Being a small city, Canton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Canton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.05% of adults in Canton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Canton in 2022 was $21,029, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,116 for a family of four. However, Canton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Canton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.39% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Canton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Canton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Canton include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Canton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
