Canton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 10,742 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Canton is the 40th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Canton is neither predominantly one nor 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, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Canton who work in office and administrative support (19.08%), sales jobs (9.89%), and food service (6.98%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.40% 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. Canton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Canton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.11% of adults in Canton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Canton in 2022 was $21,764, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,056 for a family of four. Canton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.03% of its population below the federal poverty line.Canton is a very 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Canton include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Canton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
