Canton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 7,655 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Canton is the 122nd largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Canton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Canton is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Canton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.77%), sales jobs (10.66%), and teaching (7.89%).

Being a small city, Canton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Canton Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Canton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.94% of the adults in Canton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Canton in 2000 was $17,324, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,296 for a family of four.

Canton is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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 African-American. Canton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.81% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Canton include English, Irish, German, and Italian.

In addition, Canton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.40%).

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