Compton
Small town · Quebec · Population 3,270
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 41.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 27.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 29.8% · 2016: 30.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.3%2016: 20.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.3%2016: 10.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.8%2016: 24.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24.9%2016: 27.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.2%2016: 17.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%29.1%2011: 30.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.6%2011: 31.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.1%2011: 6.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.1%2016: 26.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.1%2011: 6.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11%2016: 16.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.2%2016: 17.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%28.8%2016: 31%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19.1%2016: 22.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%17.2%2016: 12.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%3.5%2016: 3.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%56.6%2016: 58.6%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%39.4%2016: 38%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%9.6%2016: 9.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%86.7%2016: 87.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.7%2016: 2.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%77%2016: 74.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%23%2016: 25.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%77.8%2016: 77.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.9%2016: 1.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.8%2016: 0.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.8%2016: 3.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.2%2016: 14.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.5%2016: 1.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.7%2016: 92.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.4%2016: 6.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 0.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021