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Georgia·Cherokee County
10 tracts·11K people·$408K median·587/mi²
White 56 · Hispanic 27 · Black 13 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 51 · Other 25 · Living alone 24
Health 36 · Retail 16 · Leisure 15 · Manufacturing 12 · Professional 11 · Public admin 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Service 21 · Sales · office 20 · Construction · maintenance 12 · Production · transport 11
Drive alone 62 · Carpool 30 · Work from home 13 · Transit 0 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Canton is $407,800 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Canton has 35,741 residents across 3 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.5; the population is 56.1% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Black, 3.2% Multiracial, 0.7% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.8% (Census ACS).
J. Knox Elementary (52%) and William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School (36%) lead the elementary schools; Teasley Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (69%); iGrad Virtual Academy School (26%) and Cherokee High School (25%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,680/month, 6% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Canton is $80,091 a year, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Canton, median rent is $1,680/month and the median home value is $407,800 (Census ACS).
Canton reported 1.5 violent crimes and 7.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 55 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Canton are tornado (93), inland flooding (90) and lightning (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Canton, 0.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).