Canton, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Canton	Texas	National
Income per capita	$44,863	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$71,875	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$74,296	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,256	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,776	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$51,741	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.7%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Canton is equal to the national average
The median household income in Canton is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Canton is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Canton is 16% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,911 $71,875 $143,750

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Canton median earnings by income bracket

Canton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.3%	13.3%
Manufacturing sector	17.1%	17.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	13.4%	13.4%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	10.9%	10.9%
Other	30.2%	30.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Edom, TX	348	$122,429	50.5%
Callender Lake, TX	831	$87,656	7.8%
Van, TX	2,772	$83,252	2.4%
Edgewood, TX	1,818	$79,949	1.7%
Myrtle Springs, TX	484	$66,638	18.1%
Canton, TX	3,984	$71,875	11.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bosque Farms, NM	3,984	$87,772	7.9%
Shrewsbury, PA	3,984	$123,775	52.2%
Hansville, WA	3,983	$104,968	29.1%
Elba, AL	3,985	$55,648	31.6%
Eastland, TX	3,985	$59,272	27.1%
Canton, TX	3,984	$71,875	11.6%

Source: The Canton, TX 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.