LaSalle, ON Demographics

There are 32,720 residents in LaSalle, ON, with an average age of 42.0. Males make up 49.1% of the population, while females account for 50.9%. Locals over 65 years old represent the largest age group in LaSalle, ON (6,045 individuals), followed by those aged under 14 (5,520 people).

A total of 6,880 people in LaSalle, ON have never been married (which represents 25.3% of the population). Wedded people in LaSalle, ON (15,680 locals) account for 57.6% of the resident pool. Meanwhile, approximately 5.4% of locals live common law (that’s a total of 1,475 people).

LaSalle, ON has an unemployment rate of 13.3%. Regarding the most common jobs in LaSalle, ON, people working in Sales and service account for the largest share of the local workforce (3,415 individuals), followed by those in Business, finance and administration (2,545 individuals) and Trades and transport (2,295 individuals).

The majority of LaSalle, ON residents (that’s 96.7%) speak English.

The median household income in LaSalle, ON is $119,000, while the median after-tax household income sits at $102,000 per year.

There is a total of 11,650 households in LaSalle, ON, 91.3% of which are owner-occupied and 8.7% of which have renters living in them. Meanwhile, the average household size in LaSalle, ON is 2.8 people. Of the total households here, those with 2 people living in them account for the largest share of the market (3,870 households), followed by establishments occupied by 4 people (2,310 households). Moreover, families whose primary maintainer is over 65 years old represent the largest percentage of the total households in LaSalle, ON, at 30.3%.

Single-detached houses account for 84.4% of the residential buildings in LaSalle, ON. Apartments make up 1.8% of the LaSalle, ON housing market. Meanwhile, the median home value here is $520,000 and the average figure sits at $605,500. Of all the properties in LaSalle, ON, 4 or more bedrooms units include 4,895 (the highest share) and 3 bedrooms units have 4,815 (second-highest share). Regarding year of construction, properties built between 1991 and 2000 and after 2011 hold the highest counts, at 3,070 and 1,975, respectively. Notably, when it comes to the condition of these homes, most of them require regular maintenance (80.3%) and minor repairs (16.2%).

Approximately 27.1% of the population in LaSalle, ON has a high school diploma (that’s 7,305 residents). LaSalle, ON locals holding a college diploma (5,650 people) account for 21% of the resident pool. Additionally, 31.9% of them hold a university degree (8,595 people).

Most employed people in LaSalle, ON (6,090 individuals) travel 15 to 29 min to get to work, followed by those who commute less than 15 min (3,285 individuals). All in all, the average commute time in LaSalle, ON is 18 min. The preferred commuting mode here is by car, truck or van and most employed LaSalle, ON locals commute to another municipality within the same province to get to work.