Canton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 36,857 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Canton is the 35th largest community in Georgia. Canton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Canton, where the median household income is $81,642.00.

Canton real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Canton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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 30.32 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Canton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.42% of adults in Canton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Canton in 2022 was $35,206, 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 $140,824 for a family of four. However, Canton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Canton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Canton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 24.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Canton include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Canton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.