Ontario postal region

M4K demographics and market profile

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

AudienceScoutM4K · Toronto
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Postal code boundary map for M4K.

Market profile

A market of 30,913 people

Size the opportunity, understand its household composition, and identify the local patterns that make M4K different from the typical Canadian postal region.

Population30,913
Households14,195
Median income$84,000
Average age42.9

M4K market summary

What distinguishes this postal-region audience

M4K represents 30,913 residents and 14,195 households in Toronto. 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: 16.3%, or 36.3 percentage points below the benchmark. Worked from home is 49.6%, 25.8 percentage points above the benchmark.

For campaign planning, these patterns give M4K 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 Toronto.

Audience matching

Find more regions that resemble M4K

To find regions with a profile similar to M4K, begin with university education near 49.3% and home ownership near 44.5%. 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 M4K and the Canadian postal-region benchmark.

36.3 percentage points below benchmark

Single-detached homes

16.3%

Emphasize space-efficient products, building services, mobility, and urban convenience where relevant.

25.8 percentage points above benchmark

Worked from home

49.6%

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

22.8 percentage points above benchmark

Bachelor's degree or higher

49.3%

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

22.0 percentage points below benchmark

Owner households

44.5%

Test renter-relevant services, flexibility, mobility, convenience, and lower-commitment propositions.

Detailed comparison

How M4K compares with the Canadian benchmark

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

MeasureM4KCanada FSA benchmarkDifference
Median household income$84,000$85,7882.1% below
Average household size2.2 people2.4 people9.5% below
Owner households44.5%66.5%22.0 percentage points below
One-person households38.4%29.4%9.0 percentage points above
Families with children31.5%34.0%2.5 percentage points below
Bachelor's degree or higher49.3%26.5%22.8 percentage points above
Immigrant population31.3%22.9%8.4 percentage points above
Worked from home49.6%23.8%25.8 percentage points above

Local market context

Community activity around the audience

AudienceScout connects 90 local facility records with M4K. Recreation is the largest represented category with 66 records, adding another signal for local media, partnership, service-area, and campaign planning.

Education12
Health care4
Culture and art8
Recreation66

Platform audience potential

Match channel planning to the local age mix

Facebook has the largest modeled audience among the displayed channels at 20,849 people. Compare that opportunity with the other estimates before setting the regional channel mix and budget.

16,410YouTube estimate · 64.1%
20,849Facebook estimate · 81.5%
13,018Instagram estimate · 50.9%
6,340TikTok estimate · 24.8%

Practical campaign implications

Turn the strongest M4K 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: 16.3%36.3 percentage points below the Canadian benchmark

    Emphasize space-efficient products, building services, mobility, and urban convenience where relevant.

  • Worked from home: 49.6%25.8 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark

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

  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.3%22.8 percentage points above the Canadian benchmark

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

M4K audience questions

Using this postal-region profile

How large is the audience in M4K?

M4K represents 30,913 residents and 14,195 households in Toronto. The average household size is 2.2 people.

What demographic characteristics stand out in M4K?

Single-detached homes is 16.3%, 36.3 percentage points below the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Worked from home is 49.6%, 25.8 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark; Bachelor's degree or higher is 49.3%, 22.8 percentage points above the Canadian postal-region benchmark.

How does M4K compare with another postal region?

M4S is one useful Toronto postal-region comparison because its population is similar to M4K. It has 4.8% higher median income · 2.0 years younger on average.

How can I find other regions that match the M4K audience?

To find regions with a profile similar to M4K, begin with university education near 49.3% and home ownership near 44.5%. Adjust each minimum to make the audience broader or more selective.

How can customer postal codes be analyzed in M4K?

Import postal codes to measure customer concentration in M4K, 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.