Blandford-Blenheim Profile

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National Rank:515 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Blandford-Blenheim Population

Total Population (2021)

7,565

Total Population (2016)

7,399

Population Growth

+2.2% (+166)

Growth Rank

#480 of 688Same geo level

Male

51.8%3,915

Female

48.2%3,650

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.073

Average Age

41.3

Median Age

42.8

Age Rank

#237 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

450(5.9%)

5–9

450(5.9%)

10–14

425(5.6%)

15–19

450(5.9%)

20–24

390(5.2%)

25–29

430(5.7%)

30–34

470(6.2%)

35–39

445(5.9%)

40–44

465(6.1%)

45–49

530(7.0%)

50–54

515(6.8%)

55–59

645(8.5%)

60–64

575(7.6%)

65–69

475(6.3%)

70–74

340(4.5%)

75–79

255(3.4%)

80–84

140(1.9%)

85+

100(1.3%)

Blandford-Blenheim Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.7

Total Private Dwellings

2,857

Occupied Private Dwellings

2,779

Size Distribution

1 Person

470 (16.9%)

2 Persons

1,070 (38.5%)

3 Persons

495 (17.8%)

4 Persons

430 (15.5%)

5+ Persons

320 (11.5%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

985(35.4%)

Couples without children

915(32.9%)

One-parent families

135(4.9%)

One-person households

470(16.9%)

Multigenerational

100(3.6%)

Multiple-family

20(0.7%)

Blandford-Blenheim Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$101,300After tax

Median Household Income

$93,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$46,800After tax

Median Individual Income

$41,600After tax

Income Rank

#105 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

86.0%

Employment Income

69.2%

Government Transfers

14.0%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

440(7.3%)

$10k–$20k

605(10.0%)

$20k–$30k

800(13.2%)

$30k–$40k

695(11.5%)

$40k–$50k

675(11.2%)

$50k–$60k

630(10.4%)

$60k–$70k

515(8.5%)

$70k–$80k

420(7.0%)

$80k–$90k

315(5.2%)

$90k–$100k

230(3.8%)

$100k+

715(11.8%)

Blandford-Blenheim Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

64.3%

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

Total Labour Force

4,305

Employed

4,005

Unemployed

295

Not in Labour Force

1,925

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

5.0%

Children (0–17)

5.1%

Adults (18–64)

4.4%

Seniors (65+)

6.8%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.2790 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.247

Blandford-Blenheim Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

6,225

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,095 (17.6%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,915 (30.8%)

Postsecondary credential

3,210 (51.6%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

725 (11.6%)75.5% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

160 (2.6%)16.7% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

10 (0.2%)1.0% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,095(17.6%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,915(30.8%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

500(8.0%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,670(26.8%)

University certificate below bachelor

80(1.3%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

960(15.4%)

Blandford-Blenheim Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

25.4%

1,020 people

Share of 4,010 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

1,020(25.4%)

Usual place of work

2,400(59.9%)

No fixed workplace address

570(14.2%)

Worked outside Canada

15(0.4%)

Blandford-Blenheim Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

4,300

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

65(1.5%)

Business, finance and administration

670(15.6%)

Natural and applied sciences

300(7.0%)

Health

240(5.6%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

335(7.8%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

75(1.7%)

Sales and service

720(16.7%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

1,095(25.5%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

440(10.2%)

Manufacturing and utilities

285(6.6%)

Blandford-Blenheim Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

4,300

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

400(9.3%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

0(0.0%)

Utilities

30(0.7%)

Construction

425(9.9%)

Manufacturing

635(14.8%)

Wholesale trade

170(4.0%)

Retail trade

310(7.2%)

Transportation and warehousing

415(9.7%)

Information and cultural industries

45(1.0%)

Finance and insurance

200(4.7%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

100(2.3%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

190(4.4%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

115(2.7%)

Educational services

210(4.9%)

Health care and social assistance

390(9.1%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

40(0.9%)

Accommodation and food services

140(3.3%)

Other services (except public administration)

230(5.3%)

Public administration

185(4.3%)

Blandford-Blenheim Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

7,315 (96.7%)

English & French

245 (3.2%)

Neither

5 (0.1%)

Mother Tongue

English

7,050 (93.2%)

French

50 (0.7%)

Non-official languages

390 (5.2%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

7,050(93.2%)

French

50(0.7%)

Portuguese

45(0.6%)

Polish

25(0.3%)

Spanish

20(0.3%)

German

20(0.3%)

Cantonese

10(0.1%)

Italian

10(0.1%)

Tagalog

5(0.1%)

Punjabi

5(0.1%)

Blandford-Blenheim Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

2,505(90.3%)

Semi-detached

70(2.5%)

Row house

10(0.4%)

Duplex

20(0.7%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

120(4.3%)

Other attached

5(0.2%)

Movable

45(1.6%)

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