Wolfville, NS Demographics

There are 5,050 residents in Wolfville, NS, with an average age of 44.4. Males make up 46% of the population, while females account for 54%. Locals over 65 years old represent the largest age group in Wolfville, NS (1,330 individuals), followed by those aged 15 to 24 (1,245 people).

A total of 1,845 people in Wolfville, NS have never been married (which represents 39.8% of the population). Wedded people in Wolfville, NS (1,590 locals) account for 34.3% of the resident pool. Meanwhile, approximately 9.8% of locals live common law (that’s a total of 455 people).

Wolfville, NS has an unemployment rate of 18.7%. Regarding the most common jobs in Wolfville, NS, people working in Sales and service account for the largest share of the local workforce (800 individuals), followed by those in Education, law, community and government services (515 individuals) and Business, finance and administration (270 individuals).

The majority of Wolfville, NS residents (that’s 97.9%) speak English.

The median household income in Wolfville, NS is $58,400, while the median after-tax household income sits at $52,000 per year.

There is a total of 2,440 households in Wolfville, NS, 38.5% of which are owner-occupied and 61.5% of which have renters living in them. Meanwhile, the average household size in Wolfville, NS is 2.0 people. Of the total households here, those with 1 person living in them account for the largest share of the market (975 households), followed by establishments occupied by 2 people (925 households). Moreover, families whose primary maintainer is over 65 years old represent the largest percentage of the total households in Wolfville, NS, at 35.7%.

Single-detached houses account for 34.9% of the residential buildings in Wolfville, NS. Apartments make up 0.2% of the Wolfville, NS housing market. Meanwhile, the median home value here is $400,000 and the average figure sits at $422,000. Of all the properties in Wolfville, NS, 2 bedrooms units include 840 (the highest share) and 3 bedrooms units have 555 (second-highest share). Regarding year of construction, properties built after 2011 and between 2000 and 2010 hold the highest counts, at 370 and 350, respectively. Notably, when it comes to the condition of these homes, most of them require regular maintenance (70.5%) and minor repairs (22.8%).

Approximately 31.4% of the population in Wolfville, NS has a high school diploma (that’s 1,395 residents). Wolfville, NS locals holding a college diploma (560 people) account for 12.6% of the resident pool. Additionally, 42.7% of them hold a university degree (1,895 people).

Most employed people in Wolfville, NS (735 individuals) travel less than 15 min to get to work, followed by those who commute 15 to 29 min (560 individuals). All in all, the average commute time in Wolfville, NS is 19 min. The preferred commuting mode here is by car, truck or van and most employed Wolfville, NS locals commute to another municipality within the same province to get to work.