Photo: Urban Walnut · CC BY-SA 3.0A larger share of residents with no religion than 99% of Canadian towns: 68%
36% of households are one person living alone; across Canada’s towns the figure is 27%. The 2021 Census found 375 households in Hudson's Hope; by July 2025 the population was about 1,019. Across Hudson's Hope, 14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The median age in the town is 46.8, higher than in just over three quarters of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Hudson's Hope
Fewer people than before
Hudson's Hope went from 1,015 people in 2016 to 841 in 2021, −17%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A −17% change since 2016: slower than 99% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 21%. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%.
Hudson's Hope sits above 77% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (24%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The figure for children under 15 is 18% in Hudson's Hope and 16% across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 74% of Canadian towns: 2.2 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
5.3% of households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of common-law partners than 63% of Canadian towns, at 12%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 21% of adults, beside a typical 27%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%. Married residents 15 and over account for 48%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 75% in Hudson's Hope, more than in 65% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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 74% of Canadian towns. In Hudson's Hope, 20% of households rent their home. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $81,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Hudson's Hope’s median household took in $81,000 before tax, 6% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. 20% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
14% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (64%) and in the Americas (27%). The share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 3.2%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
Hudson's Hope ranks above 85% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 8.9%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Hudson's Hope has 4.5%. The benchmark for Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns: 2.8%.
English is the mother tongue of 90%, and 3% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Hudson's Hope comes in at 3%. Locally, 0.6% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 86% of Canadian towns: 14%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
A job for 54% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 54%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 24% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Hudson's Hope are all younger
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Hudson's Hope has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 48–79 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson's Hope | 1,019 | — | 46.8 | 24% | 14% |
| Chetwynd | 2,484 | 47.6 km | 36 | 12% | 10% |
| Electoral Area E, Peace River | 2,737 | 54.6 km | 42 | 17% | 5.9% |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | 6,344 | 67.4 km | 40.4 | 13% | 5.8% |
| Fort St. John | 24,383 | 71.2 km | 32.4 | 8.3% | 12% |
| Taylor | 1,415 | 78.8 km | 35.6 | 11% | 3.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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.
Questions about Hudson's Hope’s residents
What is the population of Hudson's Hope?
About 1,019, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 841 people in Hudson's Hope, 17% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Hudson's Hope?
The median age is 46.8. 18% are under 15 and 24% 65 or older.
Is Hudson's Hope bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.6% grew up with French.
How diverse is Hudson's Hope?
Immigrants: 14% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 4.5%. Indigenous identity: 8.9%.
What religion are people in Hudson's Hope?
68% said they have no religion and 32% that they are Christian; 0.7% named another faith.
Is Hudson's Hope good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 53% of households and one-parent families 5.3%. Schools near Hudson's Hope are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Hudson's Hope?
Half of Hudson's Hope’s households had more than $81,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).