• Introduction
• Table 1 Regional Population Changes, 1996 to 2001
• Table 2 Local Population Changes, 1996 to 2001
• Table 3 Age Characteristics of the Population
• Table 4 Common-law Relationship and Marital Status
• Table 5 Language(s) First Learned and Still Understood
• Table 6 Mobility Status - Place of Residence 1 Year Ago
• Table 7 Mobility Status - Place of Residence 5 Years Ago
• Table 8 Immigration Characteristics
• Table 9 Aboriginal Population
• Table 10 Visible Minority Status
• Table 11 School Attendance
• Table 12 Highest Level of Schooling
• Table 13 Earnings
• Table 14 Language Used Most Often at Work
• Table 15 Place of Work Status
• Table 16 Mode of Transportation to Work
• Table 17 Unpaid Work
• Table 18 Labour Force Indicators
• Table 19 Industry
• Table 20 Occupation
• Table 21 Income
• Table 22 Selected Family Characteristics
• Table 23 Selected Household Characteristics
• Table 24 Selected Occupied Private Dwelling Characteristics
• Table 25 Religion

Demographics

Data from Canada's 2001 Census, which took place on July 1, 2001, suggests that City of Windsor's population grew by 5.4 percent between 1996 and 2001, from 197,694 to 208,402. The population of Windsor Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), which includes the towns of Tecumseh and LaSalle, as well as parts of Lakeshore, Essex, and Amherstburg, grew by 7.3 percent during the same period, from 286,811 to 307,877. This makes it the 15th largest metropolitan area in Canada, bigger than Oshawa, Regina, and St. John's but smaller than London, Kitchener, and St. Catharines-Niagara. During the same period, the population of Ontario grew by 6.1 percent, and 4 percent nationwide.

The following tables outline the demographic characteristics of Windsor's population originally from Statistics Canada.

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For further information, please contact:

Chris Aspila
Planning Department
City of Windsor
Phone: (519) 255-6543, ext. 6446
Fax: (519) 255-6544
Email: caspila@city.windsor.on.ca

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Table 2  Local Population Changes, 1996 to 2001

Cities, Towns and Region	1996	2001	Change	% Change
Windsor CMA	286,811	307,877	21,066	7.3%
Amherstburg	19,273	20,339	1,066	5.5%
Essex	19,437	20,085	648	3.3%
Lakeshore	26,127	28,746	2,619	10.0%
Tecumseh	23,151	25,105	1,954	8.4%
LaSalle	20,566	25,285	4,719	22.9%
Windsor City	197,694	208,402	10,708	5.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 3 Age Characteristics of the Population

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total - All persons	208,405	101,925	106,475	11,410,050	5,577,055	5,832,990
Age 0-4	13,155	6,810	6,345	671,250	343,340	327,905
Age 5-14	26,495	13,680	12,810	1,561,500	801,355	760,145
Age 15-19	12,960	6,555	6,400	769,420	394,915	374,500
Age 20-24	15,330	7,600	7,730	718,420	359,645	358,775
Age 25-44	65,915	33,355	32,560	3,518,010	1,724,535	1,793,480
Age 45-54	26,910	13,220	13,690	1,635,280	801,540	833,740
Age 55-64	18,305	8,800	9,500	1,064,000	520,565	543,430
Age 65-74	15,595	7,070	8,530	818,165	383,625	434,545
Age 75-84	10,645	4,015	6,630	503,930	202,265	301,665
Age 85 and over	3,100	815	2,285	150,075	45,260	104,810
Median age of the population	36.0	34.8	37.2	37.2	36.4	38.0
% of the population ages 15 and over	81.0	79.9	82.0	80.4	79.5	81.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 4  Common-law Relationship and Marital Status

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total - Population 15 years and over	168,755	81,430	87,325	9,177,300	4,432,360	4,744,935
Not in a common-law relationship	158,175	76,135	82,045	8,592,795	4,138,645	4,454,140
In a common-law relationship	10,575	5,295	5,280	584,505	293,715	290,790
Legal Marital Status
Total - Population 15 years and over	168,755	81,430	87,325	9,177,300	4,432,365	4,744,935
Single	55,665	30,385	25,275	2,793,080	1,490,270	1,302,805
Married	82,155	41,105	41,050	4,897,095	2,450,975	2,446,125
Separated	5,170	2,215	2,955	311,380	136,075	175,305
Divorced	13,315	5,615	7,705	597,595	249,825	347,770
Widowed	12,450	2,115	10,330	578,145	105,215	472,935

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 5  Language(s) First Learned and Still Understood

