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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Canaan is $28,524, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Canaan median household income is $60,972, which has grown by 100.32% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 29.60% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Canaan residents spend 19.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #107

Canaan, CT	28,524 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Canaan, CT	42,813 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Canaan, CT	44,545 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Canaan, CT	31,250 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #86

Canaan, CT	60,972 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Canaan, CT	67,985 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #4

Canaan, CT	100.32%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Canaan, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.44%	$12,852, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	47.82%	$16,927, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.21%	$0, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.35%	$13,258, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Canaan, CT	72,337 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Canaan, CT	79,376 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Canaan, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$58,523, see rank	$75,804	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Canaan, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$72,361, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,205, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$24,236, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Canaan, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	935, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	494, 52.83%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	294, 59.51%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	294, 59.51%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	294, 100.00%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	200, 40.49%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	441, 47.17%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	304, 68.93%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	304, 68.93%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	304, 100.00%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	137, 31.07%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Canaan, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	585, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	479, 81.88%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	20, 3.42%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	65, 11.11%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 1.71%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	11, 1.88%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Canaan, CT	19.8 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Canaan, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	598	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	294, 49.16%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85, 28.91%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	13, 4.42%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 6.46%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	49, 16.67%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	72, 24.49%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	304, 50.84%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	124, 40.79%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	128, 42.11%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41, 13.49%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 3.62%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Canaan, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	598, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	46, 7.69%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	92, 15.38%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	28, 4.68%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	105, 17.56%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23, 3.85%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	30, 5.02%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	142, 23.75%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	24, 4.01%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	9, 1.51%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	99, 16.56%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Canaan, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	107	9.33%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	8	2.84%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.