Canton, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,480 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,480 (all nonfarm))

Canton, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,005 (886 occupied: 565 owner occupied, 321 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	30%

Housing density: 439 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $143,730.

Median contract rent in 2007: $311 (lower quartile is $244, upper quartile is $393)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $305

Median gross rent in Canton, MO in 2007: $383

Housing units in Canton with a mortgage: 260 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 187

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,624 (it was $50,400 in 2000)

Canton:	$81,624
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $48,689 - $137,816

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $95,421
Here: $95,421
State: $182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $97,386
Here: $97,386
State: $185,799

In 2-unit structures: $73,327
Here: $73,327
State: $155,066

Mobile homes: $15,890
Here: $15,890
State: $37,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,018

In family households: 1,631 (459 male householders, 105 female householders)
413 spouses, 603 children (517 natural, 17 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 387 (147 male householders (108 living alone)), 205 female householders (205 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 544 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 258 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 106 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 313 1-person, 39 2-persons.

343 married couples with children.
175 single-parent households (34 men, 141 women).

97.5% of residents of Canton speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 34 (1.3%)
(20.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canton, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 56 5 rooms: 167 6 rooms: 134 7 rooms: 85 8 rooms: 63 9 or more rooms: 55

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton, Missouri:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 21 3 rooms: 80 4 rooms: 106 5 rooms: 65 6 rooms: 25 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 16
1990 to 1994: 43
1980 to 1989: 109
1970 to 1979: 156
1960 to 1969: 124
1950 to 1959: 138
1940 to 1949: 40
1939 or earlier: 373

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 194 3 bedrooms: 257 4 bedrooms: 77 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 118 2 bedrooms: 145 3 bedrooms: 34 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 179 2 vehicles: 257 3 vehicles: 83 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 60 1 vehicle: 193 2 vehicles: 51 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Canton, MO:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 22
$20,000 to $24,999: 22
$25,000 to $29,999: 28
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 46
$50,000 to $59,999: 51
$60,000 to $69,999: 50
$70,000 to $79,999: 34
$80,000 to $89,999: 46
$90,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $174,999: 3
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 4
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 4
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Canton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Canton:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 20
$200 to $249: 52
$250 to $299: 48
$300 to $349: 33
$350 to $399: 43
$400 to $449: 50
$450 to $499: 22
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 41

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 23 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Canton, MO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.9%
Number of people working at home: 34 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 224
5 to 9 minutes: 383
10 to 14 minutes: 184
15 to 19 minutes: 40
20 to 24 minutes: 35
25 to 29 minutes: 61
30 to 34 minutes: 119
35 to 39 minutes: 29
40 to 44 minutes: 20
45 to 59 minutes: 26
60 to 89 minutes: 5
90 or more minutes: 16

Canton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 779 (66%)
Carpooled: 127 (11%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 222 (19%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 158
$10,000 to $14,999: 87
$15,000 to $19,999: 99
$20,000 to $24,999: 91
$25,000 to $29,999: 47
$30,000 to $34,999: 86
$35,000 to $39,999: 72
$40,000 to $44,999: 48
$45,000 to $49,999: 60
$50,000 to $59,999: 61
$60,000 to $74,999: 22
$75,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 26
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 32

First ancestries reported:

German: 568

United States or American: 217

Other groups: 175

Irish: 173

English: 146

Scotch-Irish: 78

French (except Basque): 57

Dutch: 38

Scottish: 37

British: 26

European: 22

Polish: 22

Italian: 19

Swedish: 16

Welsh: 13

French Canadian: 12

Danish: 6

Czech: 4

Latvian: 4

Greek: 4

Russian: 3

Swiss: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Japan (59%)
Australia (21%)
Germany (12%)
Russia (9%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 889
Northeast: 36
Midwest: 1395
South: 144
West: 48

45% of Canton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Missouri.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 20
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 216
Less than 1 year of college: 41
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 63
Associate degree: 13
Bachelor's degree: 85
Master's degree: 38
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 38

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 3
7th and 8th grade: 31
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 47
12th grade, no diploma: 20
High school graduate (or equivalency): 246
Less than 1 year of college: 43
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 80
Associate degree: 25
Bachelor's degree: 106
Master's degree: 30
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 42.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 52.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,508
Black householders: $14,927
Two or more races householders: $63,712

Canton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Canton household income for Black householders

Canton household income for Two or more races householders

Canton marital status for males

Canton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $91,230
Black or African American householders: $95,696
Two or more races householders: $92,506

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 658
One, attached: 12
Two: 55
3 or 4: 104
5 to 9: 19
10 to 19: 2
20 to 49: 3
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 146

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,204

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Canton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	6.5%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	8.3%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 539

Here:	87.4%
Missouri:	24.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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