King
Town · Ontario · Population 27,333
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
- 43.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43 years (estimated) · 2016: 42.5 years
- Average household size
- 3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 3 · 2011: 3 · 2016: 3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 36.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 28.6% · 2016: 38.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.8%2016: 18.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.2%2016: 13.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.4%2016: 22.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.3%2016: 31.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.3%2016: 15.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%42.5%2011: 41.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%23.5%2011: 26.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.4%2011: 6.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%15.8%2016: 15%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.8%2011: 9.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.6%2016: 6.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%23%2016: 24.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.5%2016: 7.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.7%2016: 26.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%40.3%2016: 34.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.7%2016: 92%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.7%2016: 6.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.6%2016: 1.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%67.5%2016: 70.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%31.8%2016: 28.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 4.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%88.2%2016: 87.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%11.8%2016: 12.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%87.2%2016: 86.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.6%2016: 1.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.1%2016: 4.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.1%2016: 1.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.8%2016: 3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%3%2016: 3.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%29.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.9%2016: 90.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.4%2016: 5.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.8%2016: 2.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.1%2016: 0.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021