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Canton Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 38,250
Land Area (2000): 2,241.956 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 43.953 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	35,144	44.85%
Rural, Farm	5,583	7.12%
Rural, Non-farm	37,634	48.03%

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Canton Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	15,038	13,825	1,213	8.07%	81
1991	14,747	13,322	1,425	9.66%	97
1992	14,815	13,231	1,584	10.69%	107
1993	15,144	13,747	1,397	9.22%	93
1994	15,028	13,919	1,109	7.38%	74
1995	14,752	13,691	1,061	7.19%	72
1996	14,757	13,440	1,318	8.93%	89
1997	14,231	13,180	1,051	7.39%	74
1998	14,493	13,544	949	6.55%	66
1999	14,346	13,363	984	6.86%	69
2000	17,660	16,667	993	5.62%	56
2001	17,472	16,386	1,086	6.22%	62
2002	17,437	16,218	1,220	7.00%	70
2003	17,202	15,851	1,351	7.85%	79
2004	17,312	16,134	1,178	6.80%	68
2005	17,709	16,611	1,097	6.20%	62
2006	17,931	16,973	958	5.34%	54
2007	18,132	17,138	995	5.48%	55
2008	18,365	17,124	1,241	6.76%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	14,770	13,284	1,486	10.06%	101
Feb 1990	14,927	13,340	1,587	10.63%	106
Mar 1990	15,028	13,602	1,426	9.49%	95
Apr 1990	15,232	14,001	1,231	8.08%	81
May 1990	15,204	14,142	1,062	6.99%	70
Jun 1990	15,357	14,323	1,034	6.73%	67
Jul 1990	15,005	14,039	966	6.44%	64
Aug 1990	15,066	13,935	1,131	7.51%	75
Sep 1990	14,853	13,854	999	6.73%	67
Oct 1990	15,116	14,047	1,069	7.07%	71
Nov 1990	14,926	13,791	1,135	7.60%	76
Dec 1990	14,970	13,541	1,429	9.55%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	13,979	12,526	1,453	10.39%	104
Feb 1991	14,302	12,702	1,600	11.19%	112
Mar 1991	14,636	13,012	1,624	11.10%	111
Apr 1991	14,849	13,459	1,390	9.36%	94
May 1991	14,757	13,448	1,309	8.87%	89
Jun 1991	14,985	13,597	1,388	9.26%	93
Jul 1991	14,604	13,291	1,313	8.99%	90
Aug 1991	14,576	13,257	1,319	9.05%	90
Sep 1991	14,735	13,467	1,268	8.61%	86
Oct 1991	15,144	13,851	1,293	8.54%	85
Nov 1991	15,187	13,783	1,404	9.24%	92
Dec 1991	15,211	13,471	1,740	11.44%	114

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,616	12,750	1,866	12.77%	128
Feb 1992	14,667	12,604	2,063	14.07%	141
Mar 1992	14,576	12,731	1,845	12.66%	127
Apr 1992	14,901	13,294	1,607	10.78%	108
May 1992	15,148	13,624	1,524	10.06%	101
Jun 1992	15,461	13,761	1,700	11.00%	110
Jul 1992	15,131	13,519	1,612	10.65%	107
Aug 1992	14,748	13,233	1,515	10.27%	103
Sep 1992	14,572	13,285	1,287	8.83%	88
Oct 1992	14,689	13,493	1,196	8.14%	81
Nov 1992	14,588	13,283	1,305	8.95%	89
Dec 1992	14,680	13,196	1,484	10.11%	101

