Canby, MN Demographics

Population 2,523 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Canby

Household size in Canby

Household size, people per household
PeriodCanbyMinnesotaU.S.
2006–102.372.522.68
2010–142.242.542.73
2015–192.212.552.71
2020–242.152.522.65
Change−0.22+0.00−0.03
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Canby is a place of small households, averaging 2.15 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.37, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Canby

Median age, years
PeriodCanbyMinnesotaU.S.
2006–1044.537.937.7
2010–1444.638.938.6
2015–1949.039.639.6
2020–2443.640.040.1
Change−0.9+2.1+2.3
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Canby skews older than the country: its median age is 43.6, against 40.1 nationally.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Canby

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodCanbyMinnesotaU.S.
2006–103.5%9.9%12.3%
2010–144.9%10.2%12.3%
2015–195.6%9.7%11.6%
2020–2411.7%9.6%11.6%
Change+8.2 pts−0.3 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Canby (11.7%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in Minnesota as a whole (9.6%).

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Canby

Renters in Canby

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodCanbyMinnesotaU.S.
2006–1016.6%25.8%33.3%
2010–1424.2%27.9%35.6%
2015–1920.1%28.4%36.0%
2020–2417.7%27.8%34.8%
Change+1.1 pts+2.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 17.7% of households in Canby rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over six in ten owners (62.9%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Canby

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodCanbyMinnesotaU.S.
2006–1014.5%9.2%11.4%
2010–1411.9%9.0%11.4%
2015–1917.6%8.7%11.1%
2020–2411.6%8.3%9.6%
Change−2.9 pts−0.9 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy runs a little high in Canby: 11.6% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Canby

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodCanbyMinnesotaU.S.
2006–10194919731974
2010–14195019741975
2015–19195219751977
2020–24196019781980
Change+11+5+6
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Canby is a place of older homes: half were built before 1960, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Canby

Rent, per month
PeriodCanbyMinnesotaU.S.
2006–10$449$882$965
2010–14$548$953$1,040
2015–19$578$1,099$1,213
2020–24$665$1,404$1,571
Change+$216+$522+$606
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The median renter in Canby pays $665 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Canby

Bachelor's degrees in Canby

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodCanbyMinnesotaU.S.
2006–1019.8%32.1%28.4%
2010–1416.9%33.7%29.6%
2015–1917.0%36.2%32.1%
2020–2419.9%39.6%35.6%
Change+0.2 pts+7.4 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Canby: 19.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Canby

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodCanbyMinnesotaU.S.
2006–1086.3%91.4%84.9%
2010–1487.1%92.2%86.1%
2015–1988.7%93.0%87.7%
2020–2495.9%93.7%89.3%
Change+9.6 pts+2.3 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion is high in Canby: 95.9% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Canby

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodCanbyMinnesotaU.S.
2006–105.1%6.5%8.1%
2010–146.2%6.5%9.4%
2015–192.6%3.7%5.6%
2020–244.9%4.1%5.4%
Change−0.2 pts−2.4 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Canby is close to the national rate: 4.9% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is higher than in Minnesota overall (4.1%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Canby compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Canby2.1543.611.7%17.7%11.6%1960$66519.9%95.9%4.9%
Porter2.5145.51.8%10.9%15.1%1954$89821.2%96.0%1.3%
Gary2.4147.94.8%10.8%15.7%1958$50823.2%91.3%2.2%
St. Leo2.3253.41.8%12.4%13.3%1946$85418.9%94.8%2.0%
Wilno2.1644.16.7%18.7%16.4%1956$71125.4%95.6%3.5%
Taunton2.5335.39.1%16.0%11.7%1962$69122.4%94.2%3.8%
Astoria2.3241.64.6%15.7%21.9%1966$65721.9%95.2%1.6%
Hendricks2.0954.42.8%15.0%25.8%1962$78127.8%92.2%1.4%
Brandt2.4339.54.3%15.7%27.5%1962$63919.8%94.5%1.4%
Dawson2.2645.05.4%18.2%11.2%1950$63222.9%93.6%2.3%
Ivanhoe2.0844.07.4%22.8%18.4%1953$66123.2%95.4%4.6%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Canby. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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