More residents with no religion than 96% of Canadian towns: 61%
7.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Across Fruitvale, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Higher than in 62% of Canadian towns: 73% of households live in a single-detached house. Its population is up 2% on 2016.
What stands out about the people of Fruitvale
Older than most towns
Half of Fruitvale’s residents are under 50 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 64% of Canadian towns: Fruitvale changed by +2% since 2016
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%.
Half of Fruitvale is over 50, older than 85% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
27% of residents are 65 or over (Canada’s towns: 19%). Here, 14% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Fruitvale households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%; Fruitvale has 29%. In Fruitvale, 7.6% of households are one-parent families.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 61% of Canadian towns, at 50%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: a fifth of adults (typical: 27%). Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. Common-law partners: 12% of the total.
Renter households: 19%, a lower share than 63% of Canadian towns
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
Older homes outnumber new: 28% predate 1961, 8.2% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $83,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Fruitvale had $83,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 20% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
7.1% of residents are immigrants
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: just over one in ten immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 1.8%. Fruitvale has fewer immigrants than 73% of Canadian towns, at 7.1%.
More Indigenous residents than 75% of Canadian towns: 6.1%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (2.6%), Fruitvale is below four fifths of Canadian towns. Against that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
94% have English as their mother tongue; 2.8% also speak French
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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 2.8% of residents speak English and French in Fruitvale. 1% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
13% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
A job for 52% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
52% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 27% are 65 or more.
Fruitvale and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale | 2,068 | — | 50 | 27% | 7.1% |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | 2,008 | 1.5 km | 49.2 | 23% | 2.8% |
| Montrose | 1,072 | 4.9 km | 44.8 | 24% | 6.9% |
| Trail | 8,539 | 10.6 km | 49.6 | 28% | 9.2% |
| Warfield | 1,729 | 14.8 km | 44.8 | 23% | 6.9% |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | 1,432 | 14.8 km | 55.6 | 28% | 6.7% |
| Rossland | 4,355 | 18.4 km | 40.8 | 16% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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.
Questions about Fruitvale’s residents
Is Fruitvale good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 57% of households and one-parent families 7.6%. Schools near Fruitvale are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fruitvale?
Half of Fruitvale’s households had more than $83,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Fruitvale?
About 2,068, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,958 people in Fruitvale, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Fruitvale?
The median age is 50. 14% are under 15 and 27% 65 or older.
Is Fruitvale bilingual?
English and French: 2.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Fruitvale?
Immigrants: 7.1% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.6%. Indigenous identity: 6.1%.
What religion are people in Fruitvale?
61% said they have no religion and 39% that they are Christian; 0.2% named another faith.
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).