London Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	London	Ontario
Population in 2006	457,720	12,160,300
Population in 2001	435,600	11,410,000
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	5.1%	6.6%
Total private dwellings	198,144	4,972,870
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	184,946	4,554,250
Population density per square kilometre	172	13
Land area (square km)	2665.28 km²	907574.0 km²

Age characteristics	London	Ontario
Total population	457,720	12,160,300
0 to 4 years	24,325	670,770
5 to 9 years	26,085	721,590
10 to 14 years	30,720	818,445
15 to 19 years	32,070	833,115
20 to 24 years	34,040	797,255
25 to 29 years	30,135	743,695
30 to 34 years	29,050	791,955
35 to 39 years	31,080	883,990
40 to 44 years	37,060	1,032,420
45 to 49 years	36,670	991,970
50 to 54 years	32,575	869,400
55 to 59 years	29,050	774,530
60 to 64 years	21,775	581,985
65 to 69 years	17,070	466,240
70 to 74 years	14,765	401,950
75 to 79 years	12,935	338,910
80 to 84 years	10,315	250,270
85 years and over	8,000	191,810
Median age of the population	39	39
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.3%	81.8%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	London	Ontario
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	184,950	4,555,020
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	55.5%	56.1%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	4.1%	5.7%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	10.5%	7.9%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	2.9%	3.4%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	10.8%	10.8%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	15.7%	15.6%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.5%	0.5%
Number of owned dwellings	121,970	3,235,500
Number of rented dwellings	62,975	1,312,290
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	133,185	3,124,010
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	51,760	1,431,020
Average number of rooms per dwelling	7	7
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$215,743	$297,479

Selected family characteristics	London	Ontario
Total number of census families	127,800	3,422,320
Average number of persons in all census families	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$68,830	$69,156
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	59,055	59,377

Selected household characteristics	London	Ontario
Total private households	184,945	4,555,020
Average household size	2	3
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$55,887	$60,455
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$48,293	$52,117
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$701	$801
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$988	$1,046

Occupation	London	Ontario
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	246,385	6,473,740

Industry	London	Ontario
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	246,385	6,473,730
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	5,945	190,000
Construction	13,835	384,775
Manufacturing	36,920	899,670
Wholesale trade	10,275	307,465
Retail trade	27,920	720,235
Finance and real estate	17,250	442,610
Health care and social services	30,915	611,740
Educational services	19,695	433,485
Business services	42,130	1,274,340
Other services	41,500	1,209,390

Mode of transportation to work	London	Ontario
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	219,480	5,690,960
Car; truck; van; as driver	165,790	4,038,040
Car; truck; van; as passenger	19,980	470,410
Public transit	14,780	736,060
Walked or bicycled	16,885	389,105
All other modes	2,050	57,350

Earnings in 2005	London	Ontario
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	268,015	6,991,670
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$28,727	$29,335
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	143,885	3,690,660
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$42,746	$44,748

Income in 2005	London	Ontario
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	354,880	9,340,020
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$27,847	$27,258
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$24,986	$24,604
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	74.7%	77.4%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	10.7%	9.8%
Other money - As a % of total income	14.6%	12.9%