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	14,599	12,881	1,718	11.77%	118
Feb 1993	14,798	12,932	1,866	12.61%	126
Mar 1993	14,912	13,265	1,647	11.04%	110
Apr 1993	14,906	13,505	1,401	9.40%	94
May 1993	15,377	14,057	1,320	8.58%	86
Jun 1993	15,608	14,180	1,428	9.15%	91
Jul 1993	15,326	14,043	1,283	8.37%	84
Aug 1993	15,110	13,884	1,226	8.11%	81
Sep 1993	15,266	13,943	1,323	8.67%	87
Oct 1993	15,372	14,195	1,177	7.66%	77
Nov 1993	15,239	14,107	1,132	7.43%	74
Dec 1993	15,210	13,968	1,242	8.17%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	14,827	13,300	1,527	10.30%	103
Feb 1994	14,966	13,418	1,548	10.34%	103
Mar 1994	14,877	13,532	1,345	9.04%	90
Apr 1994	15,146	14,012	1,134	7.49%	75
May 1994	15,093	14,050	1,043	6.91%	69
Jun 1994	15,249	14,139	1,110	7.28%	73
Jul 1994	15,172	14,085	1,087	7.16%	72
Aug 1994	14,978	13,983	995	6.64%	66
Sep 1994	14,891	14,011	880	5.91%	59
Oct 1994	15,146	14,249	897	5.92%	59
Nov 1994	15,059	14,208	851	5.65%	57
Dec 1994	14,936	14,044	892	5.97%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	14,373	13,185	1,188	8.27%	83
Feb 1995	14,491	13,273	1,218	8.41%	84
Mar 1995	14,549	13,449	1,100	7.56%	76
Apr 1995	14,787	13,750	1,037	7.01%	70
May 1995	14,789	13,857	932	6.30%	63
Jun 1995	15,147	14,185	962	6.35%	64
Jul 1995	14,676	13,686	990	6.75%	67
Aug 1995	14,878	13,818	1,060	7.12%	71
Sep 1995	14,781	13,823	958	6.48%	65
Oct 1995	14,897	13,896	1,001	6.72%	67
Nov 1995	14,853	13,786	1,067	7.18%	72
Dec 1995	14,804	13,588	1,216	8.21%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	14,412	12,819	1,593	11.05%	111
Feb 1996	14,524	12,941	1,583	10.90%	109
Mar 1996	14,640	13,154	1,486	10.15%	102
Apr 1996	14,805	13,513	1,292	8.73%	87
May 1996	15,009	13,741	1,268	8.45%	84
Jun 1996	15,313	13,919	1,394	9.10%	91
Jul 1996	14,979	13,657	1,322	8.83%	88
Aug 1996	14,715	13,477	1,238	8.41%	84
Sep 1996	14,517	13,420	1,097	7.56%	76
Oct 1996	14,864	13,797	1,067	7.18%	72
Nov 1996	14,713	13,554	1,159	7.88%	79
Dec 1996	14,598	13,284	1,314	9.00%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	13,970	12,607	1,363	9.76%	98
Feb 1997	13,971	12,550	1,421	10.17%	102
Mar 1997	14,235	12,962	1,273	8.94%	89
Apr 1997	14,236	13,217	1,019	7.16%	72
May 1997	14,352	13,474	878	6.12%	61
Jun 1997	14,795	13,797	998	6.75%	67
Jul 1997	14,302	13,417	885	6.19%	62
Aug 1997	14,089	13,133	956	6.79%	68
Sep 1997	14,029	13,134	895	6.38%	64
Oct 1997	14,328	13,482	846	5.90%	59
Nov 1997	14,302	13,305	997	6.97%	70
Dec 1997	14,158	13,076	1,082	7.64%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	14,316	13,054	1,262	8.82%	88
Feb 1998	14,243	13,003	1,240	8.71%	87
Mar 1998	14,233	13,107	1,126	7.91%	79
Apr 1998	14,369	13,560	809	5.63%	56
May 1998	14,495	13,724	771	5.32%	53
Jun 1998	14,901	13,946	955	6.41%	64
Jul 1998	14,555	13,728	827	5.68%	57
Aug 1998	14,426	13,518	908	6.29%	63
Sep 1998	14,580	13,671	909	6.23%	62
Oct 1998	14,724	13,870	854	5.80%	58
Nov 1998	14,603	13,733	870	5.96%	60
Dec 1998	14,469	13,609	860	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	14,119	13,135	984	6.97%	70
Feb 1999	14,279	13,183	1,096	7.68%	77
Mar 1999	14,379	13,436	943	6.56%	66
Apr 1999	14,346	13,433	913	6.36%	64
May 1999	14,624	13,739	885	6.05%	61
Jun 1999	14,828	13,829	999	6.74%	67
Jul 1999	14,789	13,620	1,169	7.90%	79
Aug 1999	14,509	13,498	1,011	6.97%	70
Sep 1999	14,313	13,451	862	6.02%	60
Oct 1999	14,084	13,195	889	6.31%	63
Nov 1999	14,050	13,062	988	7.03%	70
Dec 1999	13,835	12,771	1,064	7.69%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	17,681	16,540	1,141	6.45%	65
Feb 2000	17,799	16,574	1,225	6.88%	69
Mar 2000	17,833	16,698	1,135	6.36%	64
Apr 2000	17,547	16,625	922	5.25%	53
May 2000	17,600	16,665	935	5.31%	53
Jun 2000	17,704	16,689	1,015	5.73%	57
Jul 2000	17,944	16,916	1,028	5.73%	57
Aug 2000	17,683	16,642	1,041	5.89%	59
Sep 2000	17,750	16,930	820	4.62%	46
Oct 2000	17,507	16,747	760	4.34%	43
Nov 2000	17,421	16,507	914	5.25%	52
Dec 2000	17,447	16,468	979	5.61%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	17,185	15,957	1,228	7.15%	71
Feb 2001	17,276	16,034	1,242	7.19%	72
Mar 2001	17,525	16,271	1,254	7.16%	72
Apr 2001	17,370	16,341	1,029	5.92%	59
May 2001	17,527	16,531	996	5.68%	57
Jun 2001	17,666	16,626	1,040	5.89%	59
Jul 2001	17,686	16,681	1,005	5.68%	57
Aug 2001	17,592	16,500	1,092	6.21%	62
Sep 2001	17,611	16,663	948	5.38%	54
Oct 2001	17,601	16,614	987	5.61%	56
Nov 2001	17,300	16,248	1,052	6.08%	61
Dec 2001	17,322	16,162	1,160	6.70%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	17,088	15,690	1,398	8.18%	82
Feb 2002	17,209	15,804	1,405	8.16%	82
Mar 2002	17,348	16,007	1,341	7.73%	77
Apr 2002	17,495	16,296	1,199	6.85%	69
May 2002	17,470	16,375	1,095	6.27%	63
Jun 2002	17,688	16,435	1,253	7.08%	71
Jul 2002	17,766	16,552	1,214	6.83%	68
Aug 2002	17,571	16,387	1,184	6.74%	67
Sep 2002	17,426	16,424	1,002	5.75%	58
Oct 2002	17,674	16,564	1,110	6.28%	63
Nov 2002	17,334	16,161	1,173	6.77%	68
