Huntsville
Town · Ontario · Population 21,147
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
- 49.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 47.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 38.2% · 2016: 33.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.5%2016: 14.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.4%2016: 10.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.9%2016: 21.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.3%2016: 31.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.9%2016: 22%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.8%2011: 27.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.3%2011: 32.8%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7%2011: 7.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.5%2016: 24.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.4%2011: 8.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.7%2016: 10.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.3%2016: 29.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.9%2016: 10.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.5%2016: 30.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%21.6%2016: 19.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.1%2016: 92.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.8%2016: 7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.6%2016: 93.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.1%2016: 5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%80.4%2016: 81.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%19.5%2016: 18.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79.9%2016: 80.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1%2016: 1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.9%2016: 1.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.7%2016: 4.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%11.5%2016: 11%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.8%2016: 0.9%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.1%2016: 1.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%18.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%29.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.1%2016: 93.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.4%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.6%2016: 4.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021