| People QuickFacts | Canton | Georgia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 23,380 | 9,812,460 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 22,958 | 9,687,663 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.8% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 22,958 | 9,687,653 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 10.6% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 29.7% | 25.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 9.4% | 10.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.8% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 75.6% | 59.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 8.9% | 30.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.3% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.9% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 22.5% | 8.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 65.0% | 55.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 80.7% | 83.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 18.6% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 29.3% | 12.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 76.1% | 84.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 24.3% | 27.5% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,246 | 702,919 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.6 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 9,341 | 4,088,801 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 56.7% | 66.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 31.6% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $177,200 | $160,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 7,963 | 3,490,754 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.72 | 2.68 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $21,797 | $25,383 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $43,076 | $49,736 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 19.2% | 16.5% |
| Business QuickFacts | Canton | Georgia |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,090 | 901,105 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 20.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 21.6% | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 344,801 | 144,280,774 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 105,669 | 141,962,359 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 636,239 | 117,516,907 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $29,873 | $12,326 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 86,036 | 16,976,235 |