Dec 2002	17,180	15,916	1,264	7.36%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,064	15,523	1,541	9.03%	90
Feb 2003	17,016	15,423	1,593	9.36%	94
Mar 2003	17,143	15,664	1,479	8.63%	86
Apr 2003	17,182	15,934	1,248	7.26%	73
May 2003	17,150	15,970	1,180	6.88%	69
Jun 2003	17,387	16,030	1,357	7.80%	78
Jul 2003	17,363	16,044	1,319	7.60%	76
Aug 2003	17,174	15,749	1,425	8.30%	83
Sep 2003	17,106	15,845	1,261	7.37%	74
Oct 2003	17,400	16,186	1,214	6.98%	70
Nov 2003	17,268	16,004	1,264	7.32%	73
Dec 2003	17,170	15,845	1,325	7.72%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	16,977	15,525	1,452	8.55%	86
Feb 2004	17,005	15,603	1,402	8.24%	82
Mar 2004	17,102	15,784	1,318	7.71%	77
Apr 2004	17,170	16,065	1,105	6.44%	64
May 2004	17,217	16,179	1,038	6.03%	60
Jun 2004	17,352	16,203	1,149	6.62%	66
Jul 2004	17,336	16,172	1,164	6.71%	67
Aug 2004	17,245	16,072	1,173	6.80%	68
Sep 2004	17,351	16,344	1,007	5.80%	58
Oct 2004	17,823	16,724	1,099	6.17%	62
Nov 2004	17,741	16,640	1,101	6.21%	62
Dec 2004	17,422	16,300	1,122	6.44%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	17,262	15,983	1,279	7.41%	74
Feb 2005	17,448	16,110	1,338	7.67%	77
Mar 2005	17,451	16,292	1,159	6.64%	66
Apr 2005	17,662	16,625	1,037	5.87%	59
May 2005	17,649	16,659	990	5.61%	56
Jun 2005	17,796	16,729	1,067	6.00%	60
Jul 2005	17,835	16,750	1,085	6.08%	61
Aug 2005	17,761	16,640	1,121	6.31%	63
Sep 2005	18,009	16,999	1,010	5.61%	56
Oct 2005	18,035	17,075	960	5.32%	53
Nov 2005	17,896	16,891	1,005	5.62%	56
Dec 2005	17,698	16,581	1,117	6.31%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	17,516	16,282	1,234	7.04%	70
Feb 2006	17,461	16,274	1,187	6.80%	68
Mar 2006	17,589	16,509	1,080	6.14%	61
Apr 2006	17,991	17,055	936	5.20%	52
May 2006	18,049	17,206	843	4.67%	47
Jun 2006	18,268	17,296	972	5.32%	53
Jul 2006	18,489	17,497	992	5.37%	54
Aug 2006	18,222	17,197	1,025	5.63%	56
Sep 2006	17,950	17,148	802	4.47%	45
Oct 2006	17,961	17,212	749	4.17%	42
Nov 2006	17,731	16,940	791	4.46%	45
Dec 2006	17,942	17,054	888	4.95%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	17,727	16,652	1,075	6.06%	61
Feb 2007	17,430	16,360	1,070	6.14%	61
Mar 2007	17,550	16,642	908	5.17%	52
Apr 2007	17,835	16,975	860	4.82%	48
May 2007	18,114	17,282	832	4.59%	46
Jun 2007	18,305	17,267	1,038	5.67%	57
Jul 2007	18,555	17,494	1,061	5.72%	57
Aug 2007	18,189	17,135	1,054	5.79%	58
Sep 2007	18,238	17,290	948	5.20%	52
Oct 2007	18,519	17,575	944	5.10%	51
Nov 2007	18,578	17,583	995	5.36%	54
Dec 2007	18,546	17,397	1,149	6.20%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	18,254	16,856	1,398	7.66%	77
Feb 2008	18,245	16,972	1,273	6.98%	70
Mar 2008	18,259	17,121	1,138	6.23%	62
Apr 2008	18,141	17,155	986	5.44%	54
May 2008	18,217	17,167	1,050	5.76%	58
Jun 2008	18,606	17,292	1,314	7.06%	71
Jul 2008	18,834	17,458	1,376	7.31%	73
Aug 2008	18,500	17,115	1,385	7.49%	75
Sep 2008	18,232	16,979	1,253	6.87%	69
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Canton Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,952	11.32%
2.	Metal Manufactuing	1,700	9.86%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,388	8.05%
4.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,374	7.97%
5.	Public Administration	1,008	5.85%
6.	Truck Transportation	724	4.20%
7.	Educational Services	710	4.12%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	562	3.26%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	528	3.06%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	510	2.96%
11.	Health Care	504	2.92%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	460	2.67%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	358	2.08%
14.	Finance and Insurance	304	1.76%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	302	1.75%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	278	1.61%
17.	Utilities	262	1.52%
18.	Food Manufacturing	252	1.46%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	242	1.40%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	240	1.39%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,428	22.80%
2.	Educational Services	2,170	14.43%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,114	7.41%
4.	Public Administration	716	4.76%
5.	Finance and Insurance	650	4.32%
6.	Personal and Laundry Services	586	3.90%
7.	Social Assistance	548	3.65%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	494	3.29%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	486	3.23%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	344	2.29%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	328	2.18%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	268	1.78%
13.	Metal Manufactuing	246	1.64%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	218	1.45%
15.	U.S. Postal Service	206	1.37%
16.	Gasoline Stations	190	1.26%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	178	1.18%
18.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	166	1.10%
19.	Machinery Manufacturing	154	1.02%
20.	Construction	146	0.97%

