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28716

Canton, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
16,863
Median household income
$63,141
People below poverty
16.5%
Median home value
$237,800

Income

The median income of households in 28716 was $63,141. An estimated 5.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.4
$10,000 to $14,999 6.4
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 14.5
$50,000 to $74,999 13.8
$75,000 to $99,999 14.8
$100,000 to $149,999 20.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.9
$200,000 or more 3.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58918
Female 45031

An estimated 69.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,667. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.4
Social Security 40.6
Retirement income 27.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.3

In 2020-2024, 15.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 45.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28716 in 2020-2024, 91.3% had health insurance coverage and 8.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.9% and public coverage was 45.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.2%.


In 2020-2024, 28716 had a total population of 16,863 - 8,638 (51.2%) females and 8,225 (48.8%) males. The median age was 43.6 years. An estimated 18.1% of the population was under 18 years, 31% was 19 to 44 years, 25.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28716 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 570 486
5 to 9 702 272
10 to 14 208 498
15 to 19 352 272
20 to 24 302 433
25 to 29 717 687
30 to 34 665 671
35 to 39 444 514
40 to 44 392 405
45 to 49 443 321
50 to 54 594 534
55 to 59 414 748
60 to 64 669 626
65 to 69 558 725
70 to 74 581 359
75 to 79 292 420
80 to 84 203 332
85 and over 119 335

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 19.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.6% of the people in 28716 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.6% of the people in 28716 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,297 households in 28716. The average household size was 2.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.2% of the households in 28716 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.9% of all households, while 15.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.5% of all households.

In 28716, 26.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.8% of males and 50.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.1 23.1
Now married, except separated 55.8 50.4
Separated 3.5 2.7
Widowed 3.6 11.9
Divorced 12.9 11.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28716, 177 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 23.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.7% of the people living in 28716 were U.S. natives. 71% of the 28716 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.3% of 28716 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 75.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 96.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28716 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28716.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 61.1
Asia 14.7
Europe 24.2
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28716 in 2020-2024, 2.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.3% of people at least five years old; 1.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 28716 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.3
Different house, same county 6.4
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28716 was 2,930 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 318 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,820. College or graduate school enrollment was 792.

Educational Attainment of People in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.6
High school diploma or equivalency 32.5
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 13.7
Bachelor's degree 15.4
Graduate or professional degree 7.7

Disability

In 28716, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 13.5% of people under 18 years old, to 12.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28716, 57.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,453 80.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,161 14.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 376 4.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28716 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 4.7
Manufacturing 20.3
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 8.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.3
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 4.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28716 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,807 35.1
Service occupations 1,535 19.2
Sales and office occupations 1,360 17
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 510 6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,778 22.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.4% of 28716 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.8
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 7.6

In 2020-2024, 28716 had a total of 8,724 housing units. Of these housing units, 76.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 19.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 76.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.5
Mobile homes 19.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

6.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 14.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28716 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 66.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28716 had 7,297 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,427 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.4% while renters occupied 23.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.36 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.07.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.5% and another 35.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28716:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 11.5
Electricity 55.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 25.2
All other fuels 7.5
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28716 was $237,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.7 % had a mortgage. 46.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,303 and for owners without a mortgage it was $453.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28716 was $988. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.