--Canton town

Geography: Town (MCD), in HARTFORD COUNTY; CONNECTICUT's No. Central; Greater Hartford Region. Markets: Hartford, CT NECMA; Hartford & Tolland Co. Group of Metro Regions; Hartford & New Haven, CT Designated Market Area (TV Media Market). Rank: 1.0% of county pop., ranked 25th of 29 MCDs. Density: Area Size: 25 sq. mi. (%water: 1.9«–), persons per mile: 359.7«–; 15,727 acres land; acres per person: 1.78–». Urban#: %Urban Pop: 53.9«–; (53.9% in, 0.0% out of an urbanized area); %Rural Pop: 46.1–»; (0.8% farm, 45.3% non farm).

Population (2000): 8,840 total; 6,592 of voting age (74.6%). Net Change in Population: %1990 to 2000: 6.9–» (572). Sex: %Female: 51.5. Group Quarters: %Pop: 1.1«– (96). (%Nurs: 1.1–».) Age#:BAR CHART %<5: 6.5 (576); %5-17: 18.9 (1,672); %18-24: 4.2«– (367); %25-44: 30.8 (2,725); %45-64: 27.7-› (2,445); %>64: 11.9‹- (1,055); Median: 39.9-›. Enrollment: %Priv(5-17): 6.2«– (105). %Coll(18-24): 33.1‹- (108). Education#:BAR CHART %<9th: 1.9«–; %9-11: 5.2«–; %HS Only: 23.8‹-; %Some Coll: 26.2-›; %Coll Only: 27.6–»; %Post Grad: 15.4-›. (%HS Grad: 92.9-›; %Coll Grad: 43.0–».) Marital Status#: %Never: 21.1«–; %Now: 64.4-›; %Wid: 5.3«–; %Div: 9.2. Military: %In Military: 0.0 (0); %Veterans: 12.4 (819). (%WW2: 20.0«–; %Korea: 16.1-›; %Vietnam: 33.5-›.) Birth: %State Native: 63.6-›; %Non Citizen: 3.2«– (281). Language: %English: 92.9-›; %Other Euro: 5.3«–. Ancestry: %Irish: 14.0 (1,237); %English: 12.0 (1,062); %Italian: 10.8 (952); %German: 10.5 (928); %Polish: 7.1 (625). (%Specified: 88.7; 1.47 Average # of responses). Race/Spanish Origin Population:BAR CHART %Minority/Non-Anglo: 3.7«– (326). Race/Spanish Origin Voting Age Pop.: %Minority/Non-Anglo: 3.0«– (197).

Income & Labor Force: 4,946 in Force, %Women in Force: 65.5-›; %Force women: 47.6. Unemployment: 156, % of 16+yrs: 2.3«–, % of Force: 3.2«–. Workers per HH: 1.4-›. Work Sector#: %Private Sector: 78.9 (3,777); %Government Sector: 13.1 (628); %Self-Employed: 7.4-› (353); %Unpaid Family Workers: 0.7–» (32). Industry#:BAR CHART %Agriculture: 0.3; %Construction: 8.1–»; %Finance: 16.2–»; %Information: 2.0«–; %Manufacturing: 15.9‹-; %Professional: 34.1-›; %Public Service: 3.2‹-; %Trade: 12.0‹-; %Travel & Leisure: 8.2«–. Occupation#:BAR CHART %Management: 21.5–»; %Prof, Health, Educ: 27.6-›; %Service: 9.7«–; %Sales, Admin.: 26.9; %Farming, Fishing: 0.2; %Construction: 7.2‹-; %Production: 6.9«–. (%White Collar Workers: 75.9-›; %Blue Collar Workers: 14.2«–; %Grey (Service, Farm): 9.9«–.) Workplace#: %in Co. of Res: 89.0-›; (%in Town/City: 24.8‹-); %outside County: 9.6«–; %another State: 1.4«–. Transport#: %SOV: 85.6-›; %HOV: 6.3«–; %Public: 1.1«–; %Other: 1.8«–; %Home: 5.1–». Commuting Time#: %<30min: 58.9‹-; %30-60min: 31.7–»; %>60min: 4.2«–; %Home: 5.1–». Leave for Work#: %<5am: 0.5«–; %5-6am: 3.8«–; %6-7am: 20.6-›; %7-8am: 35.0-›; %8-9am: 18.4‹-; %>9am: 16.5‹-; %Home: 5.1–». HH Income#:BAR CHART %<15k: 6.0«–; %15-35k: 16.0‹-; %35-50k: 14.1; %50-100k: 36.9-›; %100-150k: 15.7–»; %>150k: 11.2–»; Median: $65013–». Median Income by Age: %<25yrs: $23000‹-; %25to34: $59083-›; %35to44: $81179–»; %45to54: $82605-›; %55to64: $68214-›; %65to74: $47917–»; %>74yrs: $26250-›. Income Type: %Wages: 84.6-›; %Self: 15.5–»; %PubA: 0.5«–; %SSI: 1.0«–; %Int: 53.9–»; %Ret: 18.0; %Soc: 23.5‹-. Family Income: Median: $80533–»; $33151-› per capita. %In Poverty: 1.9«– (46). Poverty Status: %Tot: 2.7«– (238). (%<18yrs: 0.8«–; %18-64yrs: 1.9«–; %>64yrs: 0.1.)

