Canton, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Canton	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$47,077	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$90,773	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$115,672	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,665	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,735	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,402	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Canton is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Canton is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Canton is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Canton is 36% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,509 $90,773 $181,546

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

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	16.6%	16.6%
Manufacturing sector	22.7%	22.7%
Financial & insurance services	9.0%	9.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.3%	21.3%
Public administration	2.5%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.0%	2.0%
Education, health & social services	8.7%	8.7%
Other	17.2%	17.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shindler, SD	952	$145,803	79.3%
Tea, SD	5,910	$133,286	63.9%
Worthing, SD	1,071	$118,126	45.2%
Harrisburg, SD	6,669	$116,509	43.2%
Lester, IA	287	$107,343	32.0%
Canton, SD	3,582	$90,773	11.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Middleville, MI	3,582	$90,684	11.5%
Mount Pleasant, UT	3,582	$81,709	0.5%
Gibbstown, NJ	3,581	$115,509	42.0%
Wrightstown, WI	3,581	$110,320	35.6%
Pemberwick, CT	3,584	$163,369	100.9%
Canton, SD	3,582	$90,773	11.6%

Source: The Canton, SD 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.