Census Profile · Kootenays
2021 Census of Population, Kimberley, City, British Columbia.
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average 1,002 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average across the 83 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Kimberley was home to 8,115 residents in 2021, up 9.3% from 2016. The median age is 45.2, and the typical household has 2.2 people.
Of the area's 3,595 households, 78.2% own their home and 21.8% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $81,000.
Kimberley reinvented itself as the Bavarian City of the Rockies after the closure of the Sullivan Mine, one of the largest lead-zinc mines in the world, transforming its downtown into an Alpine themed pedestrian village.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Kimberley, City, British Columbia, British Columbia. Reproduced and distributed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Median income is the median total income of households in 2020. Figures are rounded by Statistics Canada and are provided for general information only.
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