Prince Edward County
Town · Ontario · Population 25,704
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
- 56.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 51.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 54.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 36.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.8% · 2016: 28%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.6%2016: 11.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7%2016: 8.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.2%2016: 16.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.7%2016: 33.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%33.5%2016: 29.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.8%2011: 23.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%40.4%2011: 39.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.7%2011: 6.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27%2016: 25.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.2%2011: 7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.2%2016: 10.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%26.8%2016: 28.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.7%2016: 9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.9%2016: 33.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%24.3%2016: 18.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.1%2016: 92.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%7.6%2016: 6.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%92.4%2016: 93.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6%2016: 5.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%81.6%2016: 83.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%18.4%2016: 16.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%86%2016: 86%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.1%2016: 2.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.9%2016: 2.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.5%2016: 0.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.8%2016: 6.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.5%2016: 1.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%34.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.3%2016: 91.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.2%2016: 0.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.5%2016: 5.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.5%2016: 1.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021