Thompson
Town · Manitoba · Population 13,035
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
- 31 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 30.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 30.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.8
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.8
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 45.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 49.9% (estimated) · 2016: 46.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%25.8%2016: 25.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%14%2016: 14.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%30.3%2016: 31%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.4%2016: 23.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%7.4%2016: 5.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.7%2011: 30.4% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%17.6%2011: 20.1% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%13.2%2011: 11.2% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.9%2016: 24.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%17.5%2011: 13.9% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.9%2016: 20.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.6%2016: 27.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.2%2016: 10.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.3%2016: 22.8%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%24%2016: 18.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.4%2016: 92.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.9%2016: 6.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.7%2016: 0.7%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%77.7%2016: 79.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.5%2016: 1.4%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%20.8%2016: 19.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%53.4%2016: 54.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%46.6%2016: 45.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%49.2%2016: 47.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.5%2016: 3.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%9.4%2016: 8.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%25.2%2016: 25.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%3.2%2016: 5.5%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%9.3%2016: 9.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%11.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%62.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%18.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87%2016: 84.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.1%2016: 1.3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%9%2016: 11.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.5%2016: 0.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 2.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021