Penticton 1
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,080
Scores based on limited data
Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Penticton 1 use the figures that are available.
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
- 60.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.2 years (estimated) · 2016: 56.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 41.9% · 2016: 35.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.3%2016: 12.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.2%2016: 10.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.4%2016: 13.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.2%2016: 23.2%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%41.6%2016: 39.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%10.6%2011: 10.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%42.3%2011: 40.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.9%2011: 8.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%28.6%2016: 24.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.6%2011: 12.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.8%2016: 22.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%26.4%2016: 26.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.9%2016: 16.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.4%2016: 27.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.9%2016: 8.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.9%2016: 95.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.1%2016: 3.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.2%2016: 88.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.6%2016: 9.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 6.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.4%2016: 88.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%7.4%2016: 8.9%
- Band or local government housing3.2%2016: 2.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%68.8%2016: 72.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.5%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.8%2016: 1.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.1%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%23.8%2016: 26.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%4.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%17.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%41.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%18.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.6%2016: 89.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.8%2016: 4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 3%
Statistics Canada, 2021