Photo: JustSomePics · CC BY-SA 3.091% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 90% of Canadian towns don’t reach
2.2% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census found 3,025 households in Huron-Kinloss; by July 2025 the population was about 8,445. For Huron-Kinloss, the census puts children under 15 at 19%. Higher than in 80% of Canadian towns: 25% of residents are 65 or over.
A +9% change since 2016: faster than 78% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns.
Older than 72% of Canadian towns: half of Huron-Kinloss is over 46
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 60–64: nearly one in ten residents. Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, a lower share than in 81% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Huron-Kinloss, 46. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Huron-Kinloss comes in at 25%. For Huron-Kinloss, the census puts one-parent families at 4.6%.
Huron-Kinloss sits above 92% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (59%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: nearly a fifth of adults (typical: 27%). To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 8.9% of the total.
Fewer renter households than 80% of Canadian towns: 13%
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
31% of homes were built before 1961 and 26% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $91,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Huron-Kinloss had $91,000 before tax, 6% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 18% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 79% of Canadian towns: 8.3%
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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (80%) and in the Americas (14%). For comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few residents without Canadian citizenship: 0.8% here, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns. Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 6% of residents are immigrants here.
Residents with no religion make up 34% in Huron-Kinloss, less than in 53% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.4% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. For Huron-Kinloss, the census puts Indigenous residents at 1.7%.
85% have English as their mother tongue; 4.2% 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
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 0.8%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. At home: English 89%, French 0.1%. On bilingual residents, Huron-Kinloss sits lower than 84% of Canadian towns: 4.2%.
Huron-Kinloss sits below 73% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (18%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 15% (typical 9.5%). The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
55% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 55%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 25% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 8,327 to 8,560 people: this is the 11th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest of these towns is Garneau, at 30.2; the oldest, Electoral Area G, Nanaimo, is at 60.8. In age, Huron-Kinloss keeps company with Mount Joy (45.2), Deer Lake (45.8), Stone Mills (46.8) and McNab/Braeside (48).
1 in 3 nearby towns have a higher median age than Huron-Kinloss
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 19–28 km from Huron-Kinloss.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron-Kinloss | 8,445 | — | 46 | 25% | 6% |
| Kincardine | 13,169 | 19.1 km | 44.4 | 24% | 11% |
| Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | 7,052 | 24.0 km | 51.2 | 28% | 8.2% |
| Wingham | 5,411 | 28.0 km | 44 | 23% | 6.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Huron-Kinloss’s residents
Is Huron-Kinloss good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 19%. 65% of households are couple families and 4.6% one-parent families. Schools near Huron-Kinloss are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Huron-Kinloss?
$91,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Huron-Kinloss (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Huron-Kinloss?
Statistics Canada estimates 8,445 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 7,723 in Huron-Kinloss, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Huron-Kinloss?
46 is the median age, older than 72% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 19%. 65 and over: 25%.
Is Huron-Kinloss bilingual?
English and French: 4.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.8%.
How diverse is Huron-Kinloss?
Immigrants make up 6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.4% are members of a visible minority, and 1.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Huron-Kinloss?
Christian: 65%. No religion: 34%. Another religion: 0.8%.
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).