Single-detached homes
18.1%Emphasize space-efficient products, building services, mobility, and urban convenience where relevant.
Ontario postal region
K1K demographics and market profile
See what distinguishes this audience, how it compares with other markets, and which local characteristics can shape campaign decisions in Ottawa.
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Market profile
A market of 32,046 people
Size the opportunity, understand its household composition, and identify the local patterns that make K1K different from the typical Canadian postal region.
Population32,046
Households14,445
Median income$73,500
Average age42.9
K1K market summary
What distinguishes this postal-region audience
K1K represents 32,046 residents and 14,445 households in Ottawa. Its average household contains 2.2 people, creating a local market that can be evaluated by both total reach and household composition.
The clearest difference from the Canadian postal-region benchmark is detached housing: 18.1%, or 34.5 percentage points below the benchmark. Owner households is 40.9%, 25.6 percentage points below the benchmark.
For campaign planning, these patterns give K1K a clear audience profile. They provide concrete criteria for deciding whether the region fits an offer, which audience characteristics should shape creative, and how it should be compared with other parts of Ottawa.
Audience matching
Find more regions that resemble K1K
To find regions with a profile similar to K1K, begin with home ownership near 40.9%. Adjust each minimum to make the audience broader or more selective.
Match This AudienceDistinctive market signals
The characteristics with the largest local differences
These four characteristics show the largest available differences between K1K and the Canadian postal-region benchmark.
Owner households
40.9%Test renter-relevant services, flexibility, mobility, convenience, and lower-commitment propositions.
Worked from home
36.2%Daytime digital, local delivery, home-office, and neighbourhood-service campaigns may warrant additional testing.
One-person households
39.1%Test convenience, individual subscriptions, smaller formats, and messages centred on personal choice.
Detailed comparison
How K1K compares with the Canadian benchmark
Use the difference column to identify which measures are most useful for creative, offer, channel, and geographic targeting decisions.
| Measure | K1K | Canada FSA benchmark | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $73,500 | $85,788 | 14.3% below |
| Average household size | 2.2 people | 2.4 people | 9.5% below |
| Owner households | 40.9% | 66.5% | 25.6 percentage points below |
| One-person households | 39.1% | 29.4% | 9.8 percentage points above |
| Families with children | 29.5% | 34.0% | 4.5 percentage points below |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.1% | 26.5% | 7.6 percentage points above |
| Immigrant population | 28.9% | 22.9% | 6.0 percentage points above |
| Worked from home | 36.2% | 23.8% | 12.4 percentage points above |
Local market context
Community activity around the audience
AudienceScout connects 335 local facility records with K1K. Recreation is the largest represented category with 303 records, adding another signal for local media, partnership, service-area, and campaign planning.
Education17
Health care6
Culture and art9
Recreation303
Platform audience potential
Match channel planning to the local age mix
Facebook has the largest modeled audience among the displayed channels at 21,159 people. Compare that opportunity with the other estimates before setting the regional channel mix and budget.
16,671YouTube estimate · 64.1%
21,159Facebook estimate · 81.3%
13,387Instagram estimate · 51.5%
6,815TikTok estimate · 26.2%
Practical campaign implications
Turn the strongest K1K signals into campaign tests
Use these as evidence-based starting hypotheses, then validate them against campaign performance and your own customer results.
- Single-detached homes: 18.1%34.5 percentage points below the Canadian benchmark
Emphasize space-efficient products, building services, mobility, and urban convenience where relevant.
- Owner households: 40.9%25.6 percentage points below the Canadian benchmark
Test renter-relevant services, flexibility, mobility, convenience, and lower-commitment propositions.
- Worked from home: 36.2%12.4 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark
Daytime digital, local delivery, home-office, and neighbourhood-service campaigns may warrant additional testing.
Related market context
Compare other Ottawa postal regions
These regions share the Ottawa postal community and are ordered by population similarity to K1K.
K1K audience questions
Using this postal-region profile
How large is the audience in K1K?
K1K represents 32,046 residents and 14,445 households in Ottawa. The average household size is 2.2 people.
What demographic characteristics stand out in K1K?
Single-detached homes is 18.1%, 34.5 percentage points below the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Owner households is 40.9%, 25.6 percentage points below the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Worked from home is 36.2%, 12.4 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark.
How does K1K compare with another postal region?
K1S is one useful Ottawa postal-region comparison because its population is similar to K1K. It has 44.2% higher median income · 1.6 years younger on average.
How can I find other regions that match the K1K audience?
To find regions with a profile similar to K1K, begin with home ownership near 40.9%. Adjust each minimum to make the audience broader or more selective.
How can customer postal codes be analyzed in K1K?
Import postal codes to measure customer concentration in K1K, compare the count with the region's population and households, and use its strongest demographic characteristics to decide whether similar regions belong in the campaign.