (58)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Germany
Canton:
10.7% (49)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Yugoslavia
Canton:
7.0% (32)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,894)
Hungary
Canton:
6.8% (31)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,646)
Philippines
Canton:
6.1% (28)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
Italy
Canton:
4.8% (22)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Egypt
Canton:
4.6% (21)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,110)
Australia
Canton:
4.6% (21)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,032)
India
Canton:
3.7% (17)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Canton:
2.6% (12)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,693)
Colombia
Canton:
2.2% (10)
Connecticut:
3.2% (12,009)
Greece
Canton:
2.0% (9)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,622)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton:
1.8% (8)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,599)
Other Northern Europe
Canton:
1.5% (7)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,220)
Other Western Europe
Canton:
1.5% (7)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,983)
Poland
Canton:
1.5% (7)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Guatemala
Canton:
1.5% (7)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,181)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,618
Other state: 2,707
Northeast: 1,839
Midwest: 356
South: 326
West: 186
60% of Canton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 31
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 48
High school graduate (or equivalency): 691
Less than 1 year of college: 100
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 426
Associate degree: 169
Bachelor's degree: 798
Master's degree: 461
Professional school degree: 76
Doctorate degree: 25
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 47
12th grade, no diploma: 75
High school graduate (or equivalency): 795
Less than 1 year of college: 194
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 466
Associate degree: 281
Bachelor's degree: 929
Master's degree: 344
Professional school degree: 47
Doctorate degree: 12
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,508
One, attached: 359
Two: 237
3 or 4: 204
5 to 9: 138
10 to 19: 111
20 to 49: 38
50 or more: 21
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%