Total Population
1,989
Total Visible Minorities
30Population
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DownloadPopulation is the sum of births plus in-migration, and it signifies the total market size possible in the area. This is an important metric for economic developers to measure their economic health and investment attraction. Businesses also use this as a metric for market size when evaluating startup, expansion or relocation decisions.
Ages
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The largest population of Wiarton, ON is the age group between 50 and 54 years old, and the least populated age group is between 10 and 14 years old. 56.78% of the population are in the working age group between 15 to 64 years old, while 19.91% make up the younger population which will be a part of labour force in less than 2 decades.
Ages chart illustrates the age and gender trends across all age and gender groupings. A chart where the the covered area is primarily on the right describes a very young population while a chart where the the covered area is primarily on the left illustrates an aging population.
Gender
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Overall, women outnumber men by 170 people. The 0 to 4 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 10 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 50 to 54 years old, comprising 8.54 per cent of the population.
Age-sex charts emphasize the gap between the numbers of males and females at a specific age group. It also illustrates the age and gender trends across all age and gender groupings. A chart skewed heavily to the left describes a very young population while a chart skewed heavily to the right illustrates an aging population.
Marital Status
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Majority of the population are married, making up 41.0 per cent of the population. Having a predominantly married population is highy beneficial to Wiarton, ON as married couples usually bring in larger incomes, higher net worth and gains on average. They also help boost the community's liveliness and labour force, as they are most likely to bear children and create the best economic conditions for them. Furthermore, this group also spends more compared to most of their counterparts.
The marital status is another term for civil status, or person's current relationship with a partner.
Household Income
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With a population at 1,989 people, most inhabitants at Wiarton, ON are above the low income cut-off, or the income a person must earn to be considered to be part of the low income group. However, majority are below the 2016 median income of $70,336 per year.
The household incomes chart shows how many household fall in each of the income brackets specified by Statistics Canada.
Visible Minorities
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The largest visible minority population are that of the Black, making up 50.0 per cent of the total visible minority population. The second largest group are the Chinese, making up 15 people.
Number of people belonging to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.