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Canton, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Canton, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,561. 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-MA · Canton, MA 1 ZIPs · 21,561 pop · #1039/25278 · Norfolk County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $143,381
  • RANK-TOP #1039/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Franklin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,561
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $710,600

Nearest income peer: Franklin, MA (+ $2,392 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, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,561
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$143,381
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $143,381 and home value $710,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 67.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Canton as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Marion is the closest lower-income city and Berkley 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 reads through its lone ZIP, 02021

21,561 ACS residents, one ZIP: 02021 is not the leading code inside Canton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Canton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 936 establishments, 27,281 employees , annual payroll $2,635,040k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02021 (936 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (125) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Canton, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Norfolk County, which covers 40 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Canton. See the Norfolk County roll-up →

Canton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Norfolk County: Milton, Chestnut Hill and Needham earn more and Quincy, Brookline and Braintree earn less. Needham marks the far end of that range at $226,645, 58% above Canton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02021 21,561 $143,381 936 443
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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, .