Canton township, IL

Fulton County, IL

2022 population: 14,248 ( 1,455 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.7 square miles
Population density: 410.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,308	86.38%	9.3%
Black:	812	5.70%	32.9%
Indian:	125	0.88%	228.9%
Asian:	22	0.15%	71.1%
2+ races:	261	1.83%	89.1%
Hispanic:	709	4.98%	6.5%

Total non-White:	1,940	13.62%	9.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,260	-9.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-195	-1.5

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
15,703
13,568	86.40%
1,211	7.71%
38	0.24%
76	0.48%
138	0.88%
666	4.24%
2,135	13.60%

2000
15,990
14,200	88.81%
1,339	8.37%
15	0.09%
31	0.19%
78	0.49%
327	2.05%
1,790	11.19%

1990
14,889
14,019	94.16%
611	4.10%
30	0.20%
113	0.76%
n/a
116	0.78%
870	5.84%

1980
16,016
15,706	98.06%
88	0.55%
5	0.03%
103	0.64%
n/a
89	0.56%
310	1.94%

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

-632	-4.0
345	2.2

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

181	1.2
920	6.2

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

-1,687	-10.5
560	3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Canton township, IL

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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
45.1
2,197	15.4%
12,051	84.6%
3,029	21.3%

5,805
2.14

3,315	57.1%
2,305	69.5%
481	14.5%
2,490	42.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.3
3,090	19.7%
12,613	80.3%
2,665	17.0%

5,794
2.30

3,618	62.4%
2,622	72.5%
434	12.0%
2,176	37.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
3,227	20.2%
12,763	79.8%
2,906	18.2%

5,973
2.29

3,853	64.5%
3,019	78.4%
369	9.6%
2,120	35.5%

1990
Number	Percent
36.9
3,322	22.3%
11,567	77.7%
3,019	20.3%

5,870
2.33

3,910	66.6%
3,192	81.6%
399	10.2%
1,960	33.4%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
4,223	26.4%
11,793	73.6%
2,707	16.9%

6,242
2.52

4,545	72.8%
3,827	84.2%
374	8.2%
1,697	27.2%

2022 Housing Data for Canton township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	397	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	250	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	173	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	217	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	502	8.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	355	6.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	357	6.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	242	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	244	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	630	10.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	439	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	741	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	413	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	281	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	261	4.5%
$200,000 or more	303	5.2%

Median Household Income	52,789
Per Capita Income	32,985

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	228	3.9%
Public Assistance	135	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	958	16.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,367	62.0%
Unemployed	387	4.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,754	66.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,901	33.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,970	1,923	50.6%
Non-Profit	128	354	26.6%
Self-Employed	327	100	76.6%

Local Government	229	475	32.5%
State Government	180	248	42.1%
Federal Government	14	33	29.8%

Total Private + Self	2,297	2,023	53.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	551	1,110	33.2%
Total	2,848	3,133	47.6%

Pct. Govt.	19.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	663	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,237	20.7%
Professional, Technical	1,209	20.2%
Service Occupations	1,125	18.8%
All others	1,747	29.2%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,131	18.9%
Manufacturing	828	13.8%
Retail trade	809	13.5%
Construction	667	11.2%
Educational services	477	8.0%
Public administration	476	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	359	6.0%
Finance and insurance	242	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	221	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	159	2.7%
Other services	138	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	126	2.1%
Information	89	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	79	1.3%
Wholesale trade	67	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	50	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	0.5%
Utilities	25	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	566	3.97%
Puerto Rican	62	0.44%
Cuban	16	0.11%
Dominican	8	0.06%

