Canton is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,422 people and five associated neighborhoods, Canton is the 186th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Canton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.95% of the Canton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Canton is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Canton who work in management occupations (9.85%), office and administrative support (9.39%), and healthcare (6.75%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Canton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Canton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Canton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Canton may be for you. Canton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Canton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.74% of adults 25 and older in Canton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Canton in 2022 was $33,384, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,536 for a family of four. However, Canton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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. Important ancestries of people in Canton include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Canton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
