Ontario postal region

L4C demographics and market profile

See what distinguishes this audience, how it compares with other markets, and which local characteristics can shape campaign decisions in Richmond Hill.

AudienceScoutL4C · Richmond Hill
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Postal code boundary map for L4C.

Market profile

A market of 74,636 people

Size the opportunity, understand its household composition, and identify the local patterns that make L4C different from the typical Canadian postal region.

Population74,636
Households28,600
Median income$86,000
Average age44.5

L4C market summary

What distinguishes this postal-region audience

L4C represents 74,636 residents and 28,600 households in Richmond Hill. Its average household contains 2.6 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 immigrant population: 56.3%, or 33.4 percentage points above the benchmark. Bachelor's degree or higher is 41.5%, 15.0 percentage points above the benchmark.

For campaign planning, these patterns give L4C 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 Richmond Hill.

Audience matching

Find more regions that resemble L4C

To find regions with a profile similar to L4C, begin with university education near 41.5% and families with children near 41.1%. Adjust each minimum to make the audience broader or more selective.

Match This Audience

Distinctive market signals

The characteristics with the largest local differences

These four characteristics show the largest available differences between L4C and the Canadian postal-region benchmark.

33.4 percentage points above benchmark

Immigrant population

56.3%

Consider culturally relevant research, multilingual media where appropriate, and creative tested with the communities being addressed.

15.0 percentage points above benchmark

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.5%

Professional, technology, financial, and knowledge-led propositions can be tested with more specialized messaging.

11.5 percentage points above benchmark

Worked from home

35.3%

Daytime digital, local delivery, home-office, and neighbourhood-service campaigns may warrant additional testing.

7.1 percentage points above benchmark

Families with children

41.1%

Test family-oriented services, household value, education, recreation, and parent-focused creative.

Detailed comparison

How L4C compares with the Canadian benchmark

Use the difference column to identify which measures are most useful for creative, offer, channel, and geographic targeting decisions.

MeasureL4CCanada FSA benchmarkDifference
Median household income$86,000$85,7880.2% above
Average household size2.6 people2.4 people7.0% above
Owner households69.6%66.5%3.1 percentage points above
One-person households24.5%29.4%4.9 percentage points below
Families with children41.1%34.0%7.1 percentage points above
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%26.5%15.0 percentage points above
Immigrant population56.3%22.9%33.4 percentage points above
Worked from home35.3%23.8%11.5 percentage points above

Local market context

Community activity around the audience

AudienceScout connects 89 local facility records with L4C. Education is the largest represented category with 44 records, adding another signal for local media, partnership, service-area, and campaign planning.

Education44
Health care7
Culture and art3
Recreation35

Platform audience potential

Match channel planning to the local age mix

Facebook has the largest modeled audience among the displayed channels at 50,541 people. Compare that opportunity with the other estimates before setting the regional channel mix and budget.

39,191YouTube estimate · 62.7%
50,541Facebook estimate · 80.9%
31,297Instagram estimate · 50.1%
15,697TikTok estimate · 25.1%

Practical campaign implications

Turn the strongest L4C signals into campaign tests

Use these as evidence-based starting hypotheses, then validate them against campaign performance and your own customer results.

  • Immigrant population: 56.3%33.4 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark

    Consider culturally relevant research, multilingual media where appropriate, and creative tested with the communities being addressed.

  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.5%15.0 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark

    Professional, technology, financial, and knowledge-led propositions can be tested with more specialized messaging.

  • Worked from home: 35.3%11.5 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark

    Daytime digital, local delivery, home-office, and neighbourhood-service campaigns may warrant additional testing.

L4C audience questions

Using this postal-region profile

How large is the audience in L4C?

L4C represents 74,636 residents and 28,600 households in Richmond Hill. The average household size is 2.6 people.

What demographic characteristics stand out in L4C?

Immigrant population is 56.3%, 33.4 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Bachelor's degree or higher is 41.5%, 15.0 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Worked from home is 35.3%, 11.5 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark.

How does L4C compare with another postal region?

L4E is one useful Richmond Hill postal-region comparison because its population is similar to L4C. It has 47.7% higher median income · 6.1 years younger on average.

How can I find other regions that match the L4C audience?

To find regions with a profile similar to L4C, begin with university education near 41.5% and families with children near 41.1%. Adjust each minimum to make the audience broader or more selective.

How can customer postal codes be analyzed in L4C?

Import postal codes to measure customer concentration in L4C, 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.