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total population	205,865	101,025	104,840	11,285,545	5,529,145	5,756,400
English only	139,730	68,535	71,195	7,965,225	3,913,300	4,051,925
French only	6,900	3,040	3,855	485,630	230,080	255,550
Both English and French	1,055	475	575	37,135	17,165	19,975
Other languages	58,180	28,975	29,205	2,797,555	1,368,600	1,428,950

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 6  Mobility Status - Place of Residence 1 Year Ago

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total population 1 year and over	203,155	99,515	103,635	11,156,120	5,462,480	5,693,640
Lived at the same address 1 year ago	170,360	82,930	87,425	9,610,125	4,696,350	4,913,765
Lived within the same province/territory 1 year ago, but changed address	27,455	13,780	13,675	1,321,240	653,755	667,480
Lived in a different province/territory or country 1 year ago	5,345	2,805	2,540	224,760	112,365	112,395

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.
 
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Table 7  Mobility Status - Place of Residence 5 Years Ago

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total population 5 years and over	192,635	94,110	98,525	10,609,755	5,183,200	5,426,555
Lived at the same address 5 years ago	102,355	48,805	53,555	6,067,755	2,951,790	3,115,965
Lived within the same province/territory 5 years ago, but changed address	74,300	37,050	37,250	3,784,170	1,855,225	1,928,945
Lived in a different province/territory or country 5 years ago	15,980	8,260	7,720	757,830	376,190	381,650

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 8  Immigration Characteristics

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total population	205,865	101,030	104,840	11,285,545	5,529,145	5,756,400
Canadian-born population	148,805	72,990	75,815	8,164,860	4,029,890	4,134,965
Foreign-born population	55,325	27,125	28,200	3,030,075	1,453,510	1,576,565
Immigrated before 1991	33,135	15,970	17,165	2,007,705	964,585	1,043,120
Immigrated between 1991 and 2001	22,185	11,155	11,030	1,022,370	488,930	533,440
Non-permanent residents	1,740	915	820	90,615	45,745	44,870

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 9  Aboriginal Population

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total population	205,865	101,030	104,840	11,285,545	5,529,150	5,756,400
Aboriginal identity population	2,860	1,430	1,430	188,315	91,140	97,180
Non-Aboriginal population	203,005	99,595	103,410	11,097,235	5,438,010	5,659,225

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 10  Visible Minority Status

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total population	205,865	101,030	104,840	11,285,550	5,529,145	5,756,400
Visible minority population	35,350	17,850	17,505	2,153,045	1,049,890	1,103,160
Chinese	5,085	2,390	2,695	481,510	234,925	246,585
South Asian	5,655	3,030	2,625	554,870	281,355	273,510
Black	7,150	3,515	3,640	411,090	193,110	217,980
Filipino	2,360	1,115	1,245	156,515	67,090	89,425
Latin American	2,135	1,070	1,060	106,835	51,965	54,870
Southeast Asian	2,645	1,345	1,305	86,410	42,655	43,750
Arab	7,440	3,910	3,525	88,545	47,385	41,155
West Asian	1,045	590	460	67,100	35,440	31,660
Korean	305	160	150	53,955	26,090	27,855
Japanese	130	55	80	24,925	11,840	13,085
Visible minority	1,130	560	570	78,915	36,915	42,000
Multiple visible minorities	255	105	155	42,375	21,110	21,265
All others	170,515	83,180	87,335	9,132,500	4,479,255	4,653,245

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 11  School Attendance

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total population 15 years and over attending school full time	19,320	9,885	9,435	1,060,115	519,905	540,215
Age group 15-19 attending full time	9,885	5,110	4,775	570,550	291,735	278,810
Age group 20-24 attending full time	5,840	2,870	2,970	312,470	148,215	164,255
Total population 15 years and over attending school part time	8,060	4,020	4,045	436,730	187,750	248,980
Age group 15-19 attending part time	275	125	150	19,045	9,675	9,375
Age group 20-24 attending part time	1,485	850	630	57,580	29,190	28,390

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 12  Highest Level of Schooling

