Photo: P199 · Public domainElizabethtown-Kitley is older than 88% of Canadian towns: a median age of 51.2
The share of households in single-detached houses tops 97% of Canadian towns: 95%. The 2021 Census found 3,790 households in Elizabethtown-Kitley; by July 2025 the population was about 9,886. Across Elizabethtown-Kitley, a fifth of households are one person living alone. At 1.9%, the share of visible minority residents is lower than in 86% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Elizabethtown-Kitley
Older than most towns
Half of Elizabethtown-Kitley’s residents are under 51.2 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Elizabethtown-Kitley has changed by −1%, slower than 85% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 4% higher again.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 25% in Elizabethtown-Kitley, more than in 80% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 9.7% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Census figures put children under 15 at 14% in Elizabethtown-Kitley. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Elizabethtown-Kitley, 51.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Elizabethtown-Kitley households average 2.5 people, larger than in 58% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 6.2%, Elizabethtown-Kitley is behind just over four fifths of Canadian towns on that count.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 79% of Canadian towns, at 55%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
20% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
Renter households: 9.5%, a lower share than 91% of Canadian towns
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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The usual figure: a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 34% predate 1961, 9.3% date from 2001 or later.
The midpoint household income is $91,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Elizabethtown-Kitley’s, at $91,000, is 6% higher. The middle household across Ontario’s towns has $91,600 before tax. In 2020, 21% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Below 68% of Canadian towns: 9.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (69%), then in Asia (15%). Fewer immigrants than in 78% of Canadian towns: 6%. The usual figure: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. With residents without Canadian citizenship at 1.1%, Elizabethtown-Kitley is behind 88% of Canadian towns on that count.
Above 57% of Canadian towns: 37% of residents said they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Elizabethtown-Kitley, 3.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Above 58% of Canadian towns: 9% of residents speak English and French
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
At 2.4%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 77% of Canadian towns, at 17%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
57% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
The employment rate of 57% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 7th oldest of 41 towns of 9,714 to 10,040 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
At one end is Stanley (25.6), at the other Blind Bay (58.8). By median age, Elizabethtown-Kitley sits among Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley (50.8), Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills (50.9), Bridgewater (51.6) and Roberval (52.4).
Of the 3 towns nearest Elizabethtown-Kitley, 2 are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown-Kitley | 9,886 | — | 51.2 | 25% | 6% |
| Athens | 3,078 | 9.7 km | 50.8 | 24% | 4% |
| Brockville | 23,720 | 10.9 km | 51.6 | 30% | 11% |
| Front of Yonge | 2,773 | 12.9 km | 51.6 | 24% | 4.9% |
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 Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Ontario’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 Elizabethtown-Kitley’s residents
Is Elizabethtown-Kitley good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 65% of households. One-parent families: 6.2%. Schools near Elizabethtown-Kitley are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Elizabethtown-Kitley?
The median household in Elizabethtown-Kitley took in $91,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Elizabethtown-Kitley?
Elizabethtown-Kitley had about 9,886 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 9,545, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Elizabethtown-Kitley?
A median age of 51.2, older than 88% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is Elizabethtown-Kitley bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 9% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 91% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 2.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Elizabethtown-Kitley?
6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.9% belong to a visible minority and 3.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Elizabethtown-Kitley?
62% are Christian and 37% have no religion; 1.1% follow another religion.
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).