Mississippi Mills
Town · Ontario · Population 14,740
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
- 50 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 47.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 30% · 2016: 30.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.8%2016: 15.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.9%2016: 10.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.7%2016: 20.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.1%2016: 32.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.6%2016: 21.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.6%2011: 31.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%36.7%2011: 32.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 7.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.2%2016: 23.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7%2011: 5.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.2%2016: 7.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25%2016: 25.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.7%2016: 8.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%34.7%2016: 36%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%27.5%2016: 22.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%82.2%2016: 82.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%17.7%2016: 16.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.8%2016: 92%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%4%2016: 3.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.2%2016: 4.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.2%2016: 83%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.8%2016: 17.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%77.1%2016: 81%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.5%2016: 3.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%8.1%2016: 6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.2%2016: 1.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.5%2016: 5.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%2.3%2016: 2.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%16.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%12.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.9%2016: 92.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.3%2016: 1.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.2%2016: 4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.5%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021