Photo: Darren Kirby · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Kaslo is over 58, older than 98% of Canadian towns
By its share of children under 15 (11%), Kaslo is below 94% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,141 residents; the 2021 Census found 525 households. The census found that 85% of households live in a single-detached house in the town. Higher than in 99% of Canadian towns: 73% of residents said they have no religion.
What stands out about the people of Kaslo
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Kaslo is 58; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 36% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +8% since 2016 puts Kaslo ahead of 74% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across British Columbia’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%.
36% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Here 6.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
1.9 people per household, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Kaslo has 38%. Here, 7.6% of households are one-parent families.
14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 72% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Kaslo, 43%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
28% of households rent their home, more than in 54% of Canadian towns
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. Nearly a third of homes were built before 1961 and 12% in 2001 or later. As a reference point, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median gross household income: $56,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Kaslo: half had less than $56,000, 35% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 26% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
More residents who moved in within the year than 58% of Canadian towns: 12%
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 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (54%) and in the Americas (43%). The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. Lower than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns: 2.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Kaslo has 18%.
Indigenous residents: 6.9%, a higher share than 79% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Kaslo has 2%. By way of comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
In Kaslo, 3.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 69% of Canadian towns
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
Here 9.2% of residents speak English and French, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 7.5%. The share of residents whose mother tongue is French across Canada’s towns is 1.5%. At home: English 98%, French 1%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 22%, a lower share than 62% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 5.4% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 49% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 49%; 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Kaslo are all younger
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Kaslo has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 25–58 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaslo | 1,141 | — | 58 | 36% | 18% |
| Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay | 1,596 | 24.8 km | 56 | 32% | 20% |
| Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay | 4,209 | 49.7 km | 47.2 | 22% | 13% |
| Nelson | 12,126 | 53.9 km | 42.4 | 21% | 15% |
| Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay | 4,309 | 55.1 km | 51.2 | 27% | 11% |
| Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay | 5,390 | 58.0 km | 47.2 | 22% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Kaslo’s residents
Is Kaslo good for families?
11% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 48% of households and one-parent families 7.6%. Schools near Kaslo are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Kaslo?
Half of Kaslo’s households had more than $56,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Kaslo?
About 1,141, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,049 people in Kaslo, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Kaslo?
The median age is 58. 11% are under 15 and 36% 65 or older.
Is Kaslo bilingual?
9.2% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 3.4%.
How diverse is Kaslo?
Immigrants: 18% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2%. Indigenous identity: 6.9%.
What religion are people in Kaslo?
73% said they have no religion and 27% that they are Christian; 0.5% 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).