Canaan town, VT

Essex County, VT

2022 population: 666 ( 306 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.0 square miles
Population density: 20.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	657	98.65%	30.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	9	1.35%	18.2%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	9	1.35%	72.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-282	-35.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-24	-3.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
972
939	96.60%
1	0.10%
5	0.51%
6	0.62%
11	1.13%
10	1.03%
33	3.40%

2000
1,095
1,029	93.97%
5	0.46%
22	2.01%
0	0.00%
39	3.56%
0	0.00%
66	6.03%

1990
1,121
1,105	98.57%
0	0.00%
2	0.18%
1	0.09%
n/a
8	0.71%
16	1.43%

1980
1,196
1,192	99.67%
0	0.00%
2	0.17%
2	0.17%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-90	-8.2
-33	-3.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-76	-6.8
50	4.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-87	-7.3
12	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Canaan town, VT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
54.8
103	15.5%
563	84.5%
212	31.8%

331
2.01

203	61.3%
173	85.2%
9	4.4%
128	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
48.8
194	20.0%
778	80.0%
166	17.1%

439
2.21

294	67.0%
234	79.6%
24	8.2%
145	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
304	27.8%
791	72.2%
139	12.7%

439
2.49

322	73.3%
251	78.0%
33	10.2%
117	26.7%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
324	28.9%
797	71.1%
120	10.7%

430
2.61

313	72.8%
265	84.7%
25	8.0%
117	27.2%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
405	33.9%
791	66.1%
74	6.2%

413
2.90

332	80.4%
295	88.9%
17	5.1%
81	19.6%

2022 Housing Data for Canaan town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	18	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	27	8.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	23	6.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	21.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	29	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	31	9.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	41	12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	1.8%
$200,000 or more	18	5.4%

Median Household Income	53,942
Per Capita Income	32,808

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	2.4%
Public Assistance	10	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	42	12.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	275	73.3%
Unemployed	7	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	282	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	93	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	106	117	47.5%
Non-Profit	0	6	0.0%
Self-Employed	31	13	70.5%

Local Government	19	22	46.3%
State Government	9	3	75.0%
Federal Government	12	10	54.5%

Total Private + Self	137	130	51.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	40	41	49.4%
Total	177	171	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	21.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23	6.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	93	26.7%
Professional, Technical	62	17.8%
Service Occupations	63	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	4.0%
All others	107	30.7%

White Collar		51.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	57	16.4%
Manufacturing	56	16.1%
Health care and social assistance	44	12.6%
Construction	29	8.3%
Public administration	28	8.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	22	6.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	17	4.9%
Wholesale trade	15	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	13	3.7%
Educational services	12	3.4%
Finance and insurance	11	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	2.3%
Transportation and warehousing	8	2.3%
Other services	4	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	494	77.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	147	22.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French Canadian	166	24.9%
Irish	83	12.5%
American	79	11.9%
French	57	8.6%
English	52	7.8%
German	33	5.0%
Italian	23	3.5%
Scottish	23	3.5%
Polish	12	1.8%
Lithuanian	9	1.4%
Swiss	9	1.4%
Canadian	4	0.6%
Eastern European	4	0.6%
Swedish	3	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	645	96.8%
Not a citizen	21	3.2%

Native	607	91.1%
Foreign-born	59	8.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	2.3%	79	15.4%	228	44.5%	131	25.6%	49	9.6%	13	2.5%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	2.3%
9-12 Years	79	15.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	228	44.5%
Some College	131	25.6%
Bach. Degree	49	9.6%
Grad Degree	13	2.5%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +34	D +26	D + 6.8%
D +60
2020 vs. 2012	R +90	R +100	R + 24.9%
D -10
2020 vs. 2008	R +49	R +96	R + 20.1%
D -47

2016 vs. 2008	R +15	R +122	R + 26.9%
D -107
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	91%	Donald Trump* (R)	241	48.4%	Joe Biden (D)	239	48.0%	18	3.6%	498	18	2	0.14%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	207	48.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	179	41.6%	44	10.2%	430	18	2	0.14%
2012	56%	Barack Obama* (D)	249	60.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	151	36.6%	13	3.1%	413	6	-11	0.14%
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	286	58.5%	John McCain (R)	192	39.3%	11	2.2%	489	9	-6	0.15%
2004	57%	John Kerry (D)	235	52.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	199	44.5%	13	2.9%	447	6	-6	0.14%
2000	54%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	210	49.1%	George W. Bush (R)	184	43.0%	34	7.9%	428	2	-5	0.15%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Canaan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

239

48.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

241

48.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

498

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Canaan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

179

41.6%

Donald Trump (R)

207

48.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

7.4%

TOTAL

430

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Canaan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

249

60.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

151

36.6%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

413

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -11

2008 President, Canaan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

286

58.5%

John McCain (R)

192

39.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

489

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -6

2004 President, Canaan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

199

44.5%

John Kerry (D)

235

52.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

447

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Canaan town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

184

43.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

210

49.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.6%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

428

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canaan town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	64%	Gerald Malloy (R)	182	52.0%	Peter Welch (D)	149	42.6%	19 [+]	5.4%	350	24	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Stephen Duke (I) 5 (1.4%); Dawn Ellis (I) 4 (1.1%); Mark Coester (I) 3 (0.9%); Cris Ericson (I) 3 (0.9%); Kerry Raheb (I) 3 (0.9%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 1 (0.3%);
2022	G	64%	Phil Scott* (R)	286	81.7%	Brenda Siegel (D)	40	11.4%	24 [+]	6.9%	350	11	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Peter Duval (I) 14 (4.0%); Kevin Hoyt (I) 6 (1.7%); Bernard Peters (I) 4 (1.1%);
2020	G	87%	Phil Scott* (R)	364	76.8%	David Zuckerman (D)	81	17.1%	29 [+]	6.1%	474	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 29 (6.1%);
2018	S1	53%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	179	57.0%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	114	36.3%	21 [+]	6.7%	314	13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 13 (4.1%); Russell Beste (I) 5 (1.6%); Brad Peacock (I) 3 (1.0%);
2018	G	54%	Phil Scott* (R)	212	66.2%	Christine Hallquist (D)	82	25.6%	26 [+]	8.1%	320	11	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 13 (4.1%); Trevor Barlow (I) 9 (2.8%); Charles Laramie (I) 4 (1.2%);
2016	S3	65%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	208	50.5%	Scott Milne (R)	168	40.8%	36 [+]	8.7%	412	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 15 (3.6%); Jerry Trudell (I) 15 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 6 (1.5%);
2016	G	64%	Phil Scott (R)	271	66.4%	Sue Minter (D)	124	30.4%	13 [+]	3.2%	408	14	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 13 (3.2%);
2014	G	28%	Scott Milne (R)	96	49.5%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	83	42.8%	15 [+]	7.7%	194	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Bernard Peters (I) 5 (2.6%); Emily Peyton (I) 4 (2.1%); Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 3 (1.5%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 2 (1.0%); Cris Ericson (I) 1 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	551
Median Value	$129,700

Occupied	331	60.1%
Vacant	220	39.9%

Owned	293	88.5%
Rented	38	11.5%
Median Rent	$1,044

Single-Family Units	469	85.1%
Detached	469	85.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9	1.6%
Mobile Homes	34	6.2%

Canaan town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Canaan town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Canaan town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Canaan town, VT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Canaan town, VT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Canaan town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Canaan town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canaan town, VT