Wilmot
Town · Ontario · Population 21,429
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
- 42.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.7
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 · 2011: 2.7 · 2016: 2.7
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 30.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 36.1% · 2016: 31.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.8%2016: 19.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.1%2016: 11.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%23.1%2016: 23.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26%2016: 26.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%21%2016: 18.6%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%35.6%2011: 37.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.7%2011: 33.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6%2011: 5.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%17.4%2016: 17.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.4%2011: 6.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.5%2016: 9.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.5%2016: 25.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.1%2016: 10.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.8%2016: 31.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%29.1%2016: 23.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.2%2016: 94.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.5%2016: 5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.4%2016: 90.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.9%2016: 9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 11.9%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 10.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%85.5%2016: 86.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%14.6%2016: 13.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%79.2%2016: 79.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.6%2016: 8.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.3%2016: 3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.6%2016: 1.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%7%2016: 6.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%21.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%30%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.7%2016: 95%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.5%2016: 0.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.6%2016: 3.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 0.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021