U.S. Beacon April 25, 2024

Canton, IL

Fulton County, Illinois

Latitude: 40.557737     Longitude: -90.034264
Population 14,938 (2005)
Elevation of Canton, Illinois: 660 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1711007, place: Canton city, Illinois)

Total Population: 15,288
Male: 8,203 (53.66%)
Female: 7,085 (46.34%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 855 (5.59%)
5 to 9 years: 811 (5.3%)
10 to 14 years: 925 (6.05%)
15 to 19 years: 931 (6.09%)
20 to 24 years: 1,143 (7.48%)
25 to 34 years: 2,385 (15.6%)
35 to 44 years: 2,379 (15.56%)
45 to 54 years: 1,808 (11.83%)
55 to 59 years: 624 (4.08%)
60 to 64 years: 618 (4.04%)
65 to 74 years: 1,296 (8.48%)
75 to 84 years: 1,034 (6.76%)
85 years and over: 479 (3.13%)

Median age: 37.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 12,192 (79.75%)
21 years and over: 11,546 (75.52%)
62 years and over: 3,183 (20.82%)
65 years and over: 2,809 (18.37%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 12,192 (79.75%)
--Male: 6,634 (43.39%)
--Female: 5,558 (36.36%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 2,809 (18.37%)
--Male: 1,080 (7.06%)
--Female: 1,729 (11.31%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 15,203 (99.44%)
--White: 13,456 (88.02%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 320 (2.09%)
--Black or African American: 1,353 (8.85%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 22 (0.14%)
--Asian: 62 (0.41%)
----Asian Indian: 8 (0.05%)
----Chinese: 17 (0.11%)
----Filipino: 3 (0.02%)
----Japanese: 4 (0.03%)
----Korean: 7 (0.05%)
----Vietnamese: 11 (0.07%)
----Other Asian: 12 (0.08%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 3 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 67 (0.44%)
Two or more Races: 85 (0.56%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 320 (2.09%)
--Mexican: 43 (0.28%)
--Puerto Rican: 11 (0.07%)
--Cuban: 4 (0.03%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 262 (1.71%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 14,968 (97.91%)
--White Alone: 13,456 (88.02%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 12,994 (84.99%)
--Householder: 5,677 (37.13%)
--Spouse: 2,763 (18.07%)
--Child: 3,585 (23.45%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 2,826 (18.49%)
--Other relatives: 370 (2.42%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 174 (1.14%)
--Nonrelatives: 599 (3.92%)
----Unmarried partner: 305 (2%)
Living in group quarters: 2,294 (15.01%)
--Institutionalized Population: 2,253 (14.74%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 41 (0.27%)
Total households: 5,677
Family households (families): 3,619 (63.75%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,613 (28.41%)
--Married-couple families: 2,763 (48.67%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,071 (18.87%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 635 (11.19%)
----With own children under 18 years: 404 (7.12%)
Nonfamily households: 2,058 (36.25%)
--Householder living alone: 1,824 (32.13%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 971 (17.1%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 1,747 (30.77%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,911 (33.66%)
Average household size: 2.29 people
Average family size: 2.86 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 6,098
Occupied housing units: 5,677 (93.1%)
Vacant housing units: 421 (6.9%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 13 (0.21%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4.9%
Occupied housing units: 5,677 (93.1%)
Owner occupied housing units: 3,932 (64.48%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,745 (28.62%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.37 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.11 people

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