Kamloops 1
Small town · British Columbia · Population 3,915
Scores based on limited data
Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Kamloops 1 use the figures that are available.
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
- 55.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 55.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.9% · 2016: 49.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.1%2016: 12.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.2%2016: 9.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.9%2016: 21.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.6%2016: 35.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%29.4%2016: 20.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.2%2011: 19.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%39.8%2011: 34.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.9%2011: 11.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.2%2016: 29.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.9%2011: 9.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.4%2016: 10.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.2%2016: 31.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.6%2016: 11%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.2%2016: 24.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%21.6%2016: 22.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96%2016: 95.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4%2016: 4.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.2%2016: 92.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6%2016: 6.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 22.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 24.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.4%2016: 79.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%9.9%2016: 19.2%
- Band or local government housing4.7%2016: 1.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%58.4%2016: 51.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.6%2016: 4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5%2016: 6.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.1%2016: 2.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%11.7%2016: 13%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%15.2%2016: 22.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%1.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%16.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%56.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%21.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.2%2016: 95.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.7%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.9%2016: 1.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 1.1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.4%2016: 1.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021