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Canton, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Canton, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,839. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CANTON-IL · Canton, IL 1 ZIPs · 17,839 pop · #18596/25278 · Fulton County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $58,376
  • RANK-LOWER #18596/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Fairview
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,839
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $115,900

Nearest income peer: Fairview, IL ( $2,126 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Canton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Canton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Canton, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,839
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,376
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,376 and poverty 14.8% concentrate in 61520.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Canton as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Beecher City is the closest lower-income city and Brownstown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Canton.

Population concentration

Canton's single ZIP 61520 carries the town

Canton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61520 is the entire residential footprint (17,839 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Canton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 318 establishments, 4,445 employees , annual payroll $207,885k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61520 (318 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (60) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Canton, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Fulton County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Canton. See the Fulton County roll-up →

Canton sits in the lower half of Fulton County on income: Lewistown, Farmington and Cuba report more, Astoria, Vermont and Fairview report less. London Mills marks the far end of that range at $81,250, 39% above Canton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61520 17,839 $58,376 318 45
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Canton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Canton, .