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Who lives in Kingston.

172,546 people lived in the Kingston census metropolitan area in 2021. 12.1% were immigrants, ranking 26 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 10.9% belonged to a visible minority group.

Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)

Population, 2021172,546+7.1% since 2016
Immigrants12.1%1.6% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority10.9%
Median household income (2020)$83,000rent $1,240/mo
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Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; boundaries: Statistics Canada 2021 boundary files. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Who lives in Kingston, in charts.

Visible minority groups

Share of the population in private households. Statistics Canada term, defined in the Employment Equity Act.

GroupSharePeople
South Asian2.8%4,725
Chinese1.9%3,275
Black1.7%2,825
Arab1.0%1,615
Latin American0.8%1,360
Filipino0.7%1,135
Southeast Asian0.5%845
West Asian0.4%750
Multiple visible minorities0.4%675
Korean0.4%600
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.2%300
Japanese0.2%290

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Mandarin0.6%1,080
Arabic0.5%785
Portuguese0.4%665
Spanish0.3%525
Punjabi (Panjabi)0.2%380
Korean0.2%345
Iranian Persian0.2%310
Urdu0.2%275
Gujarati0.2%265
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.1%235

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Top 15 ethnic or cultural origins

People can report more than one origin, so shares add up to more than 100%.

GroupSharePeople
Irish26.5%44,500
English26.5%44,490
Scottish22.5%37,770
Canadian17.3%29,140
French11.1%18,720
German9.6%16,215
Dutch5.4%9,150
British Isles5.1%8,600
Italian3.4%5,700
Caucasian (White)3.1%5,285
Polish2.7%4,545
Welsh2.4%4,020
Portuguese2.1%3,560
European2.1%3,525
Ukrainian2.0%3,415

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants: top places of birth

Share of all residents born in each place (immigrants only).

GroupSharePeople
United Kingdom17.7%3,595
United States of America7.9%1,605
India6.1%1,240
China6.0%1,210
Portugal5.4%1,095
Germany4.3%870
Philippines4.0%820
Netherlands3.5%720
Pakistan2.5%510
Syria2.4%480
Iran2.1%425
Italy1.9%385

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Recent immigrants (2016 to 2021): top places of birth

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
Syria15.2%415
India15.0%410
China8.2%225
United States of America8.1%220
Philippines5.5%150
Egypt3.5%95
United Kingdom2.7%75
Nigeria2.6%70
Iran2.6%70
Pakistan2.6%70

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19804.6%
1980 to 19901.3%
1991 to 20001.5%
2001 to 20102.1%
2011 to 20151.0%
2016 to 20211.6%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants56.6%
Immigrants sponsored by family28.5%
Refugees14.5%
Other immigrants0.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

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About this data. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Counts are randomly rounded to multiples of 5 or 10 and very small areas are suppressed by Statistics Canada; we show those as “not available”. Ethnic or cultural origin allows several answers per person, so shares add up to more than 100%. Origin and language data describe ancestry and language use; they are not a measure of who is Canadian. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.