Macpherson-Grizzly Valley
Small town · Yukon · Population 1,540
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
- 42.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 39.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.6% (estimated) · 2016: 29.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.3%2016: 15.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.8%2016: 9.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%29.2%2016: 26.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.2%2016: 35.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.5%2016: 12.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.7%2011: 22.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.5%2011: 32.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.2%2011: 6.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%34.5%2016: 33.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7%2011: 8.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.7%2016: 4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%22%2016: 17.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6%2016: 12.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.9%2016: 32.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%33%2016: 33.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%84.4%2016: 84.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.3%2016: 0.8%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%15.3%2016: 14.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%82.1%2016: 84.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%5.5%2016: 5.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%12.3%2016: 10%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%62.7%2016: 68.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%38%2016: 30.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%86.7%2016: 91.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.1%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.7%2016: 1.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%9.8%2016: 6.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%2.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%27.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%22.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%98.6%2016: 93.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 3.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 1.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021