Younger than 97% of Canadian towns: half of Rapperswill is under 32.2
Compared with 27% across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten households are one person living alone here. Renter households account for 6.4%. Residents without Canadian citizenship are more common here than in 73% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census put Rapperswill’s population at 3,639, in 1,100 households.
What stands out about the people of Rapperswill
Younger than most towns
Rapperswill’s median age is 32.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are under 15 and 4% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 63%, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 41%. Identity & religion ↓
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 41% of residents; the medians are 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (65%) or in Africa (19%), and 38% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Only 4% of residents are 65 or over in Rapperswill
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
30–34 is the most common age band: just over one in ten residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. In Rapperswill, 28% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Rapperswill, 32.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
3.3 people per household, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 9.2% of households are one-parent families here.
Rapperswill ranks above 87% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 57%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Rapperswill, the census puts common-law partners at 9.1%.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 53% of Canadian towns, at 66%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The benchmark for households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns: 64%.
Households here have a median income of $131,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Rapperswill’s households had a total income above $131,000, 52% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Alberta’s towns: $92,200. 35% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A larger share of immigrants than 85% of Canadian towns: 41%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 50%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 38% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Elsewhere, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (65%) or in Africa (19%). 10% lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
Rapperswill: 63% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 91% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (13%) and Buddhist (5.8%). Residents with no religion are rarer here than in 71% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. 3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
55% have English as their mother tongue; 5.1% also speak French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
The share of bilingual residents trails 73% of Canadian towns: 5.1%. At home, 21% mostly speak another language; 2.3% speak neither English nor French. Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 67% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 35% in Rapperswill, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 8.6% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
In work on census day: 70% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 70% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (3,587 to 3,692 people), the 4th youngest
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Piedmont is the oldest at 58, Opportunity No. 17 the youngest at 31.2. Closest in median age to Rapperswill are North Inkster Industrial (31.5), West Kildonan Industrial (31.5), Ste. Anne (34.8) and Ramsay (35.9).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 5 are older than Rapperswill
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Rapperswill’s residents
What is the average age in Rapperswill?
A median age of 32.2, younger than 97% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 28%, and people 65 and over 4%.
Is Rapperswill bilingual?
5.1% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.1%.
How diverse is Rapperswill?
41% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 63% belong to a visible minority and 3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Rapperswill?
49% are Christian and 28% have no religion; 23% follow another religion.
Is Rapperswill good for families?
Under 15: 28% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 65% of households. One-parent families: 9.2%. Schools near Rapperswill are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rapperswill?
The median household in Rapperswill took in $131,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Rapperswill?
Rapperswill had 3,639 residents at the 2021 Census.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).