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total population aged 20-34	48,125	24,270	23,855	2,263,910	1,112,910	1,150,995
% of the population aged 20-34 with less than a high school graduation certificate	11.7	11.8	11.7	13.2	14.9	11.5
% of the population aged 20-34 with a high school graduation certificate and/or some postsecondary (46)	38.7	41.0	36.3	33.7	36.1	31.5
% of the population aged 20-34 with a trades certificate or diploma	8.6	10.9	6.3	7.9	9.6	6.2
% of the population aged 20-34 with a college certificate or diploma (47)	17.2	13.7	20.8	19.5	16.5	22.4
% of the population aged 20-34 with a university certificate, diploma or degree	23.8	22.6	25.0	25.7	23.0	28.4
Total population aged 35-44	32,765	16,460	16,305	1,949,840	954,260	995,580
% of the population aged 35-44 with less than a high school graduation certificate	18.2	18.7	17.8	17.3	18.8	16.0
% of the population aged 35-44 with a high school graduation certificate and/or some postsecondary (46)	31.4	29.3	33.5	25.6	23.7	27.5
% of the population aged 35-44 with a trades certificate or diploma	12.3	16.3	8.3	11.5	15.0	8.2
% of the population aged 35-44 with a college certificate or diploma (47)	17.0	13.9	20.2	21.2	18.0	24.3
% of the population aged 35-44 with a university certificate, diploma or degree	21.1	21.9	20.2	24.3	24.6	24.1
Total population aged 45-64	44,870	21,480	23,390	2,684,705	1,311,380	1,373,325
% of the population aged 45-64 with less than a high school graduation certificate	29.5	28.1	30.8	27.5	26.5	28.4
% of the population aged 45-64 with a high school graduation certificate and/or some postsecondary (46)	27.7	25.7	29.6	22.9	19.9	25.7
% of the population aged 45-64 with a trades certificate or diploma	11.7	16.2	7.5	11.6	15.8	7.7
% of the population aged 45-64 with a college certificate or diploma (47)	13.7	10.7	16.4	16.6	13.8	19.2
% of the population aged 45-64 with a university certificate, diploma or degree	17.5	19.4	15.7	21.5	24.0	19.0

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 13  Earnings

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
All persons with earnings (counts)	108,525	58,525	50,000	6,319,535	3,311,105	3,008,425
Average earnings (all persons with earnings ($)	34,794	43,086	25,087	35,185	42,719	26,894
Worked full year, full time (counts)	61,290	36,855	24,435	3,527,045	2,061,355	1,465,690
Average earnings (worked full year, full time)	45,509	52,389	35,132	47,299	53,937	37,962

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 14  Language Used Most Often at Work

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total - Population 15 years and over who worked since 2000	110,770	59,670	51,105	6,512,560	3,408,090	3,104,475
English	108,320	58,630	49,685	6,227,550	3,271,705	2,955,845
French	605	180	430	88,720	38,320	50,395
Non-official language	1,015	485	535	103,035	52,835	50,210
English and French	290	110	180	47,865	21,580	26,285
English and non-official language	500	250	255	43,500	22,760	20,745
French and non-official language	10	0	10	265	140	120
English, French and non-official language	25	10	20	1,625	750	870

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 15  Place of Work Status

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Employed labour force 15 years and over	97,495	53,195	44,305	5,713,900	3,027,620	2,686,285
Worked at home	2,635	1,140	1,495	406,230	202,530	203,700
Worked outside Canada	4,825	2,965	1,860	33,935	22,600	11,335
No fixed workplace address	4,920	3,675	1,245	466,950	352,800	114,145
Worked at usual place	85,110	45,415	39,695	4,806,790	2,449,685	2,357,100

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 16  Mode of Transportation to Work

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total - All modes	90,035	49,090	40,945	5,273,740	2,802,490	2,471,250
Car, truck, van, as driver	72,135	41,080	31,060	3,831,095	2,190,400	1,640,695
Car, truck, van, as passenger	6,155	2,375	3,775	372,460	149,805	222,655
Public transit	4,125	1,635	2,485	672,310	270,755	401,550
Walked or bicycled	6,605	3,610	2,995	349,020	166,930	182,095
Other method	1,015	390	630	48,855	24,595	24,265

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 17  Unpaid Work

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Persons reporting hours of unpaid work	151,495	71,600	79,890	8,229,410	3,886,440	4,342,975
Persons reporting hours of unpaid housework	149,195	70,080	79,120	8,112,435	3,812,780	4,299,655
Persons reporting hours looking after children, without pay	59,670	25,645	34,025	3,448,335	1,515,125	1,933,210
Persons reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors	26,575	11,190	15,385	1,641,305	676,295	965,015

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 18  Labour Force Indicators

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Participation rate	63.4	71.1	56.2	67.3	73.4	61.5
Employment rate	58.7	66.1	51.7	63.2	69.1	57.6
Unemployment rate	7.5	7.0	8.0	6.1	5.8	6.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 19  Industry

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total - Experienced labour force	103,035	56,205	46,830	5,992,765	3,173,280	2,819,490
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	1,140	715	420	191,020	135,925	55,090
Manufacturing and construction industries	33,920	26,640	7,275	1,316,580	979,715	336,870
Wholesale and retail trade	13,910	6,280	7,630	950,730	484,505	466,230
Finance and real estate	3,660	1,470	2,190	401,445	171,350	230,095
Health and education	15,015	3,650	11,370	902,990	212,830	690,165
Business services	13,600	7,890	5,705	1,145,910	674,075	471,835
Other services	21,790	9,555	12,235	1,084,090	514,875	569,210

