Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA median age of 48.8: Kings County, Subdivision C is older than 82% of Canadian towns
The average household has 2.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. By contrast, at 24%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is higher than in 77% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts Kings County, Subdivision C’s population at 8,994 for July 2025. Census figures put renter households at 34% here.
Since 2016, Kings County, Subdivision C has changed by +3%, slower than 55% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 8% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Nova Scotia’s towns, +2%.
Fewer children under 15 than 74% of Canadian towns: 14%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
9.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.8% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Kings County, Subdivision C, 48.8. 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.
Kings County, Subdivision C: 32% of households are one person living alone, above 68% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families stands at 8.8%. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Kings County, Subdivision C: 47% of residents 15 and over are married, above 53% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
24% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Census figures put common-law partners at 11% in Kings County, Subdivision C. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
62% of households live in a single-detached house, below 53% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
17% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 13% built before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%. Little separates the share of households in buildings of five or more storeys here, 0.3%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $65,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Kings County, Subdivision C had $65,000 before tax, 24% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Nova Scotia’s towns the median is $69,100. Pandemic benefits reached 22% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 60% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Here 6.1% of residents are immigrants, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 17%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (43%) and in Asia (37%). Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 45% in Kings County, Subdivision C, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 4.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 2.8%. The census found that 6.5% of residents belong to a visible minority in Kings County, Subdivision C. By way of comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 7.3% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 97%, French 0.3%. 1.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 58% of Canadian towns: 23%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 9.8%, against 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 50% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 50% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 24% of residents are 65 or over.
In its size band (8,794 to 9,193), the 6th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Pictou County, Subdivision C is the oldest at 52, Hampton Village the youngest at 32.3. Closest in median age to Kings County, Subdivision C are Coaticook (48), Kapuskasing (48.4), Crescent Heights (49.4) and Electoral Area F, Nanaimo (49.6).
1 in 4 nearby towns have a higher median age than Kings County, Subdivision C
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, Subdivision C | 8,994 | — | 48.8 | 24% | 6.1% |
| Kentville | 7,589 | 2.8 km | 45.6 | 25% | 5% |
| Kings County, Subdivision B | 12,661 | 9.0 km | 47.2 | 22% | 4.9% |
| Wolfville | 5,587 | 10.7 km | 41.6 | 26% | 11% |
| Kings County, Subdivision D | 6,517 | 12.6 km | 52.8 | 27% | 5.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Nova Scotia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Kings County, Subdivision C’s residents
What is the median income in Kings County, Subdivision C?
The median household in Kings County, Subdivision C took in $65,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Kings County, Subdivision C?
Kings County, Subdivision C had about 8,994 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 8,348, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Kings County, Subdivision C?
A median age of 48.8, older than 82% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 24%.
Is Kings County, Subdivision C bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 7.3% are. Another 0% speak only French and 93% only English, and French is the first language of 1.4%.
How diverse is Kings County, Subdivision C?
6.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 6.5% belong to a visible minority and 4.3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Kings County, Subdivision C?
54% are Christian and 45% have no religion; 1.2% follow another religion.
Is Kings County, Subdivision C good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 51% of households. One-parent families: 8.8%. Schools near Kings County, Subdivision C are on its Schools page.
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).