| Statistic | Colchester, Subd. C | Nova Scotia | National |
| Population | 13,273 | 978,623 | 38,134,230 |
| Population density (sq km) | 9 | 18 | 4 |
| Median age | 46.5 | 44.8 | 40.9 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 68% | 67% | 66% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 36% | 36% | 43% |
| Speak English only | 95.1% | 89.1% | 68.8% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.5% |
| Data | Percent |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Arab | 0.2% |
| Latin American | 0.2% |
| Filipino | 0.1% |
| South Asian | 0.1% |
| Data | Percent |
| United Kingdom | 0.9% |
| United States | 0.5% |
| Netherlands | 0.5% |
| Germany | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 0.1% |