Fort Erie
Town · Ontario · Population 32,901
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
- 51.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 50 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 37.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 35.5% · 2016: 34.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.4%2016: 13.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.5%2016: 10.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.6%2016: 19.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.2%2016: 32.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.3%2016: 23.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.6%2011: 24.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.8%2011: 30.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.9%2011: 10%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.8%2016: 27.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.9%2011: 7.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9%2016: 11.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.7%2016: 32.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.9%2016: 10%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.6%2016: 30.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%17.8%2016: 15.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.4%2016: 94.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.1%2016: 4.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%88.4%2016: 89.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 1.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10.1%2016: 8.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%79.8%2016: 78.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%20.2%2016: 21.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%82.5%2016: 82.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.1%2016: 1.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.4%2016: 2.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.3%2016: 3.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%7.1%2016: 7.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%2.2%2016: 2.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%38.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.4%2016: 94.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.3%2016: 0.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3%2016: 2.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021