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Sault Ste. Marie’s working age population shrunk in the latest census compared to the 2011 data however our senior population increased.
The percentage of those 65 and older climbed from 19.3% in 2011 to 22% in 2016 and are working age population dropped almost 3% to 63.5%.
The average age of Sault Ste. Marie’s population came in at 44.6—-higher then the national average of 41 years of age.
The average household size in Sault Ste. Marie is 2.2 compared to the national average of 2.4.