Emo
Small town · Ontario · Population 1,204
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: 41.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.8 (estimated) · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 29.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 30.4% (estimated) · 2016: 26.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.2%2016: 20.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.5%2016: 12.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.1%2016: 21.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.7%2016: 26.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.8%2016: 18.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%29.8%2011: 37% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.9%2011: 29.3% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.4%2011: 5.6% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.6%2016: 28.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%4.3%2011: 3.4% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.7%2016: 13.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.5%2016: 33.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.8%2016: 18.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%23.9%2016: 22%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23.1%2016: 14.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.1%2016: 96.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.9%2016: 3.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%91.2%2016: 90.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 0.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.9%2016: 9.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%75.5%2016: 75.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%23.4%2016: 24.3%
- Band or local government housing1.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.5%2016: 78.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.1%2016: 1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.1%2016: 1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.2%2016: 15.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.1%2016: 3.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%24.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%14.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.5%2016: 90.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.8%2016: 1.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.8%2016: 6.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021