Canyon is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Canyon enrolled in college, Canyon has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Canyon, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
Canyon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Canyon are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.78% of adults in Canyon have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Canyon in 2022 was $30,460, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,840 for a family of four. However, Canyon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Canyon is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Canyon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canyon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Canyon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Canyon include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Canyon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
