Demographic Update – Millennials in the Greater Golden Horseshoe in Mid 2015 /

Demographic Update – Millennials in the Greater Golden Horseshoe in Mid 2015 Ju ly 6 ,. 2016 Demographic Update – Millennials in the Greater Golden Horseshoe in Mid 2015 A Report Prepared by: Frank A. Clayton Senior Research Fellow J ul y. 6 ,. 20 16 C E N T R E. F O R. U R B A N. R E S E A R C H. A N D. L A N D. D E V E L O P M E N T Ryerson Universi ty. [...] The thrust is on the importance and the growth in the numbers of millennials by location within the GGH. [...] Highlights: In mid 2015, there were an estimated 2.6 million millennials in the GGH representing just over a quarter of the region’s total population; While the city of Toronto had the largest number of millennials (839,000) followed by Peel region (408,000) and York region (298,000), the majority of GGH millennials do not live in Toronto (only a third do); Even in the GTA alone, the majorit [...] J u l y. 6 ,. 2 0 1 6. P a g e. | - 1 - C E N T R E. F O R. U R B A N. R E S E A R C H. A N D. L A N D. D E V E L O P M E N T. D R A F T Figure 1: Total Millennials in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH), 2015* Persons % of GGH 747 839 29% 32% 614 408 24% 16% City of Toronto Peel Region City of Toronto Peel Region Rest of GTA Hamilton/Outer Ring Rest of GTA Hamilton/Outer Ring *Millennials approxim [...] Highlights: The number of GGH millennials climbed by about 18,400 persons in the twelve months with nearly all of the growth in the GTA (83%).