Canton, ME
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Canton, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,098. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CANTON-ME · Canton, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,098 pop · #20931/25278 · Oxford County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $52,458
- RANK-BOTTOM #20931/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Norway
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,098
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $165,000
Nearest income peer: Norway, ME (+ $1,884 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.
- Rumford · lowest
Rumford · lowest
$38,403 median HH income
- Canton · this city
Canton · this city
$52,458 median HH income
- Norway · near
Norway · near
$54,342 median HH income
- Fryeburg · near
Fryeburg · near
$54,414 median HH income
- Mexico · near
Mexico · near
$55,727 median HH income
- West Paris · near
West Paris · near
$56,324 median HH income
- Buckfield · highest
Buckfield · highest
$79,750 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Canton, ME sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 17th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,098
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $52,458
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,458 average) · poverty 8.4%. The primary code (04221) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Canton as a pure owner town.
Within Maine, Andover is the closest lower-income city and East Baldwin 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 04221 carries the town
Canton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 04221 is the entire residential footprint (1,098 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Canton
Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 148 employees , annual payroll $5,188k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04221 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .
ZIP Codes in Canton, ME
These ZIP codes sit in Oxford County, which covers 32 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Canton. See the Oxford County roll-up →
Canton sits in the lower half of Oxford County on income: Oxford, South Paris and Norway report more, and only Rumford reports less. Buckfield marks the far end of that range at $79,750, 52% above Canton.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04221 | 1,098 | $52,458 | 15 | 13 |
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, .