Canton Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,408	8.17%
2.	Other Production Occupations	1,078	6.25%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,038	6.02%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,018	5.90%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	886	5.14%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	770	4.47%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	682	3.96%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	610	3.54%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	608	3.53%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	598	3.47%
11.	Law Enforcement Workers	540	3.13%
12.	Other Management Occupations	540	3.13%
13.	Other Construction Trades	466	2.70%
14.	Carpenters	366	2.12%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	320	1.86%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	282	1.64%
17.	Assemblers and Fabricators	268	1.55%
18.	Agricultural Workers	258	1.50%
19.	Electricians	252	1.46%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	244	1.42%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	994	6.61%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	790	5.25%
3.	Registered Nurses	790	5.25%
4.	Health Technologists and Technicians	748	4.98%
5.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	650	4.32%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	648	4.31%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	622	4.14%
8.	Cashiers	570	3.79%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	560	3.72%
10.	Personal Appearance Workers	464	3.09%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	450	2.99%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	440	2.93%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	426	2.83%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	416	2.77%
15.	Other Management Occupations	412	2.74%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	352	2.34%
17.	Child Care Workers	334	2.22%
18.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	332	2.21%
19.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	328	2.18%
20.	Other Production Occupations	308	2.05%

Canton Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	30,923	48.86%
15-35 hours	7,453	11.78%
1-14 hours	1,751	2.77%
No regular hours	23,165	36.60%

