Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA higher share of residents with no religion than 86% of Canadian towns, at 49%
The median age in Kings County, Subdivision B is 47.2, higher than in 77% of Canadian towns. Some 12,661 people live in the town, by the estimate for July 2025. Across Kings County, Subdivision B, nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier. Here nearly four in five households live in a single-detached house, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 64%.
+1% since 2016: slower than 72% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Nova Scotia’s towns, by more than +2%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%.
Kings County, Subdivision B ranks above 68% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 22%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%). On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Kings County, Subdivision B, 47.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 10% of households are one-parent families
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%. One-person households: 27% of the total.
A larger share of common-law partners than 69% of Canadian towns: 13%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: nearly a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). Against that, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
More renter households than 51% of Canadian towns: 26%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. Older homes outnumber new: 28% predate 1961, 18% date from 2001 or later. Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Half of households earn more than $68,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Kings County, Subdivision B’s median household took in $68,000 before tax, 21% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Nova Scotia’s towns, the household in the middle had $69,100. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 24% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
4.9% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
By its share of residents without Canadian citizenship (2.4%), Kings County, Subdivision B is below 71% of Canadian towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (53%), then in the Americas (28%). On immigrants, Kings County, Subdivision B sits lower than 82% of Canadian towns: 4.9%.
Kings County, Subdivision B ranks above 69% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 4.8%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (4.3%), Kings County, Subdivision B is below 71% of Canadian towns. Indigenous residents make up 2.8% across Canada’s towns.
95% have English as their mother tongue; 6% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 98%, French 0.3%. Kings County, Subdivision B has fewer bilingual residents than 63% of Canadian towns, at 6%. 1.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
24% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 56% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 52% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 52%; 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 12,384 to 12,924 people, the 7th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The span goes from 31 (Thompson) up to 56.4 (Saltspring Island). The towns whose median age is nearest to Kings County, Subdivision B’s: Lac Ste. Anne County (46.8), Erin (46.8), Bromont (47.6) and Bayview Woods-Steeles (51).
Median age: 2 of the 4 towns around Kings County, Subdivision B are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, Subdivision B | 12,661 | — | 47.2 | 22% | 4.9% |
| Kentville | 7,589 | 7.1 km | 45.6 | 25% | 5% |
| Wolfville | 5,587 | 8.9 km | 41.6 | 26% | 11% |
| Kings County, Subdivision C | 8,994 | 9.0 km | 48.8 | 24% | 6.1% |
| Kings County, Subdivision D | 6,517 | 11.6 km | 52.8 | 27% | 5.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Nova Scotia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Kings County, Subdivision B’s residents
What is the population of Kings County, Subdivision B?
The latest figure is an estimate: 12,661 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Kings County, Subdivision B counted 11,951, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Kings County, Subdivision B?
Half the residents are older than 47.2 and half younger, older than 77% of Canadian towns; 15% are children under 15 and 22% are 65 or over.
Is Kings County, Subdivision B bilingual?
English and French: 6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.1%.
How diverse is Kings County, Subdivision B?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 4.9%. A visible minority makes up 4.3% and Indigenous residents 4.8%.
What religion are people in Kings County, Subdivision B?
Most often Christian (50%) or no religion (49%); other religions make up 1.3%.
Is Kings County, Subdivision B good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 55% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Kings County, Subdivision B are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Kings County, Subdivision B?
Median total household income in Kings County, Subdivision B was $68,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).