Plympton-Wyoming Profile

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National Rank:475 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Plympton-Wyoming Population

Total Population (2021)

8,308

Total Population (2016)

7,795

Population Growth

+6.6% (+513)

Growth Rank

#247 of 688Same geo level

Male

50.4%4,190

Female

49.6%4,120

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.017

Average Age

Median Age

45.6

Age Rank

#338 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

535(6.4%)

5–9

485(5.8%)

10–14

455(5.5%)

15–19

485(5.8%)

20–24

400(4.8%)

25–29

380(4.6%)

30–34

465(5.6%)

35–39

445(5.4%)

40–44

445(5.4%)

45–49

455(5.5%)

50–54

540(6.5%)

55–59

675(8.1%)

60–64

715(8.6%)

65–69

645(7.8%)

70–74

540(6.5%)

75–79

340(4.1%)

80–84

180(2.2%)

85+

125(1.5%)

Plympton-Wyoming Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.6

Total Private Dwellings

3,513

Occupied Private Dwellings

3,172

Size Distribution

1 Person

605 (19.1%)

2 Persons

1,385 (43.7%)

3 Persons

420 (13.2%)

4 Persons

460 (14.5%)

5+ Persons

300 (9.5%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

1,020(32.2%)

Couples without children

1,240(39.1%)

One-parent families

160(5.0%)

One-person households

610(19.2%)

Multigenerational

40(1.3%)

Multiple-family

5(0.2%)

Plympton-Wyoming Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$105,100After tax

Median Household Income

$94,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$51,080After tax

Median Individual Income

$43,600After tax

Income Rank

#96 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

85.6%

Employment Income

64.2%

Government Transfers

14.4%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

535(8.2%)

$10k–$20k

705(10.8%)

$20k–$30k

735(11.3%)

$30k–$40k

655(10.1%)

$40k–$50k

670(10.3%)

$50k–$60k

610(9.4%)

$60k–$70k

490(7.5%)

$70k–$80k

400(6.1%)

$80k–$90k

340(5.2%)

$90k–$100k

285(4.4%)

$100k+

1,090(16.7%)

Plympton-Wyoming Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

56.6%

Unemployment Rate

7.5%

Total Labour Force

4,080

Employed

3,775

Unemployed

305

Not in Labour Force

2,580

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

4.6%

Children (0–17)

5.5%

Adults (18–64)

3.8%

Seniors (65+)

5.9%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3020 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.261

Plympton-Wyoming 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

6,665

No certificate, diploma or degree

720 (10.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,965 (29.5%)

Postsecondary credential

3,980 (59.7%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

890 (13.4%)72.1% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

215 (3.2%)17.4% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

30 (0.5%)2.4% 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

720(10.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,965(29.5%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

705(10.6%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,970(29.6%)

University certificate below bachelor

75(1.1%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

1,235(18.5%)

Plympton-Wyoming 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

19.3%

730 people

Share of 3,775 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

730(19.3%)

Usual place of work

2,460(65.2%)

No fixed workplace address

570(15.1%)

Worked outside Canada

15(0.4%)

Plympton-Wyoming 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

4,085

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

25(0.6%)

Business, finance and administration

500(12.2%)

Natural and applied sciences

295(7.2%)

Health

410(10.0%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

425(10.4%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

65(1.6%)

Sales and service

795(19.5%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

945(23.1%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

330(8.1%)

Manufacturing and utilities

235(5.8%)

Plympton-Wyoming 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

4,085

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

350(8.6%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

50(1.2%)

Utilities

55(1.3%)

Construction

545(13.3%)

Manufacturing

440(10.8%)

Wholesale trade

135(3.3%)

Retail trade

385(9.4%)

Transportation and warehousing

185(4.5%)

Information and cultural industries

35(0.9%)

Finance and insurance

80(2.0%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

45(1.1%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

215(5.3%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

130(3.2%)

Educational services

285(7.0%)

Health care and social assistance

505(12.4%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

50(1.2%)

Accommodation and food services

155(3.8%)

Other services (except public administration)

155(3.8%)

Public administration

220(5.4%)

Plympton-Wyoming Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

7,860 (94.7%)

English & French

415 (5.0%)

Neither

30 (0.4%)

Mother Tongue

English

7,755 (93.4%)

French

85 (1.0%)

Non-official languages

380 (4.6%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

7,755(93.4%)

French

85(1.0%)

Spanish

40(0.5%)

Italian

25(0.3%)

Polish

15(0.2%)

Tagalog

10(0.1%)

Cantonese

5(0.1%)

Portuguese

5(0.1%)

Russian

5(0.1%)

Plympton-Wyoming Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

2,965(93.4%)

Semi-detached

10(0.3%)

Row house

50(1.6%)

Duplex

10(0.3%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

130(4.1%)

Other attached

10(0.3%)

Community snapshot

About Plympton-Wyoming

Plympton-Wyoming is a town in Lambton County, Ontario, inland and along Lake Huron just east of Sarnia—not Sarnia itself. The village of Wyoming is the municipal centre; lakeshore hamlets such as Camlachie sit among farms and the chemical-valley fringe. About 8,000 people live in Plympton-Wyoming.

Known for

Town of Wyoming and lakeshore hamlets, not Sarnia
Lake Huron shoreline east of the chemical valley
Camlachie and other shore communities
Lambton County farm country
Highway 402 corridor inland at Wyoming

See & do

Downtown Wyoming
Broadway Street shops and civic buildings.
Camlachie and lakeshore roads
Hamlets and public shore access on Lake Huron.
Municipal recreation in Wyoming
Arena and community sports at the town centre.
Farm and shore drives
Fields dropping to the lake east of Sarnia.
Sarnia (separate city) amenities
Regional services a short drive west.

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