Kings, Subd. A
Town · Nova Scotia · Population 22,355
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
- 45.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 (estimated) · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 36.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 35.4% (estimated) · 2016: 33.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.5%2016: 16.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.3%2016: 10.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.4%2016: 23.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.3%2016: 30.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21.5%2016: 18.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.3%2011: 27.8% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.2%2011: 34.1% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8%2011: 8.1% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.6%2016: 25%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 7% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.4%2016: 14.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32%2016: 26.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.2%2016: 12.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.9%2016: 31.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.5%2016: 14.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%91.3%2016: 91%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.2%2016: 0.2%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%8.4%2016: 8.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.4%2016: 94.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%3%2016: 3.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%3.5%2016: 2.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%73.7%2016: 74.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%26.3%2016: 25.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%80.9%2016: 80.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.4%2016: 8.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.5%2016: 2.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.1%2016: 1.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%3.6%2016: 3.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.6%2016: 3.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%25.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%24.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.9%2016: 93.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.7%2016: 1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.9%2016: 3.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021