Housing: 3,616 units, %Vacation: 0.2 (6). 3,516 households. %Owned: 80.6–» (2,835). Units in Structure#: %1 det: 69.4-›; %1 att. to 4: 22.1; %>4: 8.5«–; %Mobile: 0.0 (0). Rooms: Median: 6.4-›. Prop. Tax: Median: $3504-›. Home Value#:BAR CHART %<50k: 0.2; %50-100k: 12.6‹-; %100-200k: 52.0-›; %200-300k: 21.5–»; %300-500k: 12.6–»; %>500k: 1.1«–; Median: $175900-›. Monthly Rent#: %None: 8.0–»; %<$250: 16.3–»; %$250-500: 9.4«–; %$500-1,000: 56.7; %$1,000-1,500: 8.8–»; %>$1,500: 0.9«–; Median: $625-›. Year Built#:BAR CHART %<'40: 21.9; %'40-'60: 19.5«–; %'60-'80: 36.2–»; %'80-'90: 13.0; %'90-'00: 9.5-›; Median: 1966. Year Moved in: %All: 1992; %Own: 1990; %Rent: 1997. Residence 1995:BAR CHART %Same: 59.2; %Same County: 24.7; %Same State: 4.6‹-. Families: 2,493, persons per: 3.0. Persons in HH#: %1: 24.3‹-; %2: 36.1-›; %3-4: 32.2; %5+: 7.4«–. (persons per HH: 2.5). HH With Children: %All HH: 34.8 (1,225). (%Couple: 27.6-›; %Other: 7.2«–.) Vehicles by HH#: %None: 3.6«–; %1or2: 75.4; %3+: 21.0–». (6,819, per 16+yrs: 1.00-›). Heating Fuel#: %Util: 23.1«–; %Deli: 75.2–»; %Self: 1.8–»; %None: 0.0. (%Gas: 15.0«–; %Oil: 72.4–».)

Income Indexes: HH Inc: 121%; Fam Inc: 123%; RE Tax: 118%; Home Value: 110%; Mon Rent: 106%; Average is: 116% (as % of values for STATE). Home Purchase Index: Median. HH Income: $65,013; Median. Home Value: $175,900; INDEX: 2.7‹-. SES Average (State): High Educ: 137%; Prof Spec: 106%; HH Income: 121%; Home Value: 110%; AVERAGE= 118% (as % of 4 values for STATE). SES Average (Nation): High Educ: 176%; Prof Spec: 117%; HH Income: 155%; Home Value: 157%; AVERAGE= 151% (as % of 4 values for NATION).

Universes: A) POP: 8,840; B) STP: 8,840; C) VAP: 6,592; D) JUV: 2,248; E) SAP: 1,672; F) CAP: 367; G) 3+yrs: 8,520; H) 16+yrs: 6,812; I) 25+yrs: 6,225; J) 65+yrs: 1,055; K) Grp Qtr Pop: 96; L) Hsg. Units: 3,616; M) Occ. Units: 3,516; N) Households: 3,516; O) Families: 2,493; P) Labor Force: 4,946; Q) Workers 16+: 4,718; R) Emp. 16+: 4,790; S) Veterans: 819; T) Pov.Status: 8,695. Sample Size: 1,427 (16.1%). [pg00033-ps16.1-st09-cy003-cs12270]


RELATIVITY INDICATORS: «– far below and ‹- just below State value; -› just above and –» far above State value.
NOTES: 1) Some data are SF1 counts; other are SF3 sample data. See Data Dictionary. 2) # indicates pct. values add to 100%. 3) MCD-Minor Civil Division; CDP-Census Designated Place; MSA-Metropolitan Statistical Area; GMR-Group of Metro Regions; DMA-Designated Market Area; VAP-Voting Age Pop; SO/Spanish Origin; Med-Median; HH-Household; SOV/HOV-Single/High Occupancy Vehicles. 4) Ancestry: estimated from multiple responses.
Reprinted from the POLIDATA ® DEMOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO CONNECTICUT, Towns, Cities and Places, 2000 Census Edition.
Online Info: www.polidata.us/books/ct National Profile: www.polidata.us/books/us/pub/pg00001.htm Data Dictionary: www.polidata.us/books/aa/doc/xdddog00.pdf SES Examples: www.polidata.us/books/aa/doc/xsesCT00.pdf
Religious Data from "Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000." © 2002 ASARB. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Political data compiled by POLIDATA from state and local election authorities for use in the POLIDATA ® Election Yearbook series.

