Owner households
30.7%Test renter-relevant services, flexibility, mobility, convenience, and lower-commitment propositions.
Ontario postal region
L8P demographics and market profile
See what distinguishes this audience, how it compares with other markets, and which local characteristics can shape campaign decisions in Hamilton.
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Market profile
A market of 24,773 people
Size the opportunity, understand its household composition, and identify the local patterns that make L8P different from the typical Canadian postal region.
Population24,773
Households13,560
Median income$58,000
Average age42.2
L8P market summary
What distinguishes this postal-region audience
L8P represents 24,773 residents and 13,560 households in Hamilton. Its average household contains 1.8 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 home ownership: 30.7%, or 35.8 percentage points below the benchmark. Single-detached homes is 19.3%, 33.3 percentage points below the benchmark.
For campaign planning, these patterns give L8P 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 Hamilton.
Audience matching
Find more regions that resemble L8P
To find regions with a profile similar to L8P, begin with home ownership near 30.7% and university education near 43.4%. 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 L8P and the Canadian postal-region benchmark.
Single-detached homes
19.3%Emphasize space-efficient products, building services, mobility, and urban convenience where relevant.
One-person households
52.4%Test convenience, individual subscriptions, smaller formats, and messages centred on personal choice.
Bachelor's degree or higher
43.4%Professional, technology, financial, and knowledge-led propositions can be tested with more specialized messaging.
Detailed comparison
How L8P 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 | L8P | Canada FSA benchmark | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $85,788 | 32.4% below |
| Average household size | 1.8 people | 2.4 people | 25.9% below |
| Owner households | 30.7% | 66.5% | 35.8 percentage points below |
| One-person households | 52.4% | 29.4% | 23.0 percentage points above |
| Families with children | 18.2% | 34.0% | 15.8 percentage points below |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.4% | 26.5% | 16.9 percentage points above |
| Immigrant population | 21.4% | 22.9% | 1.5 percentage points below |
| Worked from home | 35.1% | 23.8% | 11.3 percentage points above |
Local market context
Community activity around the audience
AudienceScout connects 161 local facility records with L8P. Recreation is the largest represented category with 137 records, adding another signal for local media, partnership, service-area, and campaign planning.
Education9
Health care10
Culture and art5
Recreation137
Platform audience potential
Match channel planning to the local age mix
Facebook has the largest modeled audience among the displayed channels at 17,311 people. Compare that opportunity with the other estimates before setting the regional channel mix and budget.
14,083YouTube estimate · 66.9%
17,311Facebook estimate · 82.3%
11,434Instagram estimate · 54.3%
5,994TikTok estimate · 28.5%
Practical campaign implications
Turn the strongest L8P signals into campaign tests
Use these as evidence-based starting hypotheses, then validate them against campaign performance and your own customer results.
- Owner households: 30.7%35.8 percentage points below the Canadian benchmark
Test renter-relevant services, flexibility, mobility, convenience, and lower-commitment propositions.
- Single-detached homes: 19.3%33.3 percentage points below the Canadian benchmark
Emphasize space-efficient products, building services, mobility, and urban convenience where relevant.
- One-person households: 52.4%23.0 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark
Test convenience, individual subscriptions, smaller formats, and messages centred on personal choice.
Related market context
Compare other Hamilton postal regions
These regions share the Hamilton postal community and are ordered by population similarity to L8P.
L8P audience questions
Using this postal-region profile
How large is the audience in L8P?
L8P represents 24,773 residents and 13,560 households in Hamilton. The average household size is 1.8 people.
What demographic characteristics stand out in L8P?
Owner households is 30.7%, 35.8 percentage points below the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Single-detached homes is 19.3%, 33.3 percentage points below the Canadian postal-region benchmark; One-person households is 52.4%, 23.0 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark.
How does L8P compare with another postal region?
L9B is one useful Hamilton postal-region comparison because its population is similar to L8P. It has 81.0% higher median income · 0.2 years older on average.
How can I find other regions that match the L8P audience?
To find regions with a profile similar to L8P, begin with home ownership near 30.7% and university education near 43.4%. Adjust each minimum to make the audience broader or more selective.
How can customer postal codes be analyzed in L8P?
Import postal codes to measure customer concentration in L8P, 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.