6.5% of households rent their home, below 97% of Canadian towns
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 3.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier here. About 1,416 people lived in Kinkora in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Locally, 13% of residents are under 15. Residents with no religion are rarer here than in 81% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Kinkora
Older than most towns
Line Kinkora’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 50.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 22% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−1% since 2016, a pace below 86% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Prince Edward Island’s towns +11%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 10%.
Older than 87% of Canadian towns: half of Kinkora is over 50.8
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
55–59 is the most common age band: just over one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. On residents aged 65 and over, Kinkora sits higher than two thirds of Canadian towns: 22%. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 10%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
A lower share of one-person households than 61% of Canadian towns, at 24%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
At 2.4 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Kinkora has fewer one-parent families than 65% of Canadian towns, at 7.3%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%.
In Kinkora, 57% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 86% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Here, 9.8% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 94% of Canadian towns, at 94%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. 35% of homes were built before 1961 and 26% in 2001 or later.
The midpoint household income is $79,500 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 Kinkora had $79,500 before tax, 8% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Prince Edward Island’s towns have a median of $82,500. The pandemic’s benefits: 24% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
3.5% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 2.3%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Fewer immigrants than in 87% of Canadian towns: 3.5%.
77% said they are Christian and 23% 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: 0.8% here and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 1.6% of residents belong to a visible minority.
English is the mother tongue of 95%, and 7.4% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of 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: 1.9%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. At home: English 99%, French 0.4%.
In Kinkora, 20% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 13%, beside a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 61% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 61%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Kinkora sits below 1 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinkora | 1,416 | — | 50.8 | 22% | 3.5% |
| Kensington | 2,016 | 9.7 km | 50 | 27% | 5.2% |
| Kensington, Part 1 | 3,357 | 9.8 km | 45.6 | 19% | 3.4% |
| New London | 1,443 | 13.2 km | 52.8 | 26% | 4.1% |
| Summerside | 19,006 | 13.9 km | 46.8 | 24% | 6.2% |
| Crapaud, Part 1 | 1,781 | 16.0 km | 47.2 | 21% | 6.4% |
| Malpeque Bay | 1,351 | 17.3 km | 50.8 | 27% | 3.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Prince Edward Island’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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Kinkora’s residents
How diverse is Kinkora?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.5%. A visible minority makes up 1.6% and Indigenous residents 0.8%.
What religion are people in Kinkora?
Most often Christian (77%) or no religion (23%); other religions make up 0.3%.
Is Kinkora good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 64% of households and one-parent families 7.3%. Schools near Kinkora are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Kinkora?
Median total household income in Kinkora was $79,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Kinkora?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,416 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Kinkora counted 1,285, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Kinkora?
Half the residents are older than 50.8 and half younger; 13% are children under 15 and 22% are 65 or over.
Is Kinkora bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 7.4% are. Another 0% speak only French and 92% only English, and French is the first language of 1.9%.
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).