Russell
Town · Ontario · Population 19,598
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
- 39.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.7
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.8
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 40.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.2% · 2016: 32.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%19.7%2016: 19.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.6%2016: 12.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27%2016: 23.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.5%2016: 31.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.3%2016: 12.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%36.2%2011: 42.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.6%2011: 28.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7%2011: 7.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%17.4%2016: 15.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.6%2016: 7.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.7%2016: 27.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.6%2016: 7.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%34.7%2016: 32.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%29.3%2016: 24.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%40%2016: 36.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%3.4%2016: 4.8%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%56.4%2016: 58.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%53.2%2016: 52.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%37.7%2016: 42.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.2%2016: 5.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84%2016: 84.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.1%2016: 15.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79%2016: 82.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.9%2016: 4.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.7%2016: 1.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2%2016: 2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%9.9%2016: 9.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%8.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%13.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%32.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%26.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%19.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.4%2016: 92%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.7%2016: 3.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.5%2016: 3.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.2%2016: 1.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021