Middleton
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 1,873
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
- 51.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 51.5 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 50.7% · 2016: 45%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.6%2016: 12.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.4%2016: 10.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.9%2016: 17.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.1%2016: 27.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.7%2016: 30.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.2%2011: 15.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25%2011: 27.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.2%2011: 11.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%42.4%2016: 40.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.2%2011: 5.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%15.3%2016: 12.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.8%2016: 27.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.5%2016: 12%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.2%2016: 34.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.1%2016: 13.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.8%2016: 92.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.5%2016: 6.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%95.9%2016: 95.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.4%2016: 1.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.8%2016: 3.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%46.2%2016: 48.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%54.3%2016: 51.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%52.2%2016: 52.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.3%2016: 3.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%16.3%2016: 16.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.7%2016: 2.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%26.1%2016: 25.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%41.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%16.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.7%2016: 77%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.6%2016: 1.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.6%2016: 18.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.3%2016: 1.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021