| Statistic | West Elgin | Ontario | National |
| Population | 5,284 | 14,804,681 | 38,134,230 |
| Population density (sq km) | 16 | 15 | 4 |
| Median age | 49.3 | 40.9 | 40.9 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 70% | 71% | 66% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 36% | 46% | 43% |
| Speak English only | 95.3% | 86.1% | 68.8% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.5% |
| Data | Percent |
| Black | 1.3% |
| All Other Visible Minorities | 0.5% |
| South Asian | 0.3% |
| Latin American | 0.2% |
| Japanese | 0.2% |
| Data | Percent |
| Portugal | 2.9% |
| United Kingdom | 2.1% |
| Netherlands | 1.5% |
| Other Western Europe | 1.0% |
| Hungary | 0.9% |