Howick
Small town · Ontario · Population 4,045
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
- 35.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 34.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 35 years
- Average household size
- 3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3.1 · 2011: 3.1 · 2016: 3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 28%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 27.6% · 2016: 20.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%24.8%2016: 25.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.5%2016: 13.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.9%2016: 21.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.5%2016: 24.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.1%2016: 15.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%34.7%2011: 39.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.3%2011: 31.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.7%2011: 4.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%19.4%2016: 20.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 7.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%26.8%2016: 34.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.1%2016: 24.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.1%2016: 10.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.5%2016: 25.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.4%2016: 5.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.5%2016: 94.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.7%2016: 1.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.6%2016: 3.9%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%75.2%2016: 76.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%24.3%2016: 23.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.6%2016: 82.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.4%2016: 17.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%88.5%2016: 88.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.7%2016: 4.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.3%2016: 1.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.4%2016: 0.4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3%2016: 3.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2016: 1.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%47.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%17.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.4%2016: 93.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4%2016: 4.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 0.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021