Melancthon
Small town · Ontario · Population 3,132
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
- 39.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.8 years
- Average household size
- 3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 (estimated) · 2011: 2.9 (estimated) · 2016: 2.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 36%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 38.2% (estimated) · 2016: 34.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.6%2016: 19.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.5%2016: 13.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.4%2016: 22.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.1%2016: 32.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.4%2016: 12.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%32.9%2011: 36.7% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.5%2011: 30% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.8%2011: 5.7% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%15.9%2016: 16.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%16.9%2011: 11% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%18.4%2016: 14.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.7%2016: 31.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.7%2016: 13%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.3%2016: 31.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.6%2016: 9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.5%2016: 94.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.2%2016: 3.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.1%2016: 1.7%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%85.8%2016: 85.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.3%2016: 0.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.9%2016: 13.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85%2016: 85%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15%2016: 15%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96.6%2016: 96.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.4%2016: 1.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.5%2016: 1.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1%2016: 1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%32.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%16.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.3%2016: 95.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.1%2016: 2.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 1.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021