Section D DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW

D.3 Population Characteristics

Age and Gender Distribution

The number of male and female residents of the study area is almost equal, with 52% of the population being male and the other 48% being female. The City of Windsor as a whole has a similar distribution as 49% of the City’s population is male and 51% is female.

The population distribution of the study area is vastly different from the overall population distribution of Windsor. The most populous age groups in the study area are the 20-24 and 25-29 cohorts, taking up 20% and 14% of the total population, respectively. Although the 20-24 cohort is one of the greatest age groups of the City as well, this group only makes up 7% of the entire population of Windsor. There is a substantially larger proportion of young adults occupying these sections of University Avenue West and Wyandotte Street West in comparison to the rest of the population because the subject lands are in close proximity to several post-secondary institutes, such as the University of Windsor. Moreover, the central location of the study area tends to attract more young professionals than other regions of the City. On the other hand, the dominant age groups of the City of Windsor are the 50-54 and 55-59 cohorts, and they take up 8% and 7% of the total population, respectively. Consequently, while the average age of residents in the study area is 37.5, the City’s average population age is slightly older at 41.2.