Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Oro-Medonte ranks below 98% of Canadian towns on renter households: 5.6%
Most recent wave: 9.2% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The 2021 Census found 8,640 households in Oro-Medonte; by July 2025 the population was about 24,681. The share of one-person households stands at 17%. With a median age of 47.6, Oro-Medonte is older than nearly four fifths of Canadian towns.
A +9% change since 2016: Oro-Medonte grew faster than 79% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 7%.
21% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
55–59 is the most common age band: 9.2% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Children under 15: 15% of the total. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Oro-Medonte, 47.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 76% of Canadian towns: 2.7 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.
One-parent families: 5.4%, below 89% of Canadian towns.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 89% of Canadian towns, at 58%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 21% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Oro-Medonte, the census puts common-law partners at 11%.
Oro-Medonte ranks above 98% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 97%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 26% date from 2001 or later, 15% from before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 0.1%.
Household income at the median: $114,000 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
Oro-Medonte’s median household took in $114,000 before tax, 33% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns, half of households had more than $91,600 before tax. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 24% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
9.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns
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 Oro-Medonte comes in at 1.6%. Lower than in 67% of Canadian towns: 9% of residents are immigrants. Typically, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (69%) or in the Americas (15%).
Above 79% of Canadian towns: 46% of residents said they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 4.1% in Oro-Medonte.
92% have English as their mother tongue; 6.1% 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
Lower than in 62% of Canadian towns: 6.1% of residents speak English and French. On the census count, 1.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
7% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%).
56% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 56%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 23,585 to 25,883 people: this is the 7th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The span goes from 31.1 (Wellington Place) up to 58 (White Rock). In age, Oro-Medonte keeps company with Essex (46.8), Tecumseh (47.6), Owen Sound (48) and Foothills County (48.4).
Oro-Medonte and its 2 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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 Oro-Medonte’s residents
Is Oro-Medonte bilingual?
English and French: 6.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.3%.
How diverse is Oro-Medonte?
Immigrants make up 9% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3% are members of a visible minority, and 4.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Oro-Medonte?
Christian: 53%. No religion: 46%. Another religion: 1.9%.
Is Oro-Medonte good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 68% of households are couple families and 5.4% one-parent families. Schools near Oro-Medonte are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Oro-Medonte?
$114,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Oro-Medonte (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Oro-Medonte?
Statistics Canada estimates 24,681 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 23,017 in Oro-Medonte, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Oro-Medonte?
47.6 is the median age, older than 79% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 21%.
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).