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 20  Occupation

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total - Experienced labour force	103,035	56,205	46,830	5,992,765	3,173,275	2,819,490
Management occupations	7,685	4,630	3,055	685,390	434,475	250,915
Business, finance and administration occupations	13,815	3,540	10,280	1,097,835	311,995	785,835
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	6,350	5,355	1,000	422,510	326,940	95,570
Health occupations	5,340	960	4,385	286,305	58,840	227,460
Social science, education, government service and religion	6,765	2,320	4,445	455,825	150,560	305,270
Art, culture, recreation and sport	1,730	730	995	171,840	79,010	92,830
Sales and service occupations	27,950	11,495	16,455	1,371,250	590,350	780,900
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	15,795	14,720	1,075	845,130	778,735	66,390
Occupations unique to primary industry	1,145	810	335	164,365	122,555	41,805
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities	16,455	11,645	4,810	492,320	319,815	172,505

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 21  Income

Characteristics	Windsor	Ontario
Persons 15 years of age and over with income	156,310	8,598,560
Median total income of persons 15 years of age and over ($)	23,723	24,816
Composition of total income (100%)	100.0	100.0
Earnings - % of income	77.6	78.7
Government transfers - % of income	11.7	9.8
Other money - % of income	10.7	11.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 22  Selected Family Characteristics

Characteristics	Windsor	Ontario
Total number of families	57,085	3,190,990
Number of married-couple families	40,370	2,406,340
Average number of persons in married-couple families	3.1	3.2
Number of common-law couple families	5,385	298,540
Average number of persons in common-law-couple families	2.7	2.7
Number of lone-parent families	11,330	486,105
Average number of persons in lone-parent families	2.5	2.5
Number of female lone-parent families	9,590	401,240
Average number of persons in female lone-parent families	2.5	2.6
Number of male lone-parent families	1,740	84,860
Average number of persons in male lone-parent families	2.4	2.5
Median family income ($) - All census families	57,605	61,024
Median family income ($) - Couple families	65,380	66,476
Median family income ($) - Lone-parent families	31,898	33,724

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 23  Selected Household Characteristics

Characteristics	Windsor	Ontario
Total - All private households	83,825	4,219,410
Households containing a couple (married or common-law) with children	22,645	1,376,975
Households containing a couple (married or common-law) without children	21,185	1,179,330
One-person households	24,890	990,160
Other household types	15,105	672,950
Median household income ($) - All households	46,949	53,626
Median household income ($) - One-person households	24,478	25,253
Median household income ($) - Two-or-more-persons households	60,099	64,201
Number of rented dwellings	29,480	1,346,990
Average gross monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	650	753
Number of owner-occupied dwellings	54,345	2,816,220
Average monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	814	964

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 24  Selected Occupied Private Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristics	Windsor	Ontario
Total number of dwellings	83,825	4,219,415
Number of owned dwellings	54,345	2,862,300
Number of rented dwellings	29,480	1,351,365
Number of dwellings constructed before 1991	74,015	3,615,880
Number of dwellings constructed between 1991 and 2001	9,805	603,530
Average value of dwelling ($)	142,002	199,884

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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Table 25  Religion

Characteristics	Windsor			Ontario
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total - Religion	205,865	101,030	104,840	11,285,545	5,529,150	5,756,400
Catholic	99,525	48,145	51,380	3,911,760	1,891,660	2,020,100
Protestant	49,180	22,760	26,420	3,935,745	1,841,175	2,094,565
Christian Orthodox	8,835	4,460	4,370	264,055	132,490	131,570
Christian	6,545	3,290	3,260	301,935	144,215	157,720
Muslim	9,875	5,260	4,615	352,525	181,935	170,595
Jewish	1,175	515	655	190,795	92,920	97,875
Buddhist	1,985	945	1,040	128,320	61,100	67,220
Hindu	1,540	750	785	217,560	109,580	107,975
Sikh	1,405	750	650	104,790	53,390	51,395
Eastern religions	180	105	75	17,785	8,745	9,035
Other religions	295	100	200	18,985	8,530	10,455
No religious affiliation	25,335	13,945	11,390	1,841,290	1,003,405	837,885

Source: Statistics Canada, 2002.

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For general information, please call 311. For detailed inquiries, contact:
Planning Department
Suite 404B, 400 City Hall Square East
Windsor, Ontario N9A 7K6
Phone: (519) 255-6543
Fax: (519) 255-6544
Email: planningdept@city.windsor.on.ca