The 2016 city of Toronto Neighbourhood Profile for Kensington-Chinatown shows that renter households make up the majority, and there is a higher-than-average percentage of renters in the neighbourhood compared to Toronto as a whole.
In 2016, the median household income in Kensington Market-Chinatown was significantly lower than the Toronto median.
This information provides a snapshot of the prevalence of renters and low-income households in the neighbourhood. While there is certainly variation, there is no doubt that pressures on housing security and tenure are keenly felt within our community.
Kensington Market is represented by Census Tract #38, according to Statistics Canada.
KMCLT understands the boundaries of Kensington Market to be delineated by College Street to the north, Spadina Avenue to the east, Dundas Street to the south, and Bathurst Street to the west.
Relevant Data – Census Tract #38
Households
| 1996 | |
| Average gross rent | 598 |
| 2006 | |
| Average gross rent | 840 |
| 2016 | |
| Average gross rent | 1078 |
There was approximately an 80% percent increase in average rent from 1996-2016
Statistics Canada data sourced from The Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM).
Housing Type
| 1996 | |||
| Total* | Owned | Rented | % of Rented |
| 1260 | 340 | 920 | 73% |
| 2006 | |||
| Total* | Owned | Rented | % of Rented |
| 1590 | 650 | 940 | 59% |
| 2016 | |||
| Total* | Owned | Rented | % of Rented |
| 1645 | 565 | 1080 | 66% |
* Total number of occupied private dwellings
Statistics Canada data sourced from The Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM).
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