Photo: Peter Giesbrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0Children under 15 make up 20% in Aylmer, more than in 86% of Canadian towns
The median age in Aylmer is 39.2, lower than in 69% of Canadian towns. For Aylmer, the census puts residents with no religion at 30%. About 8,371 people lived in the town in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Most recent wave: nearly a fifth of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
Since 2016, Aylmer has changed by +3%, slower than 58% 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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns.
Above 66% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The largest age band is 25–29: 7.3% of residents. The highest share aged 65 or over among Ontario’s towns is Northern Bruce Peninsula’s: 41%. On average, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Aylmer, 39.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families. 28% of households are one person living alone (Canada’s towns: 27%).
8.4% of residents 15 and over live common-law, below 69% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 46% across Canada’s towns, just over half of residents 15 and over are married here. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
31% of households rent their home, more than in 62% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 1.5%, above 63% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. Older homes outnumber new: 33% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later.
Households here have a median income of $73,500 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Aylmer: half had less than $73,500, 15% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns, half of households had more than $91,600 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 24% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 10% in Aylmer, less than in 58% of Canadian towns
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
Most immigrants were born in the Americas (72%) or in Europe (23%). Fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than in two thirds of Canadian towns: 2.8%. On average, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Immigrants: 17%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
70% said they are Christian and 30% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Aylmer, 3.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Aylmer, 2.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
74% have English as their mother tongue; 2.5% also speak French
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, 9.9% mostly speak another language; 1.9% speak neither English nor French. Aylmer has fewer bilingual residents than 96% of Canadian towns, at 2.5%. Where 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, Aylmer has 0.4%.
12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 24% (typical 9.5%). Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 55% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 55%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 20% are 65 or over.
The 11th youngest of 41 towns of 8,282 to 8,492 people
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages climb from 32.4 (Rosewood) to 60.8 (Electoral Area G, Nanaimo) across the group. Nearest to Aylmer in age: Albert Park/Radisson Heights (38.8), Valley Gardens (39), Marlborough Park (39.5) and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (39.5).
Of the 4 towns nearest Aylmer, 2 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylmer | 8,371 | — | 39.2 | 20% | 17% |
| Malahide | 9,995 | 1.7 km | 37.2 | 16% | 16% |
| Central Elgin | 15,230 | 13.5 km | 48.8 | 23% | 9.8% |
| Bayham | 7,935 | 14.3 km | 34.4 | 15% | 18% |
| St. Thomas | 49,388 | 15.3 km | 43.6 | 21% | 10% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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 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.
Questions about Aylmer’s residents
What is the average age in Aylmer?
39.2 is the median age, younger than 69% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 20%.
Is Aylmer bilingual?
English and French: 2.5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.4%.
How diverse is Aylmer?
Immigrants make up 17% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.2% are members of a visible minority, and 2.3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Aylmer?
Christian: 70%. No religion: 30%. Another religion: 0.6%.
Is Aylmer good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 56% of households are couple families and 8.8% one-parent families. Schools near Aylmer are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Aylmer?
$73,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Aylmer (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Aylmer?
Statistics Canada estimates 8,371 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 7,699 in Aylmer, 3% 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).