Photo: Fishonleash · CC BY 4.0One-person households: 16%, a lower share than 88% of Canadian towns
87% of households live in a single-detached house (Canada’s towns: 64%). Census figures put residents with no religion at 21% in King. More residents aged 15 to 24 than in 82% of Canadian towns: 13%. The town had about 29,077 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 8,965 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of King
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, King went from 24,512 to 27,333 residents (+12%), faster growth than in 86% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +12% change since 2016: King grew faster than 86% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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 6%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 64% of Canadian towns: 16%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The figure for children under 15 is 18% in King and 16% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Half of the town’s residents are over 43.2, older than in 57% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ King, 43.2. 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 90% of Canadian towns: 3 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 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in King comes in at 6.4%.
Common-law partners: 5.6%, a lower share than 88% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 27% of adults (typical: 27%). Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%. Locally, 58% of residents 15 and over are married.
Fewer renter households than 84% of Canadian towns: 12%
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
The share of households in buildings of five or more storeys tops 68% of Canadian towns: 3%. The usual figure: 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 42% date from 2001 or later, 16% from before 1961.
$141,000 a year: where the middle household sits
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; King’s, at $141,000, is 64% higher. Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. In 2020, 31% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
A larger share of immigrants than 66% of Canadian towns: 26%
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
Of the immigrants living here, 9% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. For comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. On the census count, one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier. 3.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 61% of Canadian towns.
King ranks above 54% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 18%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (3.6%). Fewer Indigenous residents than in 83% of Canadian towns: 0.9%. To put it in context, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
68% have English as their mother tongue; 6.7% 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
King sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.7%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. At home, 10% mostly speak another language; 1.6% speak neither English nor French.
40% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 5.6% (typical 9.5%). To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
59% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 59%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (27,544 to 30,705), the 8th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 31.3 (Alloa) up to 56.8 (Picton). By median age, King sits among Conception Bay South (43.2), Rockland (43.2), Marie-Victorin (43.3) and Beamsville (44.4).
No nearby town is as old as King
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | 29,077 | — | 43.2 | 16% | 26% |
| Hope | 6,997 | 8.9 km | 39 | 13% | 39% |
| Teston | 7,437 | 9.4 km | 39 | 9.3% | 40% |
| Peace Village | 14,598 | 9.8 km | 37.3 | 10% | 54% |
| Purpleville | 19,918 | 10.4 km | 35.8 | 8.3% | 40% |
| Aurora | 67,385 | 11.0 km | 42 | 15% | 37% |
| Upper Thornhill Estates | 10,435 | 11.5 km | 38.6 | 9.5% | 55% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about King’s residents
What is the average age in King?
A median age of 43.2, older than 57% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is King bilingual?
English and French: 6.7% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.7%.
How diverse is King?
26% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 18% belong to a visible minority and 0.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in King?
69% are Christian and 21% have no religion; 9.5% follow another religion.
Is King good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 66% of households. One-parent families: 6.4%. Schools near King are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in King?
The median household in King took in $141,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of King?
King had about 29,077 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 27,333, 12% 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).