Carleton Place, ON Demographics

There are 12,520 residents in Carleton Place, ON, with an average age of 42.1. Males make up 47.5% of the population, while females account for 52.5%. Locals over 65 years old represent the largest age group in Carleton Place, ON (2,575 individuals), followed by those aged under 14 (2,240 people).

A total of 2,385 people in Carleton Place, ON have never been married (which represents 23.2% of the population). Wedded people in Carleton Place, ON (4,690 locals) account for 45.6% of the resident pool. Meanwhile, approximately 13.4% of locals live common law (that’s a total of 1,375 people).

Carleton Place, ON has an unemployment rate of 7.8%. Regarding the most common jobs in Carleton Place, ON, people working in Sales and service account for the largest share of the local workforce (1,635 individuals), followed by those in Business, finance and administration (1,220 individuals) and Trades and transport (1,000 individuals).

The majority of Carleton Place, ON residents (that’s 94.5%) speak English.

The median household income in Carleton Place, ON is $89,000, while the median after-tax household income sits at $78,000 per year.

There is a total of 5,215 households in Carleton Place, ON, 70.1% of which are owner-occupied and 29.9% of which have renters living in them. Meanwhile, the average household size in Carleton Place, ON is 2.4 people. Of the total households here, those with 2 people living in them account for the largest share of the market (1,930 households), followed by establishments occupied by 1 person (1,440 households). Moreover, families whose primary maintainer is over 65 years old represent the largest percentage of the total households in Carleton Place, ON, at 28.8%.

Single-detached houses account for 53.2% of the residential buildings in Carleton Place, ON. Apartments make up of the Carleton Place, ON housing market. Meanwhile, the median home value here is $472,000 and the average figure sits at $500,400. Of all the properties in Carleton Place, ON, 3 bedrooms units include 2,225 (the highest share) and 2 bedrooms units have 1,295 (second-highest share). Regarding year of construction, properties built after 2011 and before 1945 hold the highest counts, at 1,215 and 1,020, respectively. Notably, when it comes to the condition of these homes, most of them require regular maintenance (68.9%) and minor repairs (25.3%).

Approximately 31.2% of the population in Carleton Place, ON has a high school diploma (that’s 3,130 residents). Carleton Place, ON locals holding a college diploma (2,915 people) account for 29% of the resident pool. Additionally, 20.7% of them hold a university degree (2,080 people).

Most employed people in Carleton Place, ON (1,525 individuals) travel less than 15 min to get to work, followed by those who commute 30 to 44 min (1,140 individuals). All in all, the average commute time in Carleton Place, ON is 24 min. The preferred commuting mode here is by car, truck or van and most employed Carleton Place, ON locals commute to another municipality within the same province to get to work.