Canton, GA

Canton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 29,306 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Canton is the 39th largest community in Georgia. There’s nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Canton, you’ll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Canton and putting down their money on brand new construction. Canton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Canton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people because the median household income is $56,196.00.

Canton real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Canton house values don’t compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Canton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One downside of living in Canton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.92 minutes every day commuting to work.

The overall education level of Canton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.50% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor’s degree.

The per capita income in Canton in 2010 was $24,585, which is upper-middle-income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,340 for a family of four. However, Canton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Canton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Canton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Canton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Canton include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.

Canton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.54%.

The most common language spoken in Canton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese