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Canton, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Canton is a Census town of 4,419 people across 3.75 square miles of land, in Haywood County. Median household income is $69,924, 70.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Canton
What Canton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,179
- County holding the largest share of its areaHaywood 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
- Population4,419
- Median age36.7
- Population under 18824 plus or minus 211
- Share under 1818.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over810 plus or minus 240
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households1,906
- Family households1,052
- Share of households that are families55.2 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$69,924
- Per capita income$33,384
- Civilian labor force2,430
- Employed2,386
- Unemployed44 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over3,252
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Canton
- Housing units2,094
- Occupied units1,906
- Vacant units188 plus or minus 126
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied1,346
- Renter occupied560 plus or minus 213
- Ownership rate70.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$246,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$790 plus or minus $274
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units1,555
- Share single family74.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more256 plus or minus 149
- Share in buildings of two or more12.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes283 plus or minus 141
- Median year structure built1960
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 commute2,275
- Commuting under 15 minutes772 plus or minus 253
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.9 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more921 plus or minus 278
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.5 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Drove alone87.7 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
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))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$9,684,000
- Average approval$744,923
- Median approval$379,000
- Largest approval$1,950,000
- Jobs supported278
- Jobs per approval21.4
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more69.2 percent
- Share to franchises30.8 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Canton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Canton
- NFIP communityTown of Canton
- NFIP community number370121
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/03/12
The Town of Canton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370121 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Haywood County, not Canton
Haywood County context, not Canton figures
- Establishments in Haywood County1,546
- Covered employment, Haywood County17,496
- Average annual pay, Haywood County$46,227
- Housing units permitted, Haywood County537
Every figure in this section is published for Haywood County as a whole and is not a measurement of Canton.
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.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Canton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Canton, North Carolina?
4,419, in 1,906 households. Canton town covers 3.75 square miles of land, which is 1,179 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?
Haywood 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?
$69,924. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $246,700. Median gross rent is $790 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?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $9.7 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $379,000. 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 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Canton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Canton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Canton, town of, community 370121, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Canton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Haywood 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?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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