Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 48.8: Windsor is older than 82% of Canadian towns
Set against 19% across Canada’s towns, a quarter of residents are 65 or over in Windsor. 45% of residents said they have no religion, a higher share than in 78% of Canadian towns. With about 20,318 residents in July 2025, Windsor counted 8,375 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 80% of households live in a single-detached house. Every figure here is for West Hants as a whole, the municipality Windsor belongs to.
A change of +3% since 2016 leaves Windsor behind 60% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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, the typical town changed +4%; across Nova Scotia’s towns, +2%.
In Windsor, 9.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 55–59: nearly one in ten residents. Lower than in 67% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Windsor, 48.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Locally, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families. Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Windsor has 28%.
13% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%. The census found that 47% of residents 15 and over are married in Windsor. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
21% of households rent their home, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns
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
Older homes outnumber new: 32% predate 1961, 19% date from 2001 or later. Typically, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median gross household income: $69,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Windsor’s, at $69,500, is 19% lower. The middle household across Nova Scotia’s towns has $69,100 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 22% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Windsor ranks below 64% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 9.6%
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
16% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 1.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Windsor. This Nova Scotia town has fewer immigrants than 88% of Canadian towns, at 3.4%. The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%.
3.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 53% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 4.1%, below 71% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns: 2.8%.
97% have English as their mother tongue; 5.2% 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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 5.2% in Windsor. French is the mother tongue of 1% and English of 97%; at home, 0.2% speak French most often and 99% English.
19% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 69% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
13% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
50% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
50% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 25% are 65 or more.
Among 41 towns of 19,802 to 20,876 people, the 6th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Mitchell is the youngest of them at 28.8; Niagara-on-the-Lake, at 57.2, the oldest. Nearest to Windsor in age: Westmount (48.8), Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (48.8), Corner Brook (49.6) and Rosedale-Moore Park (49.7).
Of the 4 towns nearest Windsor, 1 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Windsor has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–30 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 20,318 | — | 48.8 | 25% | 3.4% |
| Kings County, Subdivision D | 6,517 | 18.3 km | 52.8 | 27% | 5.7% |
| Wolfville | 5,587 | 21.0 km | 41.6 | 26% | 11% |
| Kings County, Subdivision C | 8,994 | 29.3 km | 48.8 | 24% | 6.1% |
| Kings County, Subdivision B | 12,661 | 29.9 km | 47.2 | 22% | 4.9% |
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. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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.
Questions about Windsor’s residents
Is Windsor bilingual?
English and French: 5.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 95%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Windsor?
Immigrants make up 3.4% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 4.1% are members of a visible minority, and 3.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Windsor?
Christian: 54%. No religion: 45%. Another religion: 1.2%.
Is Windsor good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 55% of households are couple families and 8.7% one-parent families. Schools near Windsor are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Windsor?
$69,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Windsor (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Windsor?
Statistics Canada estimates 20,318 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 19,509 in Windsor, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Windsor?
48.8 is the median age, older than 82% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 25%.
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).