COMMUNITY PROFILE - Marathon Ontario

LANGUAGE CAPABILITYFrench 15%English 85%Language(s) First Learned& Still Understood Total Male FemaleTotal – All persons 3,855 1,990 1,860English only 3,140 1,605 1,430French only 555 305 250Both English and French 30 10 20Other Languages 130 70 60Source: Statistics CanadaEDUCATION CHARACTERISTICSAs you can see from Marathon’s education statistics, it has well trained and highly educatedresidents. What does this mean? Skilled and knowledgeable workers - an absolute necessity inestablishing and running a profitable business or industry.So let Marathon’s highly skilled and trained workforce help you compete in today’s competitiveglobal economy.Highest Level of Schooling Total Male FemaleTotal population aged 20-34 550 175 375% of the population aged 20-34 with a trades certificate or diploma 11.0 16.2 5.2% of the population aged 20-34 with a college certificate or diploma 25.5 20.6 29.9% of the population aged 20-34 with a university certificate, diploma or degree 13.8 4.4 23.4Total population aged 35-44 620 195 425% of the population aged 35-44 with a trades certificate or diploma 18.2 26.0 9.6% of the population aged 35-44 with a college certificate or diploma 21.7 13.0 28.8% of the population aged 35-44 with a university certificate, diploma or degree 9.9 12.0 7.7Total population aged 45-64 1,265 680 585% of the population aged 45-64 with a trades certificate or diploma 22.3 33.1 7.1% of the population aged 45-64 with a college certificate or diploma 13.4 6.8 23.8% of the population aged 45-64 with a university certificate, diploma or degree 14.9 12.7 17.9Source: Statistics Canada6 www.marathon.ca