Photo: Shhewitt · CC0Only 20% of households are one person living alone in Loyalist
Against a figure of 19% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Loyalist comes in at 22%. For Loyalist, the census puts renter households at 17%. The median age here is 45.2, higher than in 69% of Canadian towns. This Ontario town had about 19,761 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 6,830 households at the 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Loyalist outgrew 60% of Canadian towns: +6%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 10%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%.
Loyalist ranks below 79% of Canadian towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 9.1%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: 7.8% of residents. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. On children under 15, 16% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Loyalist, 45.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
2.5 people per household, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%; Loyalist has 9.4%.
Above 67% of Canadian towns: 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
48% of residents 15 and over are married; across Canada’s towns the figure is 46%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 71% of Canadian towns, at 78%
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
27% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 20% built before 1961. Few places have as many households in buildings of five or more storeys: 2% here, more than in 65% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns: 64%.
Before tax, the median household income is $95,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Loyalist’s households had a total income above $95,000, 10% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 22% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 57% of Canadian towns: 10%
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 share of residents without Canadian citizenship trails 82% of Canadian towns: 1.5%. Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 8.2%, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (62%) and in Asia (16%).
Loyalist: 41% of residents said they have no religion, above 68% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
4.1% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%. The share of Indigenous residents stands at 4.8%.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 63% of Canadian towns: 11%
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
Against a figure of 1.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French in Loyalist comes in at 2.8%. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 67% of Canadian towns: 20%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 6.3% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 54% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. 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: 54%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 22% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 19,305 to 20,171 people: this is the 11th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The span goes from 28.8 (Mitchell) up to 57.2 (Niagara-on-the-Lake). Nearest to Loyalist in age: Beaconsfield (44.8), Westmount (45.2), Kanata Lakes (45.3) and Maple (45.3).
Loyalist is younger than 4 of its 5 nearest neighbours
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 13–27 km from Loyalist.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyalist | 19,761 | — | 45.2 | 22% | 8.2% |
| Kingston | 149,527 | 13.4 km | 41.2 | 21% | 14% |
| Greater Napanee | 18,016 | 23.0 km | 50.4 | 28% | 5.9% |
| South Frontenac | 21,599 | 25.5 km | 48.8 | 22% | 5.9% |
| Frontenac Islands | 1,963 | 26.9 km | 59.6 | 37% | 9.3% |
| Stone Mills | 8,523 | 27.2 km | 46.8 | 20% | 6% |
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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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.
Questions about Loyalist’s residents
What religion are people in Loyalist?
Christian: 58%. No religion: 41%. Another religion: 1.2%.
Is Loyalist good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 61% of households are couple families and 9.4% one-parent families. Schools near Loyalist are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Loyalist?
$95,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Loyalist (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Loyalist?
Statistics Canada estimates 19,761 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 17,943 in Loyalist, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Loyalist?
45.2 is the median age, older than 69% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 22%.
Is Loyalist bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 11% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 89% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 2.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Loyalist?
Immigrants make up 8.2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 4.1% are members of a visible minority, and 4.8% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).