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Canton, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Canton, MI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 90,173. 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-MI · Canton, MI 2 ZIPs · 90,173 pop · #2061/25278 · Wayne County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $121,551
  • RANK-TOP #2061/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Plymouth
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-SMALL 90,173
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 48187→48188
  • HOME-MID $374,450

Nearest income peer: Plymouth, MI ( $7,273 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, MI sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
90,173
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$121,551
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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $121,551 and home value $374,450 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 55.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Canton as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Oxford is the closest lower-income city and Macomb the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Canton.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Canton differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Canton: $120,321 in ZIP 48187 to $122,781 in 48188. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

48187 to 48188

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

48187 to 48188

Poverty-rate spread
0.1 points

48188 to 48187

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 48187 skews compact Canton

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 48187 covers about 55% of Canton's 90,173 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Canton

Citywide ZBP: 1,782 establishments, 24,920 employees , annual payroll $1,252,482k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48187 (1,155 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (247) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Canton, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 69 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Canton. See the Wayne County roll-up →

Canton sits in the upper half of Wayne County on income: Detroit, Dearborn and Livonia report less, while Grosse Pointe and Northville report more. Detroit marks the far end of that range at $40,345, 67% below Canton.

Side-by-side: Compare 48187 vs 48188 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48187 49,148 $120,321 1,155 1,050
48188 41,025 $122,781 627 878
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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, .