Canton Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,701	5.44%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,304	4.17%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,797	5.75%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,115	9.97%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,902	9.29%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,067	13.02%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,091	16.29%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,524	8.08%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,026	3.28%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	838	2.68%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	420	1.34%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	270	0.86%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,421	10.95%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,768	8.86%

Canton Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,172	6.95%
5-9	5,713	18.29%
10-14	4,147	13.27%
15-19	2,944	9.42%
20-24	2,635	8.43%
25-29	1,278	4.09%
30-34	2,849	9.12%
35-39	945	3.02%
40-44	1,502	4.81%
45-59	4,215	13.49%
60-89	1,972	6.31%
At least 90	872	2.79%

Canton Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	34	0.11%	18,855	60.35%
30-44	12	0.04%	5,284	16.91%
45-59	6	0.02%	4,209	13.47%
At least 60	12	0.04%	2,832	9.06%

Canton Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	56	0.17%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,461	13.65%
Car / truck / van, solo	25,662	78.52%
Motorcycle	22	0.07%
Other	236	0.72%
Public transportation	64	0.20%
Walked	743	2.27%
Worked at home	1,438	4.40%

Canton Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Canton Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 29,830 (71,362 people)
: 20,700 (59,714 people)
: 8,243
: 45,854
Canton Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,868	9.37%
$10,000-$14,999	2,701	8.82%
$15,000-$19,999	2,506	8.19%
$20,000-$24,999	2,870	9.38%
$25,000-$29,999	2,201	7.19%
$30,000-$34,999	2,612	8.53%
$35,000-$39,999	2,071	6.77%
$40,000-$44,999	1,946	6.36%
$45,000-$49,999	1,529	4.99%
$50,000-$59,999	2,833	9.25%
$60,000-$74,999	2,762	9.02%
$75,000-$99,999	2,245	7.33%
$100,000-$124,999	719	2.35%
$125,000-$149,999	288	0.94%
$150,000-$199,999	218	0.71%
$200,000 or more	242	0.79%

Canton Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,085	27.46%
Family, 2 people	4,997	33.59%
Nonfamily, 2 people	447	3.00%
Family, 3 people	2,272	15.27%
Nonfamily, 3 people	61	0.41%
Family, 4 people	1,825	12.27%
Nonfamily, 4 people	18	0.12%
Family, 5 people	829	5.57%
Nonfamily, 5 people	8	0.05%
Family, 6 people	230	1.55%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	99	0.67%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Canton Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	21,924	25.91%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	11,416	13.49%
Public Assistance	812	0.96%
Retirement	7,878	9.31%
Self Employment	4,101	4.85%
Social Security	10,838	12.81%
Supplemental Security	1,545	1.83%
Wage / Salary	20,902	24.70%
Other	5,208	6.15%

Canton Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	11,204	62.79%
With children under 18	6,641	37.21%

Canton Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,204	12.78%
Married	20,968	63.75%
Never Married	6,663	20.26%
Widowed	1,056	3.21%