--Canton town

AGE GROUPS
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
under 5 (Preschool) 576 6.5 6.6 -1.5
5-17 (School) 1,672 18.9 18.2 +3.8
18-24 (College) 367 4.2 8.0 -47.5
25-44 (Young Adult) 2,725 30.8 30.3 +1.7
45-64 (Middle Age) 2,445 27.7 23.2 +19.4
over 64 (Seniors) 1,055 11.9 13.8 -13.8
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (Persons 25+ years)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
less than 9th 117 1.9 5.8 -67.2
9-12 no Diploma 325 5.2 10.2 -49.0
H.S. Diploma, no higher 1,486 23.8 28.5 -16.5
Some College 1,636 26.2 24.1 +8.7
Coll. Degree, no higher 1,727 27.6 18.2 +51.6
Graduate Degree 965 15.4 13.3 +15.8
HS Graduates 5,814 92.9 84.0 +10.6
College Graduates 2,692 43.0 31.4 +36.9
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ANCESTRY (Number is responses, % is estimate of population)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
Italian 1,403 10.8 13.7 -21.2
Irish 1,823 14.0 12.2 +14.8
English 1,564 12.0 7.6 +57.9
German 1,367 10.5 7.3 +43.8
Polish 921 7.1 6.2 +14.5
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POPULATION by RACE/SPANISH ORIGIN
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
Hispanic 113 1.3 9.4 -86.2
White 8,514 96.3 77.5 +24.3
Black 44 0.5 8.7 -94.3
Am.Ind. 3 0.0 0.2 -100
Asian 64 0.7 2.4 -70.8
Pacific 2 0.0 0.0
Other 16 0.2 0.2 0.0
Multi 84 1.0 1.6 -37.5
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INDUSTRY OF OCCUPATION (Employed Workers)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
Agriculture 14 0.3 0.4 -25.0
Construction 387 8.1 6.0 +35.0
Finance 778 16.2 9.8 +65.3
Information 94 2.0 3.3 -39.4
Manufact./Transport. 761 15.9 18.7 -15.0
Prof., Health, Educ. 1,634 34.1 32.1 +6.2
Public Admin. 152 3.2 4.0 -20.0
Trade, Whole.& Retail 576 12.0 14.4 -16.7
Travel & Leisure 394 8.2 11.2 -26.8
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OCCUPATION (Employed Workers)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
Management 1,029 21.5 15.9 +35.2
Professional 1,322 27.6 23.3 +18.5
Service 464 9.7 14.3 -32.2
Office/Admin. 1,287 26.9 26.5 +1.5
Agriculture 9 0.2 0.2 0.0
Construction 347 7.2 8.0 -10.0
Production 332 6.9 12.0 -42.5
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HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
under $15,000 211 6.0 12.0 -50.0
$15,001-$35,000 558 16.0 19.7 -18.8
$35,001-$50,000 493 14.1 14.4 -2.1
$50,001-$100,000 1,290 36.9 33.6 +9.8
$100,001-$150,000 549 15.7 11.7 +34.2
over $150,000 392 11.2 8.5 +31.8
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HOME VALUE (All Owner-Occupied)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
under $50,000 6 0.2 2.5 -92.0
$51,001-$100,000 358 12.6 14.2 -11.3
$101,001-$200,000 1,475 52.0 48.6 +7.0
$200,001-$300,000 610 21.5 17.7 +21.5
$300,001-$500,000 357 12.6 10.2 +23.5
over $500,000 32 1.1 6.7 -83.6
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YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT (Housing Units)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
before 1940 791 21.9 22.3 -1.8
1941-1960 704 19.5 25.9 -24.7
1960-1980 1,309 36.2 30.0 +20.7
1980-1990 470 13.0 13.2 -1.5
after 1990 342 9.5 8.6 +10.5
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RESIDENCE IN 1995 (Persons 5+ years)
Item Area # Area % Area % State % State % Index
Same House 4,892 59.2 58.2 +1.7
Same County 2,043 24.7 25.1 -1.6
Same State 383 4.6 5.3 -13.2
In New England 323 3.9 4.7 -17.0
In MidWest 47 0.6 0.7 -14.3
In South 272 3.3 1.9 +73.7
In West 159 1.9 0.9 +111.1
In Puerto Rico 0 0.0 0.5 -100
Elsewhere 144 1.7 2.8 -39.3
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Notes:
1. INDEX compares the percentage value for the area with the comparable value for the State or Nation. The comparison is a division of the area value by the state/national value, then subtracting 100.
2. Small differences may be noted between these numbers and those found at the Bureau FactFinder site. These will be due to the selection of different tables or universes. N.b., Language, Home Value, Rent.
3. POPULATION by RACE/SPANISH ORIGIN: all percentaqes add to 100. E.g., "White" is Non-Hispanic White.
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