Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOlder than 93% of Canadian towns: half of Electoral Area E, East Kootenay is over 54
The share of renter households trails 90% of Canadian towns: 9.9%. The 2021 Census found 750 households in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay; by July 2025 the population was about 1,881. For Electoral Area E, East Kootenay, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 7.1%. This British Columbia town has more residents with no religion than 98% of Canadian towns, at 63%.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area E, East Kootenay
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Electoral Area E, East Kootenay is 54; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Electoral Area E, East Kootenay went from 1,753 to 1,686 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 94% of Canadian towns: Electoral Area E, East Kootenay changed by −4% since 2016
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 12%.
Electoral Area E, East Kootenay ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 29%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
12% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 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 109 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% 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.
Across Canada’s towns, 8.2% of households are one-parent families; in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay, 4%. Here, 27% of households are one person living alone.
In Electoral Area E, East Kootenay, 15% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay comes in at 52%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Above 94% of Canadian towns: 93% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 21% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 11% built before 1961.
A median household income of $83,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Electoral Area E, East Kootenay’s median household took in $83,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $87,000 is the median household income across British Columbia’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 21% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
7.8% of residents are immigrants
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Electoral Area E, East Kootenay has 7.8%. Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 2.4% locally. 11% lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 83% of Canadian towns: 8.4%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 2.1% in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay and 15% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Electoral Area E, East Kootenay ranks above 69% of Canadian towns on residents whose mother tongue is French: 3.3%
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
Across Electoral Area E, East Kootenay, 8% of residents speak English and French. Measured more widely, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 21% in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay, less than in 64% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 7.9% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
51% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 29% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 51% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
No nearby town is as old as Electoral Area E, East Kootenay
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Electoral Area E, East Kootenay with figures are 19–39 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, East Kootenay | 1,881 | — | 54 | 29% | 7.8% |
| Kimberley | 9,037 | 19.5 km | 45.2 | 24% | 8.4% |
| Cranbrook | 22,703 | 34.2 km | 45.2 | 24% | 8.7% |
| Electoral Area C, East Kootenay | 7,006 | 38.6 km | 49.6 | 23% | 9.1% |
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. 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. 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.
Questions about Electoral Area E, East Kootenay’s residents
Is Electoral Area E, East Kootenay bilingual?
8% 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 3.3%.
How diverse is Electoral Area E, East Kootenay?
7.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.1% belong to a visible minority and 8.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay?
36% are Christian and 63% have no religion; 0.9% follow another religion.
Is Electoral Area E, East Kootenay good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 61% of households. One-parent families: 4%. Schools near Electoral Area E, East Kootenay are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay?
The median household in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay took in $83,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area E, East Kootenay?
Electoral Area E, East Kootenay had about 1,881 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,686, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay?
A median age of 54. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 29%.
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).