Photo: Cold, Indrid · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 85% of Canadian towns: half of Kensington is over 50
63% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census found 865 households in Kensington; by July 2025 the population was about 2,016. Renter households account for 44%. On one-person households, Kensington sits higher than 79% of Canadian towns: 35%.
What stands out about the people of Kensington
Older than most towns
Line Kensington’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 50; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kensington went from 1,619 to 1,812 residents (+12%), faster growth than in 87% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Kensington has grown +12%, faster than 87% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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 typical town changed +4%; across Prince Edward Island’s towns, +11%.
Kensington: 27% of residents are 65 or over, above 87% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 8.8% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Locally, 14% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One in ten households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%).
48% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 54% 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 23% of adults, beside a typical 27%. The wider picture: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: a tenth of the total.
Below 62% of Canadian towns: 55% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 34% date from 2001 or later, 28% from before 1961. One in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Half above, half below $63,600 a year in household income
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Kensington had $63,600 before tax, 26% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Prince Edward Island’s towns, the median household income is $82,500. In 2020, 20% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
In Kensington, 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The figure for immigrants is 5.2% in Kensington and 17% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (44%) and in Europe (33%). 3.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 61% of Canadian towns.
Residents with no religion: 26%, a lower share than 76% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 5% of residents belong to a visible minority here. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%. Locally, 2.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Above 60% of Canadian towns: 9.7% of residents speak English and French
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
There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 2.2%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
19% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.4% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 52% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. 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 52%; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Older than Kensington: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington | 2,016 | — | 50 | 27% | 5.2% |
| Kensington, Part 1 | 3,357 | 0.8 km | 45.6 | 19% | 3.4% |
| Malpeque Bay | 1,351 | 7.6 km | 50.8 | 27% | 3.8% |
| New London | 1,443 | 7.8 km | 52.8 | 26% | 4.1% |
| Kinkora | 1,416 | 9.7 km | 50.8 | 22% | 3.5% |
| Summerside | 19,006 | 12.0 km | 46.8 | 24% | 6.2% |
| Miscouche | 1,113 | 17.1 km | 42.4 | 20% | 3.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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.
Questions about Kensington’s residents
What religion are people in Kensington?
73% are Christian and 26% have no religion; 1.4% follow another religion.
Is Kensington good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 49% of households. One-parent families: 9.8%. Schools near Kensington are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Kensington?
The median household in Kensington took in $63,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Kensington?
Kensington had about 2,016 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,812, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Kensington?
A median age of 50. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 27%.
Is Kensington bilingual?
English and French: 9.7% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 90%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 2.2%.
How diverse is Kensington?
5.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 5% belong to a visible minority and 2.2% have an Indigenous identity.
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).