Northampton
Small town · New Brunswick · Population 1,875
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
- 43.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 44 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 28.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.6% · 2016: 29.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.6%2016: 17.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.5%2016: 11.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.4%2016: 22.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.2%2016: 32.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.1%2016: 15.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%33.8%2011: 36%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31%2011: 30.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.9%2011: 5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.7%2016: 19.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.6%2011: 7.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.7%2016: 10%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%39.4%2016: 34.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.3%2016: 17.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.5%2016: 26.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.7%2016: 11.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%89%2016: 88.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%10.5%2016: 11.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.5%2016: 91.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.2%2016: 6.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%75.2%2016: 82%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%24.8%2016: 18%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%88.3%2016: 90.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%5.5%2016: 4.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4.1%2016: 2.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.1%2016: 2.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%46.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.3%2016: 93.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.1%2016: 6.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021