Lincoln
Town · Ontario · Population 25,719
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
- 44.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 44.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 34%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.9% · 2016: 32.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.6%2016: 17.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.7%2016: 11.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.3%2016: 21.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.1%2016: 28.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.3%2016: 21%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31.6%2011: 33.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.3%2011: 31.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.1%2011: 7.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.2%2016: 20.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.5%2016: 7.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.9%2016: 27.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.7%2016: 8.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%33.1%2016: 32.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%27.7%2016: 23.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.2%2016: 94.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.2%2016: 5.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.6%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%85.6%2016: 86.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.3%2016: 12.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 8.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 6.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.3%2016: 87.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.7%2016: 12.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%69.8%2016: 72.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.1%2016: 7.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%14.2%2016: 12%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.3%2016: 1.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.3%2016: 5.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%2016: 0.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%21.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%9.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.4%2016: 93.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.4%2016: 1.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.8%2016: 4.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.8%2016: 0.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021