Single-detached homes
1.9%Emphasize space-efficient products, building services, mobility, and urban convenience where relevant.
Ontario postal region
K2P 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 18,825 people
Size the opportunity, understand its household composition, and identify the local patterns that make K2P different from the typical Canadian postal region.
Population18,825
Households12,550
Median income$66,500
Average age40.3
K2P market summary
What distinguishes this postal-region audience
K2P represents 18,825 residents and 12,550 households in Ottawa. Its average household contains 1.5 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: 1.9%, or 50.7 percentage points below the benchmark. Owner households is 19.0%, 47.5 percentage points below the benchmark.
For campaign planning, these patterns give K2P 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 K2P
To find regions with a profile similar to K2P, begin with home ownership near 19.0%. 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 K2P and the Canadian postal-region benchmark.
Owner households
19.0%Test renter-relevant services, flexibility, mobility, convenience, and lower-commitment propositions.
One-person households
64.7%Test convenience, individual subscriptions, smaller formats, and messages centred on personal choice.
Worked from home
57.4%Daytime digital, local delivery, home-office, and neighbourhood-service campaigns may warrant additional testing.
Detailed comparison
How K2P 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 | K2P | Canada FSA benchmark | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $66,500 | $85,788 | 22.5% below |
| Average household size | 1.5 people | 2.4 people | 38.3% below |
| Owner households | 19.0% | 66.5% | 47.5 percentage points below |
| One-person households | 64.7% | 29.4% | 35.4 percentage points above |
| Families with children | 8.0% | 34.0% | 26.0 percentage points below |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 59.7% | 26.5% | 33.2 percentage points above |
| Immigrant population | 22.4% | 22.9% | 0.5 percentage points below |
| Worked from home | 57.4% | 23.8% | 33.6 percentage points above |
Local market context
Community activity around the audience
AudienceScout connects 90 local facility records with K2P. Recreation is the largest represented category with 69 records, adding another signal for local media, partnership, service-area, and campaign planning.
Education4
Health care2
Culture and art15
Recreation69
Platform audience potential
Match channel planning to the local age mix
Facebook has the largest modeled audience among the displayed channels at 13,874 people. Compare that opportunity with the other estimates before setting the regional channel mix and budget.
11,753YouTube estimate · 70.6%
13,874Facebook estimate · 83.3%
9,785Instagram estimate · 58.8%
5,509TikTok estimate · 33.1%
Practical campaign implications
Turn the strongest K2P 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: 1.9%50.7 percentage points below the Canadian benchmark
Emphasize space-efficient products, building services, mobility, and urban convenience where relevant.
- Owner households: 19.0%47.5 percentage points below the Canadian benchmark
Test renter-relevant services, flexibility, mobility, convenience, and lower-commitment propositions.
- One-person households: 64.7%35.4 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark
Test convenience, individual subscriptions, smaller formats, and messages centred on personal choice.
Related market context
Compare other Ottawa postal regions
These regions share the Ottawa postal community and are ordered by population similarity to K2P.
K2P audience questions
Using this postal-region profile
How large is the audience in K2P?
K2P represents 18,825 residents and 12,550 households in Ottawa. The average household size is 1.5 people.
What demographic characteristics stand out in K2P?
Single-detached homes is 1.9%, 50.7 percentage points below the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Owner households is 19.0%, 47.5 percentage points below the Canadian postal-region benchmark; One-person households is 64.7%, 35.4 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark.
How does K2P compare with another postal region?
K1L is one useful Ottawa postal-region comparison because its population is similar to K2P. It has 5.0% lower median income · 2.9 years older on average.
How can I find other regions that match the K2P audience?
To find regions with a profile similar to K2P, begin with home ownership near 19.0%. Adjust each minimum to make the audience broader or more selective.
How can customer postal codes be analyzed in K2P?
Import postal codes to measure customer concentration in K2P, 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.