2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Van Buren, AR vs Canton, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Canton, is 1% less than it is in Van Buren and is 36% below the National Average.
- Van Buren unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Canton unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Van Buren, ARCanton, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,500  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,846$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,849  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Van Buren, ARCanton, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Van Buren, ARCanton, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.2%13.1%
Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 18 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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Reviews for Canton    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The "true" population of Canton, Texas is probably no more than about  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hi, I am the Economic Dev. Director for the City of Canton Texas and I just wanted you all to know that your population is wrong we had a study done and completed for  More

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