Taylor
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,317
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
- 35.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 30.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 31.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 30.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 61.7% · 2016: 54.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%22.4%2016: 24.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.3%2016: 12.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%32.3%2016: 33.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%24%2016: 22.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%11%2016: 7.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.4%2011: 33%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.5%2011: 28.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.3%2011: 4.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.5%2016: 20.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.3%2011: 11.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%16.9%2016: 20%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%37.2%2016: 32.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%16.2%2016: 18.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.2%2016: 21.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.1%2016: 7.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.8%2016: 96.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.8%2016: 2.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%96.6%2016: 95.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 0.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.7%2016: 4.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 8.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%77.1%2016: 82.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%22%2016: 17%
- Band or local government housing0.9%2016: 0.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%41.7%2016: 55.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.4%2016: 6.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%5.6%2016: 3.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%44.4%2016: 33.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%18.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%47.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93%2016: 95.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.2%2016: 4.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021