Canton Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,295	10.49%
Married	18,951	60.33%
Never Married	4,925	15.68%
Widowed	4,240	13.50%

Canton Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Canton Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Canton Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,677	6.01%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	10,169	16.62%
High school diploma or equivalent	22,860	37.36%
Some college, no degree	13,932	22.77%
Associate degree	3,986	6.51%
Bachelors degree	4,584	7.49%
Graduate or professional degree	1,974	3.23%

Canton Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,011	2.64%	241	0.63%	1,252	3.27%
Kindergarten	935	2.44%	4	0.01%	939	2.45%
Grades 1-4	3,880	10.14%	170	0.44%	4,050	10.59%
Grades 5-8	4,074	10.65%	68	0.18%	4,142	10.83%
Grades 9-12	3,999	10.45%	102	0.27%	4,101	10.72%
Undergrad college	2,288	5.98%	267	0.70%	2,555	6.68%
Graduate or professional school	190	0.50%	58	0.15%	248	0.65%
Total	16,377	42.82%	910	2.38%	17,287	45.19%

Canton Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Canton Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Canton Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	63	43
2004	52	70

Canton Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Canton Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Canton Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	65,794	90.21%
Below Poverty Level	7,139	9.79%

Canton Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Canton Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,973

Canton Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Canton Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Canton Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,418	11.55%
10-19 Years	4,992	13.05%
20-29 Years	4,729	12.36%
30-39 Years	5,447	14.24%
40-49 Years	5,577	14.58%
50-59 Years	4,294	11.23%
60-69 Years	3,434	8.98%
70-79 Years	3,225	8.43%
80-89 Years	1,781	4.66%
90+ Years	353	0.92%

Canton Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	19,621	51.30%
Female	18,629	48.70%

Canton Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	36,068	94.30%
African-American	1,369	3.58%
Hispanic/Latino	478	1.25%
Multiracial	183	0.48%
Asian	92	0.24%
Amerindian	48	0.13%
Other Race	8	0.02%
Pacific Islander	4	0.01%

Canton Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	15,679	26.52%
2.	United States Or American	10,445	17.67%
3.	English	9,306	15.74%
4.	Irish	7,489	12.67%
5.	Dutch	2,633	4.45%
6.	Italian	1,928	3.26%
7.	Swedish	1,709	2.89%
8.	French Non-Basque	1,566	2.65%
9.	Scottish	1,379	2.33%
10.	Croatian	1,152	1.95%

Canton Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	72,501	97.96%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	858	1.16%
3.	French	166	0.22%
4.	German	132	0.18%
5.	Italian	108	0.15%
6.	Serbo Croatian	44	0.06%
7.	Polish	38	0.05%
8.	Korean	38	0.05%
9.	Japanese	20	0.03%
10.	Other Pacific Island	20	0.03%

Canton Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	77,724	99.19%
Naturalized immigrant	345	0.44%
Not a citizen	292	0.37%

Canton Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Canton Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Canton Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Fulton County

Canton Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Astoria	Farmers	Norris
Avon	Farmington	Orion
Banner	Fiatt	Pleasant
Bernadotte	Harris	Putman
Bryant	Ipava	Smithfield
Buckheart	Isabel	St. David
Canton	Joshua	Table Grove
Cass	Kerton	Union
Cuba	Lee	Vermont
Deerfield	Lewistown	Waterford
Dunfermline	Liverpool	Woodland
Ellisville	London Mills	Young Hickory
Fairview	Marietta

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In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Canton (16,016)	London Mills (447)	Waterford (188)
Farmington (3,258)	Cass (428)	Ellisville (178)
Lewistown (3,151)	Table Grove (396)	Marietta (150)
Avon (2,072)	Buckheart (376)	Kerton (144)
Astoria (1,517)	Bernadotte (306)	Farmers (124)
Vermont (915)	Pleasant (303)	Woodland
Putman (780)	Young Hickory (277)	Cuba
Fairview (708)	Dunfermline (262)	Orion
Banner (698)	Harris (260)	Deerfield
Liverpool (664)	Bryant (255)	Lee
St. David (587)	Smithfield (214)	Union
Joshua (529)	Isabel (206)	Fiatt
Ipava (506)	Norris (194)