Wasaga Beach, ON Demographics

There are 24,860 residents in Wasaga Beach, ON, with an average age of 50.4. Males make up 48.7% of the population, while females account for 51.3%. Locals over 65 years old represent the largest age group in Wasaga Beach, ON (8,615 individuals), followed by those aged 55 to 64 (4,305 people).

A total of 4,355 people in Wasaga Beach, ON have never been married (which represents 19.8% of the population). Wedded people in Wasaga Beach, ON (11,345 locals) account for 51.7% of the resident pool. Meanwhile, approximately 10.9% of locals live common law (that’s a total of 2,390 people).

Wasaga Beach, ON has an unemployment rate of 13.9%. Regarding the most common jobs in Wasaga Beach, ON, people working in Sales and service account for the largest share of the local workforce (2,860 individuals), followed by those in Trades and transport (2,185 individuals) and Business, finance and administration (1,495 individuals).

The majority of Wasaga Beach, ON residents (that’s 97.6%) speak English.

The median household income in Wasaga Beach, ON is $76,000, while the median after-tax household income sits at $68,000 per year.

There is a total of 10,810 households in Wasaga Beach, ON, 85.4% of which are owner-occupied and 14.6% of which have renters living in them. Meanwhile, the average household size in Wasaga Beach, ON is 2.3 people. Of the total households here, those with 2 people living in them account for the largest share of the market (4,820 households), followed by establishments occupied by 1 person (2,850 households). Moreover, families whose primary maintainer is over 65 years old represent the largest percentage of the total households in Wasaga Beach, ON, at 48%.

Single-detached houses account for 82.6% of the residential buildings in Wasaga Beach, ON. Apartments make up of the Wasaga Beach, ON housing market. Meanwhile, the median home value here is $600,000 and the average figure sits at $634,500. Of all the properties in Wasaga Beach, ON, 3 bedrooms units include 4,100 (the highest share) and 4 or more bedrooms units have 3,205 (second-highest share). Regarding year of construction, properties built between 2000 and 2010 and after 2011 hold the highest counts, at 2,770 and 2,335, respectively. Notably, when it comes to the condition of these homes, most of them require regular maintenance (76.5%) and minor repairs (19.7%).

Approximately 35% of the population in Wasaga Beach, ON has a high school diploma (that’s 7,585 residents). Wasaga Beach, ON locals holding a college diploma (5,180 people) account for 23.9% of the resident pool. Additionally, 12.5% of them hold a university degree (2,715 people).

Most employed people in Wasaga Beach, ON (1,980 individuals) travel 15 to 29 min to get to work, followed by those who commute less than 15 min (1,895 individuals). All in all, the average commute time in Wasaga Beach, ON is 30 min. The preferred commuting mode here is by car, truck or van and most employed Wasaga Beach, ON locals commute to another municipality within the same province to get to work.