Photo: UBC Micrometeorology · CC BY 2.0More visible minority residents than 82% of Canadian towns: 45%
One-person households: 21%, below three quarters of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 38,060 households in Delta; by July 2025 the population was about 124,670. In Delta, 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Immigrants are more common here than in 76% of Canadian towns.
Delta grew +6% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 63% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 15% higher again. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across British Columbia’s towns.
A median age of 44: Delta is older than 62% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
15% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. By contrast, on residents aged 65 and over, Delta sits higher than just over three fifths of Canadian towns: 21%. More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: 7.4% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Delta, 44. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Delta households average 2.8 people, larger than in 82% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For Delta, the census puts one-parent families at 7.4%.
Delta sits below 86% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (5.9%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 27% of adults (typical: 27%). The share of married residents 15 and over stands at 55%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Delta sits below 61% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (56%)
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
With households in buildings of five or more storeys at 1.6%, Delta is ahead of 63% of Canadian towns on that count. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 18% date from 2001 or later, 7% from before 1961.
Households here have a median income of $108,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Delta’s households had a total income above $108,000, 26% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across British Columbia’s towns has $87,000 before tax. 27% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Delta: 13% of residents are not Canadian citizens, above 76% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (68%) and in Europe (18%). 12% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship across Canada’s towns is 5.8%. Recent arrivals are 22% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
More residents with no religion than 66% of Canadian towns: 40%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Delta, 3% of residents have an Indigenous identity. On religion, 33% answered Christian and 40% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
61% have English as their mother tongue; 6.3% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 21% mostly speak another language; 4.1% speak neither English nor French. On residents whose mother tongue is French, Delta sits lower than 86% of Canadian towns: 0.7%. 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 6.3% here.
Above 61% of Canadian towns: 33% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 7.5% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
59% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 59%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 91,290 to 167,654 people, the 11th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest of these towns is Airdrie, at 35.6; the oldest, Cape Breton, is at 50.4. By median age, Delta sits among Thunder Bay (44), Lévis (44), Saanich (44.4) and North Vancouver (44.4).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Delta
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | 124,670 | — | 44 | 21% | 33% |
| Colebrook | 3,617 | 9.0 km | 48 | 23% | 42% |
| Strawberry Hill | 37,037 | 9.0 km | 35.2 | 14% | 51% |
| Tsawwassen | 2,629 | 10.6 km | 42.8 | 18% | 0% |
| Panorama Ridge | 36,473 | 10.7 km | 35.7 | 13% | 52% |
| Brownsville | 23,515 | 11.2 km | 34.6 | 14% | 47% |
| South Slope | 8,989 | 11.3 km | 45.3 | 22% | 44% |
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 British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Delta’s residents
Is Delta bilingual?
6.3% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 90% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.7%.
How diverse is Delta?
33% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 45% belong to a visible minority and 3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Delta?
33% are Christian and 40% have no religion; 27% follow another religion.
Is Delta good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 7.4%. Schools near Delta are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Delta?
The median household in Delta took in $108,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Delta?
Delta had about 124,670 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 108,455, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Delta?
A median age of 44, older than 62% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 21%.
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).