Brant Profile

Explore population, households, income, employment, education, commute, occupation, industry, languages, and dwellings for Brant. Compare trends since 2016 and dig into the full profile below.

National Rank:128 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Brant Population

Total Population (2021)

39,474

Total Population (2016)

35,640

Population Growth

+10.8% (+3,834)

Growth Rank

#106 of 688Same geo level

Male

49.7%19,625

Female

50.3%19,850

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.989

Average Age

42.8

Median Age

Age Rank

#328 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

1,940(4.9%)

5–9

2,380(6.0%)

10–14

2,390(6.1%)

15–19

2,330(5.9%)

20–24

2,110(5.3%)

25–29

1,940(4.9%)

30–34

2,205(5.6%)

35–39

2,490(6.3%)

40–44

2,375(6.0%)

45–49

2,495(6.3%)

50–54

2,680(6.8%)

55–59

3,195(8.1%)

60–64

2,910(7.4%)

65–69

2,560(6.5%)

70–74

2,170(5.5%)

75–79

1,455(3.7%)

80–84

915(2.3%)

85+

945(2.4%)

Brant Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.7

Total Private Dwellings

14,778

Occupied Private Dwellings

14,330

Size Distribution

1 Person

2,720 (19.0%)

2 Persons

5,360 (37.4%)

3 Persons

2,270 (15.8%)

4 Persons

2,400 (16.7%)

5+ Persons

1,585 (11.1%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

4,685(32.7%)

Couples without children

4,565(31.9%)

One-parent families

985(6.9%)

One-person households

2,720(19.0%)

Multigenerational

565(3.9%)

Multiple-family

110(0.8%)

Brant Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$103,400After tax

Median Household Income

$92,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$47,680After tax

Median Individual Income

$40,400After tax

Income Rank

#112 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

84.4%

Employment Income

67.2%

Government Transfers

15.5%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

2,375(7.6%)

$10k–$20k

3,455(11.1%)

$20k–$30k

4,230(13.6%)

$30k–$40k

3,715(11.9%)

$40k–$50k

3,295(10.6%)

$50k–$60k

2,805(9.0%)

$60k–$70k

2,420(7.8%)

$70k–$80k

1,930(6.2%)

$80k–$90k

1,535(4.9%)

$90k–$100k

1,345(4.3%)

$100k+

4,075(13.1%)

Brant Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

59.8%

Unemployment Rate

8.8%

Total Labour Force

21,000

Employed

19,155

Unemployed

1,840

Not in Labour Force

11,040

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

5.7%

Children (0–17)

5.2%

Adults (18–64)

5.1%

Seniors (65+)

8.4%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3100 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.270

Brant 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

32,030

No certificate, diploma or degree

5,065 (15.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

9,550 (29.8%)

Postsecondary credential

17,425 (54.4%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

4,295 (13.4%)71.5% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

1,005 (3.1%)16.7% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

170 (0.5%)2.8% 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

5,065(15.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

9,550(29.8%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

2,315(7.2%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

8,540(26.7%)

University certificate below bachelor

575(1.8%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

6,005(18.7%)

Brant 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

22.3%

4,280 people

Share of 19,155 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

4,280(22.3%)

Usual place of work

12,450(65.0%)

No fixed workplace address

2,375(12.4%)

Worked outside Canada

55(0.3%)

Brant 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

20,995

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

295(1.4%)

Business, finance and administration

3,300(15.7%)

Natural and applied sciences

1,245(5.9%)

Health

1,605(7.6%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

2,200(10.5%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

525(2.5%)

Sales and service

4,205(20.0%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

4,435(21.1%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

1,295(6.2%)

Manufacturing and utilities

1,570(7.5%)

Brant 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

20,995

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

1,130(5.4%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

55(0.3%)

Utilities

165(0.8%)

Construction

2,100(10.0%)

Manufacturing

3,105(14.8%)

Wholesale trade

835(4.0%)

Retail trade

1,960(9.3%)

Transportation and warehousing

1,240(5.9%)

Information and cultural industries

235(1.1%)

Finance and insurance

590(2.8%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

355(1.7%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

1,150(5.5%)

Management of companies and enterprises

40(0.2%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

840(4.0%)

Educational services

1,440(6.9%)

Health care and social assistance

2,310(11.0%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

290(1.4%)

Accommodation and food services

900(4.3%)

Other services (except public administration)

880(4.2%)

Public administration

1,045(5.0%)

Brant Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

37,340 (95.8%)

French Only

5 (0.0%)

English & French

1,515 (3.9%)

Neither

130 (0.3%)

Mother Tongue

English

35,090 (90.0%)

French

260 (0.7%)

Non-official languages

3,085 (7.9%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

35,090(90.0%)

Punjabi

325(0.8%)

Polish

310(0.8%)

Portuguese

280(0.7%)

French

260(0.7%)

Italian

180(0.5%)

Spanish

140(0.4%)

Urdu

120(0.3%)

Arabic

95(0.2%)

Mandarin

65(0.2%)

Brant Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

11,595(80.9%)

Semi-detached

960(6.7%)

Row house

775(5.4%)

Duplex

190(1.3%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

650(4.5%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

75(0.5%)

Other attached

30(0.2%)

Movable

55(0.4%)

Community snapshot

About Brant

The County of Brant is a single-tier municipality surrounding the separate city of Brantford in southwestern Ontario. Paris is the main town, at the forks of the Grand River; St. George, Burford, Glen Morris, and Oakland sit among farms. Despite a legal “city” census name, it is the rural county around Brantford, not that city. About 39,000 people live in the County of Brant.

Known for

County surrounding Brantford, which is a separate city
Paris, a stone mill town at the Grand River forks
Farms, villages, and the Grand River corridor
St. George, Burford, and other former townships
Single-tier county rather than a conventional city

See & do

Downtown Paris
Stone mill-town streets, river forks, and the Penman’s dam area.
Grand River in Paris
Trails, overlooks, and the confluence of the Grand and Nith.
Paris Museum and Historical Society
Local history in the old town.
St. George
Village core north of Brantford, with shops and remaining mills.
Burford
Agricultural village and county countryside west of Paris.

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