Census Profile · Ontario
2021 Census of Population, Mississauga, City (CY).
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is above it.
Regional average 1,002 (marked). This area is above it.
Regional average across the 83 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Mississauga was home to 717,961 residents in 2021, down 0.5% from 2016. The median age is 40.8, and the typical household has 2.9 people.
Of the area's 244,575 households, 70.4% own their home and 29.6% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $102,000.
West of Toronto and wrapped around Pearson International Airport, Mississauga has grown from a collection of villages into Ontario's third largest city, with a rising downtown skyline and a long stretch of Lake Ontario shoreline.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Mississauga, 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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