Canton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 20,775 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Canton is the 86th largest community in Massachusetts.

Canton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.54% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Canton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Canton who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.92%), management occupations (13.47%), and sales jobs (10.39%).

Also of interest is that Canton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Canton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Canton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Canton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Canton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Canton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Canton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Canton, the average commute to work is 30.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Canton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Canton Information and Demographics

The citizens of Canton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 44.75% of adults in Canton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Canton in 2000 was $33,510, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,040 for a family of four.

The people who call Canton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Canton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Canton include Irish, Italian, English, Russian, German, Polish, and Greek.

The most common language spoken in Canton is English. Some people also speak Italian.