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Canton city, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Canton city is a Census city of 10,811 people across 21.28 square miles of land, in Madison County. Median household income is $38,337, 36.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 19 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.5 m.
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Canton
What Canton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area21.28 sq mi
- Water area0.3 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land508
- County holding the largest share of its areaMadison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Canton
- Population10,811
- Median age35.2
- Population under 182,121
- Share under 1819.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,666 plus or minus 337
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households4,811
- Family households2,184
- Share of households that are families45.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Canton
- Median household income$38,337
- Per capita income$25,403
- Civilian labor force4,740
- Employed4,576
- Unemployed164 plus or minus 80
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over7,347
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Canton
- Housing units5,203
- Occupied units4,811
- Vacant units392 plus or minus 132
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied1,736 plus or minus 367
- Renter occupied3,075
- Ownership rate36.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$989
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.0 percent
- Single family units2,937
- Share single family56.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,228 plus or minus 525
- Share in buildings of two or more42.8 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes38 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Canton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,088
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,599 plus or minus 354
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,166 plus or minus 393
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.5 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled11.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home9.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Canton (7(a))
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$9,503,400
- Average approval$500,179
- Median approval$180,300
- Ninetieth percentile approval$832,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported145
- Jobs per approval7.6
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.1 percent
- Share to franchises10.5 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 5 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Canton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$710,000
- Average approval$710,000
- Median approval$710,000
- Largest approval$710,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Madison County, not Canton
Madison County context, not Canton figures
These are Madison County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Canton measurements.
- Establishments in Madison County3,489
- Employment at those establishments, Madison County55,061
- Covered employment, Madison County60,205
- Average annual pay, Madison County$55,426
- Average weekly wage, Madison County$1,066
- Housing units permitted, Madison County552
- Of those, single family, Madison County552
- County product, 2024, Madison County$9,942,613,000
- County product change over the prior year, Madison County7.0 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Madison County$105,149
Every figure in this section is published for Madison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Canton. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Canton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Canton, Mississippi?
10,811, in 4,811 households. Canton city covers 21.28 square miles of land, which is 508 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Canton in?
Madison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Canton?
$38,337. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,000. Median gross rent is $989 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Canton businesses?
19 7(a) approvals totalling $9.5 m, across 12 lenders, median approval $180,300, plus 1 504 approvals worth $710,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Canton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Canton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Canton. only 5 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Canton figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Madison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Canton.
Is zoning published for Canton?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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