Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A lower share of renter households than 99% of Canadian towns, at 4.6%
Most recent wave: 5.2% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). With about 10,036 residents in July 2025, Mono counted 3,130 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 13% of households are one person living alone. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are scarce here: 7.3%, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns.
A growing town: +9% since 2016, faster than 79% 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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 7% higher again. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns.
Half of Mono is over 47.2, older than 77% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 12%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 20% in Mono.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Mono, 47.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
3 people per household, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (4.6%), Mono is below 95% of Canadian towns.
Married residents 15 and over make up 59% in Mono, more than in 92% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners in Mono comes in at 8.5%. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
In Mono, 98% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 34% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 15% built before 1961. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $138,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. 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; Mono’s, at $138,000, is 60% higher. Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 27% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
21% of residents are immigrants, a share 57% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Against a figure of 5.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship in Mono comes in at 2.6%. The share of immigrants across Canada’s towns is 17%. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (51%), then in Asia (28%).
In Mono, 18% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 53% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Sikh (4.6%) and Muslim (2.2%). By way of comparison, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. At 2%, the share of Indigenous residents is lower than in 61% of Canadian towns. On religion, 57% answered Christian and 34% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
82% have English as their mother tongue; 7.6% 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
On residents whose mother tongue is French, 1% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns. At home, 5.7% mostly speak another language; 0.8% speak neither English nor French.
31% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 58% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 7.2% (typical 9.5%). As a reference point, 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. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 59% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 9,901 to 10,185 people: this is the 11th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Between Stanley (25.6) and Blind Bay (58.8) lies the rest of the group. Next to Mono on this scale come Lac-des-Fées (44.8), River Valley Oleskiw (46.2), Hatchet Lake (47.8) and Saint-Félicien (48.4).
Every neighbour of Mono has a younger population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono | 10,036 | — | 47.2 | 20% | 21% |
| Orangeville | 33,070 | 6.9 km | 38.8 | 15% | 15% |
| Amaranth | 4,808 | 12.1 km | 42.4 | 15% | 15% |
| Shelburne | 10,767 | 17.1 km | 36.8 | 15% | 20% |
| East Garafraxa | 2,976 | 17.9 km | 44 | 16% | 16% |
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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Mono’s residents
What religion are people in Mono?
34% said they have no religion and 57% that they are Christian; 8.8% named another faith.
Is Mono good for families?
16% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 69% of households and one-parent families 4.6%. Schools near Mono are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Mono?
Half of Mono’s households had more than $138,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Mono?
About 10,036, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 9,421 people in Mono, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Mono?
The median age is 47.2, older than 77% of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 20% 65 or older.
Is Mono bilingual?
English and French: 7.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Mono?
Immigrants: 21% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 18%. Indigenous identity: 2%.
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).