Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf of Electoral Area H, Cariboo is over 57.2, older than 97% of Canadian towns
5.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Electoral Area H, Cariboo had about 2,047 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 880 households at the 2021 Census. Residents with no religion: 64% of the total. Few places have as many households in single-detached houses: 89% here, more than in 87% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area H, Cariboo
Older than most towns
Line Electoral Area H, Cariboo’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 57.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +6% since 2016 puts Electoral Area H, Cariboo ahead of 60% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across British Columbia’s towns.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 32% in Electoral Area H, Cariboo, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Children under 15: 12% here and 16% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (4.5%), Electoral Area H, Cariboo is below 95% of Canadian towns. Still, at 31%, the share of one-person households is higher than in 66% of Canadian towns.
Above 74% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents 15 and over live common-law
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 17% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Set beside that, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Renter households make up 12% in Electoral Area H, Cariboo, less than in 82% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
13% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Against that, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
$55,200 a year is the median household income here
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
At $55,200, the middle household in Electoral Area H, Cariboo earned 36% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 24% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year: 9.7%, a lower share than 63% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship trails 77% of Canadian towns: 1.9%. Against that, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Here, 9.1% of residents are immigrants.
Electoral Area H, Cariboo sits above 82% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (8%)
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents trails 84% of Canadian towns: 2.1%. Set beside that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
89% have English as their mother tongue; 4.5% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 4.5% of residents speak English and French here. On the census count, 1.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 10%, a lower share than 95% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 11% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 42% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 42%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 32% are 65 or over.
1 in 3 nearby towns have a higher median age than Electoral Area H, Cariboo
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 18–23 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area H, Cariboo.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area H, Cariboo | 2,047 | — | 57.2 | 32% | 9.1% |
| Mile 108 Recreational Ranch | 5,887 | 18.4 km | 56.8 | 32% | 9.8% |
| One Hundred Mile House | 2,030 | 20.8 km | 55.2 | 34% | 12% |
| Electoral Area L, Cariboo | 5,358 | 23.2 km | 60 | 36% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of British Columbia’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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 Electoral Area H, Cariboo’s residents
How diverse is Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 9.1%. A visible minority makes up 2.1% and Indigenous residents 8%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
Most often Christian (33%) or no religion (64%); other religions make up 3%.
Is Electoral Area H, Cariboo good for families?
Children under 15 are 12% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 55% of households and one-parent families 4.5%. Schools near Electoral Area H, Cariboo are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
Median total household income in Electoral Area H, Cariboo was $55,200 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,047 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Electoral Area H, Cariboo counted 1,884, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
Half the residents are older than 57.2 and half younger; 12% are children under 15 and 32% are 65 or over.
Is Electoral Area H, Cariboo bilingual?
4.5% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 96% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.1%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).