Kapuskasing Profile

Explore population, households, income, employment, languages, and dwellings for Kapuskasing. Compare trends since 2016 and dig into the full demographic profile below.

National Rank:486 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Kapuskasing Population

Total Population (2021)

8,057

Total Population (2016)

8,292

Population Growth

-2.8% (-235)

Growth Rank

#656 of 688Same geo level

Male

48.9%3,940

Female

51.1%4,120

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.956

Average Age

45.5

Median Age

48.4

Age Rank

#493 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

350(4.3%)

5–9

460(5.7%)

10–14

435(5.4%)

15–19

375(4.7%)

20–24

380(4.7%)

25–29

460(5.7%)

30–34

410(5.1%)

35–39

475(5.9%)

40–44

385(4.8%)

45–49

435(5.4%)

50–54

485(6.0%)

55–59

670(8.3%)

60–64

755(9.4%)

65–69

595(7.4%)

70–74

510(6.3%)

75–79

370(4.6%)

80–84

240(3.0%)

85+

265(3.3%)

Kapuskasing Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.1

Total Private Dwellings

4,134

Occupied Private Dwellings

3,790

Size Distribution

1 Person

1,385 (36.5%)

2 Persons

1,425 (37.6%)

3 Persons

430 (11.3%)

4 Persons

390 (10.3%)

5+ Persons

155 (4.1%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

740(19.5%)

Couples without children

1,140(30.1%)

One-parent families

315(8.3%)

One-person households

1,385(36.5%)

Multigenerational

40(1.1%)

Multiple-family

5(0.1%)

Kapuskasing Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$73,600After tax

Median Household Income

$61,600After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$42,520After tax

Median Individual Income

$37,200After tax

Income Rank

#568 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

77.0%

Employment Income

60.4%

Government Transfers

23.0%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

435(6.6%)

$10k–$20k

830(12.6%)

$20k–$30k

1,110(16.9%)

$30k–$40k

850(12.9%)

$40k–$50k

795(12.1%)

$50k–$60k

610(9.3%)

$60k–$70k

460(7.0%)

$70k–$80k

375(5.7%)

$80k–$90k

255(3.9%)

$90k–$100k

220(3.3%)

$100k+

645(9.8%)

Kapuskasing Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

48.9%

Unemployment Rate

7.7%

Total Labour Force

3,550

Employed

3,275

Unemployed

275

Not in Labour Force

3,145

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

12.5%

Children (0–17)

13.0%

Adults (18–64)

11.3%

Seniors (65+)

14.9%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3090 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.270

Kapuskasing Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

1,785 (22.5%)

French Only

520 (6.5%)

English & French

5,640 (71.0%)

Mother Tongue

English

2,345 (29.5%)

French

5,030 (63.3%)

Non-official languages

145 (1.8%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

French

5,030(63.3%)

English

2,345(29.5%)

Polish

10(0.1%)

Cantonese

5(0.1%)

Spanish

5(0.1%)

Italian

5(0.1%)

Urdu

5(0.1%)

Portuguese

5(0.1%)

Gujarati

5(0.1%)

Persian

5(0.1%)

Kapuskasing Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

2,355(62.1%)

Semi-detached

155(4.1%)

Row house

60(1.6%)

Duplex

195(5.1%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

915(24.1%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

100(2.6%)

Other attached

10(0.3%)

Movable

5(0.1%)

Community snapshot

About Kapuskasing

Kapuskasing is a town in Cochrane District, northeastern Ontario, on the Kapuskasing River along the Highway 11 clay belt. A planned mill town with a distinctive civic layout, it remains a bilingual forestry and service centre in the boreal north. About 8,000 people live in Kapuskasing.

Known for

Planned mill town on the Kapuskasing River
Bilingual northeastern Ontario community
Highway 11 clay-belt service centre
Pulp-and-paper forestry economy
Model-town civic layout in the boreal north

See & do

Kapuskasing River / Drury Park
River parks and walks through the planned townsite.
Downtown Kapuskasing
Circle and main-street shops of the model town.
Ron Morel Memorial Museum
Railway car museum of local and mill-town history.
Sensenbrenner Hospital grounds / civic core
Planned civic buildings at the town centre.
Boreal hinterland drives
Clay-belt and forest roads of the Highway 11 north.

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