Photo: Tudor Costache / TheGiantVermin at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Simcoe is older than 82% of Canadian towns: a median age of 48.8
Most recent wave: just over one in ten immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). On the census count, 83% of households live in a single-detached house. Fewer residents who moved in within the year than in 77% of Canadian towns: 8.6%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 75,618 residents; the 2021 Census found 27,595 households. The census figures here are for the whole of Norfolk County, the municipality that includes Simcoe.
Simcoe’s population changed by +5% since 2016, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 12%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 83% of Canadian towns, at 26%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Locally, one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Simcoe, 48.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.4 people per household, fewer than in 53% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families account for 7.6%. Little separates the share of one-person households here, 27%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over: 51%, a higher share than 64% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% of the total.
A lower share of renter households than 66% of Canadian towns, at 18%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (1.4%), Simcoe is above 62% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 36% predate 1961, 20% date from 2001 or later.
Household income, middle of the range: $82,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Simcoe had $82,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 23% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
11% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents are immigrants here. Lower than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns: 2.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (58%) and in the Americas (31%).
In Simcoe, 36% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 53% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 3.4%, below nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The usual figure: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. The census found that 3.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity in Simcoe.
English is the mother tongue of 88%, and 3.3% speak French as well
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 0.8%, from the figure across Canada’s towns. Fewer bilingual residents than in 92% of Canadian towns: 3.3%. At home: English 95%, French 0.1%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 85% of Canadian towns: 14%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Simcoe, 14%, and 39% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
In work on census day: 51% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 51%; 26% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2nd oldest of 41 towns of 56,059 to 102,378 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Grande Prairie is the youngest of them at 34; Lindsay, at 51.6, the oldest. Nearest to Simcoe in age: Sault Ste. Marie (47.2), Granby (47.6) and Lindsay (51.6).
Simcoe and its 5 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Simcoe has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 26–39 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simcoe | 75,618 | — | 48.8 | 26% | 11% |
| Norwich | 12,321 | 25.8 km | 36 | 15% | 11% |
| Tillsonburg | 21,450 | 29.7 km | 49.2 | 29% | 13% |
| Brantford | 123,521 | 37.3 km | 40.8 | 19% | 16% |
| Bayham | 7,935 | 37.6 km | 34.4 | 15% | 18% |
| South-West Oxford | 8,375 | 38.8 km | 39.6 | 17% | 9.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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 Simcoe’s residents
What is the median income in Simcoe?
$82,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Simcoe (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Simcoe?
Statistics Canada estimates 75,618 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 67,490 in Simcoe, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Simcoe?
48.8 is the median age, older than 82% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 26%.
Is Simcoe bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.3% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 0.8%.
How diverse is Simcoe?
Immigrants make up 11% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.4% are members of a visible minority, and 3.2% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Simcoe?
Christian: 63%. No religion: 36%. Another religion: 1.1%.
Is Simcoe good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 58% of households are couple families and 7.6% one-parent families. Schools near Simcoe are on its Schools page.
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).