Canton ZIP Codes — Saint Lawrence County, NY

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,707	14.1%
18 and over	10,417	85.9%
65 and over	1,677	13.8%
Median age	30.0 years

Group	Count	%
White	10,702	85.7%
Black or African American	533	4.3%
Two or more races	439	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	361	2.9%
Asian	259	2.1%
Other race	159	1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	14	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	9.2%
$10k–$15k	3.0%
$15k–$25k	13.9%
$25k–$35k	3.6%
$35k–$50k	9.5%
$50k–$75k	16.4%
$75k–$100k	12.8%
$100k–$150k	16.4%
$150k–$200k	10.6%
$200k+	4.7%
Median income	$66,804

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$143,300
Median rent / month	$919
Owner occupied	53.8%
Renter occupied	46.2%
Vacant	5.2%
Single-family detached	52.4%
Large apartment buildings	14.3%
Mobile homes	12.7%
Median rooms	5.4
Avg household size (owned)	2.43

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	4.6%
2000–2009	8.3%
1990–1999	13.9%
1980–1989	10.5%
1970–1979	19.7%
1960–1969	4.3%
1950–1959	7.9%
1940–1949	3.4%
1939 or earlier	27.3%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.2%
1 bedroom	14.8%
2 bedrooms	32.0%
3 bedrooms	36.2%
4 bedrooms	13.7%
5+ bedrooms	2.1%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	8.0%
1 vehicle	40.3%
2 vehicles	40.6%
3 or more	11.1%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	38.3%
Electricity	15.9%
Propane / LP gas	8.2%
Fuel oil	25.7%
Wood	9.2%
Solar	0.3%
No fuel used	1.3%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,783	42.6%
Cohabiting couple	245	5.9%
Male householder, no spouse	602	14.4%
Female householder, no spouse	1,551	37.1%
Households with children under 18	1,087	26.0%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,081	25.9%
Average household size	2.07

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	55.1%	45.6%
Married	38.2%	31.5%
Separated	2.6%	5.4%
Widowed	1.4%	5.5%
Divorced	2.7%	12.1%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	93.1%
Bachelor's or higher	35.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	58	1.2%
Kindergarten	58	1.2%
Elementary school	696	14.2%
High school	318	6.5%
College / grad school	3,755	76.9%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	43.4%
Service	19.7%
Sales & office	18.0%
Natural resources & construction	6.8%
Production & transportation	12.1%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	73.1%
Government	21.1%
Self-employed	5.7%
Unpaid family workers	0.2%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	63.9%
Carpool	7.5%
Public transit	0.7%
Walk	14.6%
Other means	2.1%
Avg commute (minutes)	15.0

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	34.9%
Retirement income	30.5%
Supplemental Security	5.9%
Cash public assistance	5.2%
Food stamps / SNAP	11.2%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	24.5%
High cholesterol	26.6%
Heart disease	4.5%
Stroke	2.1%
Asthma	10.3%
Arthritis	17.6%
Kidney disease	2.2%
Pulmonary disease	5.2%
Cancer	5.1%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	20.9%
No physical activity	21.1%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	29.5%
Fair or poor health	9.7%
Poor mental health	15.5%
Poor physical health	7.7%
No health insurance	9.6%
Visited doctor (checkup)	78.4%
Visited dentist	70.7%
Cholesterol screening	85.6%
Teeth loss	13.8%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	386	3.7%

Disability	%
Any disability	17.2%
Under 18	9.0%
18–64 years	14.6%
65 and over	39.4%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	76.2%
Public insurance	36.2%
Uninsured under 19	2.4%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	11,671	96.3%
Spanish	233	2.0%
Other Indo-European	42	0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander	107	0.9%
Other languages	64	0.5%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	11,399	94.0%
Born in same state	11,324	93.4%
Born in different state	8,836	72.9%
Foreign born	75	0.6%
Naturalized citizen	725	6.0%
Not a US citizen	263	36.3%