Photo: Eric.stewart · CC BY-SA 4.0Half of Kings County, Subdivision D is over 52.8, older than 91% of Canadian towns
The figure for households in single-detached houses is 89% in Kings County, Subdivision D and 64% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents with no religion at 48% in the town. 12% of residents are under 15, a lower share than in 85% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 2,290 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 6,517.
What stands out about the people of Kings County, Subdivision D
Older than most towns
Kings County, Subdivision D’s median age is 52.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Kings County, Subdivision D’s population moved +1% on 2016, less than in 71% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
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 24%.
Kings County, Subdivision D sits above 87% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (27%)
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
60–64 is the most common age band: 10% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. For Kings County, Subdivision D, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.7%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Kings County, Subdivision D, 52.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 6.6% of households are one-parent families here. One-person households: 26% of the total.
Above 71% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 21% of adults (typical: 27%). Across the comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Kings County, Subdivision D ranks below 75% of Canadian towns on renter households: 15%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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. Older homes outnumber new: 30% predate 1961, 20% date from 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households is 25%. Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$73,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Kings County, Subdivision D’s households had a total income below $73,000, 15% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Nova Scotia’s towns, the median household income is $69,100. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 21% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
In Kings County, Subdivision D, 8.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (66%) or in the Americas (24%). Across the comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. On immigrants, Kings County, Subdivision D sits lower than nearly four fifths of Canadian towns: 5.7%. What’s more, just over a fifth of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 0.5% of residents.
3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.9% of residents belong to a visible minority and 3% have an Indigenous identity, against 15% and 2.8% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 96%, and 6.2% speak French as well
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
In Kings County, Subdivision D, 1.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue. On bilingual residents, Kings County, Subdivision D sits lower than 61% of Canadian towns: 6.2%.
In Kings County, Subdivision D, 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
No certificate at all: 11%, against 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
50% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 50%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 27% are 65 or over.
The 4th oldest of 41 towns of 6,421 to 6,613 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages climb from 33.5 (City View) to 54.4 (Pictou County, Subdivision A) across the group. By median age, Kings County, Subdivision D sits among Pictou County, Subdivision B (51.6), Mont-Joli (52.8), Battlefield (53.1) and Tweed (53.6).
No nearby town is as old as Kings County, Subdivision D
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, Subdivision D | 6,517 | — | 52.8 | 27% | 5.7% |
| Wolfville | 5,587 | 2.7 km | 41.6 | 26% | 11% |
| Kings County, Subdivision B | 12,661 | 11.6 km | 47.2 | 22% | 4.9% |
| Kings County, Subdivision C | 8,994 | 12.6 km | 48.8 | 24% | 6.1% |
| Kentville | 7,589 | 13.5 km | 45.6 | 25% | 5% |
| Windsor | 20,318 | 18.3 km | 48.8 | 25% | 3.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Kings County, Subdivision D’s residents
What is the population of Kings County, Subdivision D?
Kings County, Subdivision D had about 6,517 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 5,264, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Kings County, Subdivision D?
A median age of 52.8, older than 91% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 27%.
Is Kings County, Subdivision D bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 6.2% are. Another 0.1% speak only French and 94% only English, and French is the first language of 1.1%.
How diverse is Kings County, Subdivision D?
5.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.9% belong to a visible minority and 3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Kings County, Subdivision D?
50% are Christian and 48% have no religion; 2% follow another religion.
Is Kings County, Subdivision D good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 6.6%. Schools near Kings County, Subdivision D are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Kings County, Subdivision D?
The median household in Kings County, Subdivision D took in $73,000 in 2020, against $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).