Photo: Canadian Postcard Company · Public domain15% of households rent their home, below 76% of Canadian towns
Of the immigrants living here, 12% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. By contrast, with a median age of 45.6, Amherstburg is older than 71% of Canadian towns. Some 27,509 people live here, by the estimate for July 2025. For Amherstburg, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 8.5%.
A +7% change since 2016: faster than 69% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 17%. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Ontario’s towns +6%.
21% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 64% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
In Amherstburg, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with nearly one in ten residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Amherstburg, 45.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
A smaller share of one-person households than 68% of Canadian towns: 22%
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.5 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-parent families at 8.6% in Amherstburg. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%.
Amherstburg: 55% of residents 15 and over are married, above 78% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 23% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 8.5% in Amherstburg.
Households in single-detached houses make up 83% in Amherstburg, more than in 77% 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
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (3.6%), Amherstburg is above 70% of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 24% predate 1961, 24% date from 2001 or later. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%.
Before tax, the median household income is $98,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Amherstburg: half had more than $98,000, 14% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 27% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
10% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (59%), then in the Americas (22%). Amherstburg has fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than 75% of Canadian towns, at 2%. 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 10% here.
Only 30% of residents said they have no religion in Amherstburg
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 5.6%, Amherstburg is behind 67% of Canadian towns on that count. In Amherstburg, 3.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Across Canada’s towns, just over a third of residents said they have no religion.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 63% of Canadian towns: 11%
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 2.3%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents make up 7.5% across Canada’s towns. At home: English 97%, French 0.3%.
Amherstburg ranks below 58% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 23%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 5.8% here, 9.5% in the typical town. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 54% 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.
At 54%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 21% are 65 or over.
10th highest median age among 41 towns of 26,497 to 28,591
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
They run from Montagne, at 32.2, to Picton, at 56.8. The towns whose median age is nearest to Amherstburg’s: Beamsville (44.4), Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan (44.8), Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (46) and Rathwood (46.9).
Nearby, 1 of 4 towns have older populations than Amherstburg
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherstburg | 27,509 | — | 45.6 | 21% | 10% |
| LaSalle | 36,452 | 14.3 km | 44 | 19% | 20% |
| Essex | 23,872 | 16.4 km | 46.8 | 22% | 8.7% |
| Roseland | 20,587 | 17.6 km | 41.3 | 18% | 38% |
| South Windsor | 15,896 | 18.3 km | 43.5 | 21% | 28% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Ontario’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. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Amherstburg’s residents
What is the average age in Amherstburg?
Half the residents are older than 45.6 and half younger, older than 71% of Canadian towns; 16% are children under 15 and 21% are 65 or over.
Is Amherstburg bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 11% are. Another 0% speak only French and 89% only English, and French is the first language of 2.3%.
How diverse is Amherstburg?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 10%. A visible minority makes up 5.6% and Indigenous residents 3.9%.
What religion are people in Amherstburg?
Most often Christian (68%) or no religion (30%); other religions make up 1.3%.
Is Amherstburg good for families?
Children under 15 are 16% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 62% of households and one-parent families 8.6%. Schools near Amherstburg are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Amherstburg?
Median total household income in Amherstburg was $98,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Amherstburg?
The latest figure is an estimate: 27,509 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Amherstburg counted 23,524, 7% more than 2016.
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).