Pictou, Nova Scotia Population & Demographics

Statistic	Pictou	Nova Scotia	National
Population	3,169	978,623	38,134,230
Population density (sq km)	402	18	4
Median age	52.1	44.8	40.9
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married couples	61%	67%	66%
Families w/ kids at home	33%	36%	43%
Speak English only	95.1%	89.1%	68.8%
Speak French only	0.0%	0.1%	4.5%

Key Findings

The population density in Pictou is 2151% higher than Nova Scotia
The median age in Pictou is 16% higher than Nova Scotia
In Pictou 0.72% of the population is Black
In Pictou 0.39% of the population is South Asian
In Pictou 0.36% of the population is West Asian

Compare Pictou, NS Demographics

Visible Minority Population

Data	Percent
Black	0.7%
South Asian	0.4%
West Asian	0.4%
Multiple Visible Minorities	0.3%
Japanese	0.0%

Immigrants By Place Of Birth

Data	Percent
United Kingdom	1.6%
Netherlands	0.5%
United States	0.4%
Iran	0.2%
South Korea	0.2%

Household income distribution

Family breakdown

Pictou age breakdown

Source: The Pictou, NS data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada.