Census Profile · Ontario
2021 Census of Population, Hamilton, City (CY).
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
Hamilton was home to 569,353 residents in 2021, up 6.0% from 2016. The median age is 40.8, and the typical household has 2.5 people.
Of the area's 222,810 households, 65.7% own their home and 34.3% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $86,000.
Hamilton climbs from a working harbour on Lake Ontario up the Niagara Escarpment, known locally as the Mountain, a setting that gives the city more than a hundred waterfalls within its boundaries and some of the best hiking of any major Ontario city.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Hamilton, City (CY), 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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