Census Profile · Vancouver Island
2021 Census of Population, Comox, Town, British Columbia.
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average 1,002 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average across the 83 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Comox was home to 14,806 residents in 2021, up 5.5% from 2016. The median age is 52.4, and the typical household has 2.2 people.
Of the area's 6,445 households, 77.2% own their home and 22.8% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $83,000.
Comox sits on the Comox Peninsula across the harbour from Courtenay, a marina and military town anchored by 19 Wing Comox, home to one of the Canadian Forces' Pacific search and rescue squadrons.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Comox, Town, British Columbia, British Columbia. Reproduced and distributed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Median income is the median total income of households in 2020. Figures are rounded by Statistics Canada and are provided for general information only.
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