Renter households make up 3.8% in Kingston, less than in 99% of Canadian towns
Where just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns, Kingston has 4.1%. About 1,308 people lived in the town in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. One-person households: 17% of the total. Few places have so few residents with no religion: 26% here, fewer than in 76% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Kingston
A town of families
21% of residents are under 15, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 7.6% of households are one-parent families and households average 2.8 people. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +6% since 2016 puts Kingston ahead of 63% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +11% across Prince Edward Island’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 18%.
Above 89% of Canadian towns: 21% of residents are under 15
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The median age in Kingston is 39.2, lower than in 69% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. For Kingston, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 14%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 82% of Canadian towns: 2.8 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 7.6% of the total.
Married residents 15 and over: 57%, a higher share than 87% 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 nearly a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 8.6%.
Kingston: 91% of households live in a single-detached house, above 91% of Canadian towns
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
10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Median gross household income: $106,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Kingston’s, at $106,000, is 23% higher. Among Prince Edward Island’s towns, the typical figure is $82,500. Pandemic benefits reached 24% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
5.9% 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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Kingston comes in at 5.9%. Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 1.4% in the town.
74% said they are Christian and 26% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Kingston ranks above 71% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 16%
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 1.5%; Kingston has 2.7%. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 72% of Canadian towns, at 40%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 4.8% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 72% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
The employment rate of 72% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Kingston is younger than 5 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 1,308 | — | 39.2 | 14% | 5.9% |
| Miltonvale Park | 1,279 | 7.6 km | 45.2 | 18% | 4.4% |
| Cornwall | 7,920 | 8.8 km | 38.8 | 17% | 9.7% |
| West River | 4,155 | 11.8 km | 44.8 | 20% | 7.3% |
| Charlottetown | 48,118 | 12.7 km | 40.8 | 21% | 14% |
| Crapaud, Part 1 | 1,781 | 12.8 km | 47.2 | 21% | 6.4% |
| New Glasgow | 5,502 | 13.3 km | 44.8 | 19% | 4.8% |
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. Each comparison is its own median: over Prince Edward Island’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.
- 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.
Questions about Kingston’s residents
What is the average age in Kingston?
Half the residents are older than 39.2 and half younger; 21% are children under 15 and 14% are 65 or over.
Is Kingston bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 16% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 84% speak only English and 0% only French; 2.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Kingston?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.9%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 0%.
What religion are people in Kingston?
Most often Christian (74%) or no religion (26%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Kingston good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 71% of households and one-parent families 7.6%. Schools near Kingston are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Kingston?
Median total household income in Kingston was $106,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Kingston?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,308 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Kingston counted 1,111, 6% more than 2016.
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).