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	22	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	15	0.11%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	7	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	35	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	8	0.06%
Bhutanese	7	0.05%
Vietnamese	5	0.04%
Chinese	1	0.01%
Filipino	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,180	96.3%
Spanish	432	3.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	20	0.1%
Other Indo-European	16	0.1%
Tagalog	11	0.1%
Vietnamese	10	0.1%
Other	9	0.1%
Arabic	7	0.1%
Chinese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,772	19.5%
English	2,220	15.6%
Irish	1,309	9.2%
American	956	6.7%
Italian	683	4.8%
Scottish	437	3.1%
Swedish	312	2.2%
Polish	168	1.2%
African	141	1.0%
Croatian	139	1.0%
European	139	1.0%
French	131	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	103	0.7%
Dutch	78	0.5%
Welsh	76	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,133	99.2%
Not a citizen	115	0.8%

Native	14,017	98.4%
Foreign-born	231	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
182	1.7%	1,211	11.1%	3,899	35.8%	3,752	34.4%	1,144	10.5%	715	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	182	1.7%
9-12 Years	1,211	11.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,899	35.8%
Some College	3,752	34.4%
Bach. Degree	1,144	10.5%
Grad Degree	715	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +417	R +151	R + 2.4%
D +266
2020 vs. 2012	R +974	R +1,367	R + 24.7%
D -393
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,076	R +1,977	R + 33.6%
D -901

2016 vs. 2008	R +659	R +1,826	R + 31.2%
D -1,167
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,118	50.4%	Joe Biden (D)	2,927	47.3%	142	2.3%	6,187	10	4	0.10%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	2,701	46.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,661	45.7%	457	7.9%	5,819	8	1	0.10%
2012	46%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,320	58.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,144	37.9%	196	3.5%	5,660	-3	-9	0.11%
2008	47%	Barack Obama (D)	3,828	63.7%	John McCain (R)	2,042	34.0%	135	2.2%	6,005	-3	-12	0.11%
2000	45%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,359	58.2%	George W. Bush (R)	2,272	39.3%	143	2.5%	5,774	-3	-9	0.12%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,927

47.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,118

50.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

6,187

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,661

45.7%

Donald Trump (R)

2,701

46.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

309

5.3%

Other

148

2.5%

TOTAL

5,819

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,320

58.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,144

37.9%

Other

196

3.5%

TOTAL

5,660

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -9

2008 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,828

63.7%

John McCain (R)

2,042

34.0%

Other

135

2.2%

TOTAL

6,005

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -12

2000 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,272

39.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,359

58.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

108

1.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,774

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canton township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	41%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	2,424	52.2%	Kathy Salvi (R)	2,094	45.1%	127 [+]	2.7%	4,645	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 124 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2022	G	41%	Darren Bailey (R)	2,279	48.6%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	2,218	47.3%	191 [+]	4.1%	4,688	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 187 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2020	S2	53%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,066	50.4%	Mark Curran (R)	2,807	46.2%	209 [+]	3.4%	6,082	7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 88 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 64 (1.1%); Willie Wilson (I) 57 (0.9%);
2018	G	40%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	2,481	52.9%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	1,596	34.0%	612 [+]	13.1%	4,689	-5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 383 (8.2%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 229 (4.9%);
2016	S3	48%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	2,750	47.9%	Mark Kirk* (R)	2,548	44.4%	441 [+]	7.7%	5,739	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 301 (5.2%); Scott Summers (Green) 138 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	S2	33%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,276	57.4%	Jim Oberweis (R)	1,516	38.2%	175 [+]	4.4%	3,967	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 171 (4.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2014	G	33%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,969	49.7%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,665	42.0%	328 [+]	8.3%	3,962	-8	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 317 (8.0%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.3%);

*: 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	6,493
Median Value	$104,500

Occupied	5,805	89.4%
Vacant	688	10.6%

Owned	4,123	71.0%
Rented	1,682	29.0%
Median Rent	$780

Single-Family Units	5,449	83.9%
Detached	5,286	81.4%
Attached	163	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	518	8.0%
Mobile Homes	93	1.4%

Canton township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Canton township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Canton township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Canton township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Canton township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Canton township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Canton township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canton township, IL