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Residents aged 65 and over: 24% here and 19% across Canada’s towns. Invermere had about 4,305 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,660 households at the 2021 Census. Across Invermere, 32% of households are one person living alone. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Invermere
Growing faster than most
Invermere went from 3,391 people in 2016 to 3,917 in 2021, +16%: faster growth than in 92% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town people move to
19% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 1.8 times the typical share; 44% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +16% change since 2016: faster than 92% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across British Columbia’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 10%.
A median age of 44: Invermere is older than 62% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: 7.8% of residents. Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 63% of Canadian towns. On children under 15, 16% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Invermere, 44. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Invermere households average 2.3 people, smaller than in 64% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (6.6%), Invermere is below just over three quarters of Canadian towns.
Invermere ranks above 73% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 14%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
24% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Set beside that, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
More renter households than 58% of Canadian towns: 30%
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
33% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 12% built before 1961. The comparison figure for renter households is 25% across Canada’s towns. Households in single-detached houses make up 63%, against 64% across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $84,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Invermere’s median household took in $84,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 27% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 92% of Canadian towns: 19%
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (64%) and in Asia (14%). Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 12% in Invermere.
Invermere: 6.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 77% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents trails 69% of Canadian towns: 4.6%. Measured more widely, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Invermere: 3.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue, above 68% of Canadian towns
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
At home: English 95%, French 1%. As a reference point, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 8.4%.
Invermere ranks above 53% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 29%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 6.1% here, 9.5% in the typical town. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 60% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 60%.
41 towns of 4,230 to 4,380 people: this is the 19th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Spence, at 33.1; the oldest, Highlands East, is at 58.8. Next to Invermere on this scale come East Angus (43.6), Mayliewan (43.7), Simonds (44.4) and Discovery Ridge (44.6).
Every nearby town is older than Invermere
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invermere | 4,305 | — | 44 | 24% | 12% |
| Radium Hot Springs | 1,489 | 13.6 km | 51.6 | 26% | 17% |
| Electoral Area F, East Kootenay | 3,893 | 14.3 km | 56.8 | 31% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Invermere’s residents
What religion are people in Invermere?
63% said they have no religion and 35% that they are Christian; 2% named another faith.
Is Invermere good for families?
16% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 52% of households and one-parent families 6.6%. Schools near Invermere are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Invermere?
Half of Invermere’s households had more than $84,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Invermere?
About 4,305, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 3,917 people in Invermere, 16% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Invermere?
The median age is 44, older than 62% of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 24% 65 or older.
Is Invermere bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 8.4% are. Another 0% speak only French and 91% only English, and French is the first language of 3.1%.
How diverse is Invermere?
Immigrants: 12% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 4.6%. Indigenous identity: 6.5%.
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).