Canton, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Canton	New York	National
Income per capita	$31,656	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$93,216	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$158,128	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$28,759	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$14,133	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$10,255	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.0%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Canton is 29% lower than the national average
The median household income in Canton is 15% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Canton is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Canton is 14% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,137 $93,216 $186,432

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Canton median earnings by income bracket

Canton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.5%	2.5%
Manufacturing sector	10.1%	10.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.1%	17.1%
Public administration	8.5%	8.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.8%	0.8%
Education, health & social services	33.3%	33.3%
Other	24.7%	24.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hannawa Falls, NY	1,073	$122,748	50.9%
Norwood, NY	1,602	$99,468	22.3%
Rensselaer Falls, NY	422	$92,471	13.7%
Colton, NY	300	$90,434	11.2%
Madrid, NY	829	$89,280	9.8%
Canton, NY	6,743	$93,216	14.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bethel, AK	6,743	$128,884	58.5%
Oneonta, AL	6,743	$57,336	29.5%
De Queen, AR	6,743	$72,917	10.3%
Anadarko, OK	6,746	$63,104	22.4%
Estes Park, CO	6,739	$82,410	1.3%
Canton, NY	6,743	$93,216	14.6%

Source: The Canton, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.