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Idlewood, Kitchener

Idlewood is more affordable than Kitchener and 17% higher-income than Kitchener.

8,242 residents
$103,927 median income
42.3 median age
14 census areas

How Idlewood compares

Median family income: $104,000p60 +17%
Bachelor's or higher: 25.0%p70 -10%
Residents under 15: 16.6%p53 -5%
Population density: 3,371 /km²p60 +4%
Immigrant share: 29.3%p57
30%+ of income on housing: 16.3%p18 -26%

Bars are the percentile rank against Ontario's 20,000+ census areas. The trailing % is the delta vs the Kitchener median.

What stands out

16.3% of households spend 30%+ on housing — 26% below the Kitchener share.
Median family income of $104,000 — 17% above the Kitchener median.

Honest tradeoffs

25.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — 10% below the Kitchener share.

Closest neighbourhoods to Idlewood

Fairfield$101,000 median income
Country Hills West$101,000 median income
Heritage Park$107,000 median income
Westheights & Driftwood$101,000 median income
Westmount$100,000 median income

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