General Demographics Statistics: Kitchener CMA, Ontario, Canada | |||||
Population Estimates and Population Growth Projections | |||||
| Population by Age | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total | 492,482 | 100.0% | 6.7% | 521,652 | 5.9% |
| 0 - 19 | 118,572 | 24.1% | -0.5% | 118,185 | -0.3% |
| 20 - 24 | 36,814 | 7.5% | 3.2% | 35,682 | -3.1% |
| 25 - 34 | 74,021 | 15.0% | 7.0% | 79,033 | 6.8% |
| 35 - 54 | 150,504 | 30.6% | 7.1% | 157,012 | 4.3% |
| 55 - 64 | 53,739 | 10.9% | 23.1% | 62,160 | 15.7% |
| 65 - 74 | 30,766 | 6.2% | 17.4% | 38,726 | 25.9% |
| 75 + | 28,066 | 5.7% | 2.9% | 30,854 | 9.9% |
| Population by Origin | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total * | 485,063 | 100.0% | 6.6% | 513,770 | 5.9% |
| Born in Canada (Non Immigrant) | 362,681 | 74.8% | 4.1% | 379,552 | 4.7% |
| Born Outside Canada (Immigrant) | 118,333 | 24.4% | 15.5% | 130,169 | 10.0% |
| * The total excludes persons on Indian reserves and settlements but includes non permanent residents, not shown separately. | |||||
| Population by Mother Tongue | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total | 492,482 | 100.0% | 6.7% | 521,652 | 5.9% |
| Multiple Languages | 5,826 | 1.2% | 31.2% | 7,914 | 35.8% |
| Single Languages (Top 15 in the Region) | 433,657 | 88.1% | 6.4% | 505,856 | 16.6% |
| English | 361,183 | 73.3% | 4.9% | 373,336 | 3.4% |
| Arabic | 3,748 | 0.8% | 21.6% | 4,538 | 21.1% |
| Chinese * | 9,091 | 1.8% | 25.6% | 10,975 | 20.7% |
| French | 6,575 | 1.3% | 10.4% | 7,268 | 10.5% |
| German | 13,787 | 2.8% | -8.9% | 12,673 | -8.1% |
| Greek | 1,528 | 0.3% | -3.8% | 1,407 | -7.9% |
| Italian | 2,259 | 0.5% | 5.5% | 2,399 | 6.2% |
| Polish | 5,959 | 1.2% | 3.4% | 5,725 | -3.9% |
| Portuguese | 11,088 | 2.3% | -4.5% | 10,466 | -5.6% |
| Punjabi | 4,202 | 0.9% | 37.2% | 5,599 | 33.2% |
| Russian | 1,332 | 0.3% | 16.1% | 1,565 | 17.5% |
| Spanish | 8,560 | 1.7% | 31.7% | 11,395 | 33.1% |
| Tagalog | 1,282 | 0.3% | 17.8% | 1,451 | 13.2% |
| Tamil | 684 | 0.1% | 26.4% | 805 | 17.7% |
| Urdu | 2,379 | 0.5% | 22.6% | 2,838 | 19.3% |
| Other Single Languages | 52,999 | 10.8% | 63.4% | 69,212 | 30.6% |
| * Includes Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese languages, and census responses of 'Chinese'. | |||||
| Households by Size | 2010 | % of Total | % Change (2005-2010) | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) |
| Total | 189,857 | 100.0% | 10.5% | 206,761 | 8.9% |
| 1 Person | 43,014 | 22.7% | 7.3% | 45,652 | 6.1% |
| 2 Persons | 61,079 | 32.2% | 9.5% | 66,396 | 8.7% |
| 3 Persons | 32,946 | 17.4% | 11.6% | 36,074 | 9.5% |
| 4 to 5 Persons | 47,279 | 24.9% | 13.6% | 52,461 | 11.0% |
| 6 or More Persons | 5,539 | 2.9% | 14.7% | 6,178 | 11.5% |
| Average Household Size | 2.6 | 2.5 | |||
| Households by Income * | 2010 | % of Total | 2015 | % Change (2010-2015) | |
| Total | 189,857 | 100.0% | 206,761 | 8.9% | |
| 0 - 19,999 | 18,206 | 9.6% | 12,877 | -29.3% | |
| 20,000 - 49,999 | 45,034 | 23.7% | 36,512 | -18.9% | |
| 50,000 - 99,999 | 72,625 | 38.3% | 70,237 | -3.3% | |
| 100,000 plus | 53,992 | 28.4% | 87,135 | 61.4% | |
| Average Household Income | $88,538 | $114,192 | |||
| Median Household Income | $72,860 | $87,795 | |||
| * Canadian dollars | |||||
| Daytime Population | 2007 | 2010 | |||
| Total | 482,235 | 479,816 | |||
| Note: 'Daytime' population is a estimate of the number of persons working in an area plus those based at home during the day | |||||
| Sources: Environics Analytics, Demographic Estimates and Projections, 2010 | |||||
| Environics Analytics, Daytime Population, 2010 | |||||
| See Notes Page for definitions, more specific sources, use restrictions and other important information. | |||||
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