Photo: Northwest · CC BY-SA 4.0In Edmonds, 59% of residents are immigrants, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens; in Edmonds, 24%. Locally, 7.6% of households live in a single-detached house. More one-person households than in just over two thirds of Canadian towns: 32%. The neighbourhood counted 34,805 residents and 14,575 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Edmonds
More immigrants than most towns
59% of residents are immigrants, against 16% across British Columbia’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (77%) or in Europe (11%); 31% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
75% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 59% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood of high-rises
35% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 51% of homes are condominiums. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A median age of 39.9: Edmonds is younger than 65% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
17% of residents are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few children under 15: 14% here, fewer than in 76% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Edmonds, 39.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Edmonds households average 2.4 people, smaller than in 58% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Locally, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
A lower share of common-law partners than 79% of Canadian towns, at 7.1%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 30% of adults, against a typical 27%. For Edmonds, the census puts married residents 15 and over at 49%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
35% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, a share 92% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Just over two in five homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 8% built before 1961. On renter households, Edmonds sits higher than 78% of Canadian towns: 43%.
Household income at the median: $77,100 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Edmonds’s median household took in $77,100 before tax, 10% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. 31% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Edmonds sits above 70% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (13%)
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 70%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (77%) or in Europe (11%). 31% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 5.7% of residents.
Edmonds: 75% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 95% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (7.8%), Buddhist (4.1%) and Hindu (2.7%). At 43%, the share of residents with no religion is higher than in three quarters of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. By its share of Indigenous residents (1.2%), Edmonds is below 77% of Canadian towns.
Beyond English and French: 68% grew up with another language
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
3.9% of residents speak English and French; across Canada’s towns the figure is 7.5%. At home, 41% mostly speak another language; 7.9% speak neither English nor French. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than in 92% of Canadian towns: 0.5%.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 78% of Canadian towns, at 45%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Edmonds, 45%, and 21% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 8.1%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
Employment: 59% of residents 15 and over had a job
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 59%.
17th lowest median age among 41 towns of 32,869 to 37,460
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Sorel-Tracy is the oldest at 53.2, DT Core the youngest at 34.8. Cecil-P.-Newman (39.4), Bois-Francs (39.9), Fairview (40.7) and Dieppe (40.8): the towns nearest Edmonds in median age.
Edmonds sits below 4 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonds | 34,805 | — | 39.9 | 17% | 59% |
| Buckingham Heights | 8,794 | 1.5 km | 41.7 | 18% | 52% |
| Royal Oak | 18,364 | 1.9 km | 39.5 | 16% | 57% |
| East Burnaby | 17,233 | 2.6 km | 43 | 20% | 50% |
| New Westminster | 92,124 | 2.9 km | 40.4 | 16% | 38% |
| South Slope | 8,989 | 3.2 km | 45.3 | 22% | 44% |
| Metrotown | 36,594 | 3.5 km | 38 | 17% | 61% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across British Columbia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Edmonds’s residents
Is Edmonds good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 46% of households and one-parent families 8.2%. Schools near Edmonds are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Edmonds?
Half of Edmonds’s households had more than $77,100 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Edmonds?
Edmonds had 34,805 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Edmonds?
The median age is 39.9, younger than 65% of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 17% 65 or older.
Is Edmonds bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.9% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 88% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is Edmonds?
Immigrants: 59% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 75%. Indigenous identity: 1.2%.
What religion are people in Edmonds?
43% said they have no religion and 38% that they are Christian; 19% named another faith.
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).