Photo: TerradiseBC · CC BY-SA 4.0In Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine, 30% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Recent arrivals are 13% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Here, one in ten households are one-parent families. On immigrants, Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine sits lower than 78% of Canadian towns: 5.9%. This British Columbia town had about 4,153 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,715 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 30% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 15% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine changed by −2% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 87% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 6%.
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine sits below 63% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (17%)
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Half of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’s residents are under 41.2, younger than in 55% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 11% in the town. The biggest five-year age group is 25–29, with 8.4% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine, 41.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine 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.
The figure for one-person households is 30% in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine and 27% across Canada’s towns.
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine ranks above 83% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 19%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here 37% of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 46%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
70% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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: 9.4% predate 1961, 7.9% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns: 64%. Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
A median household income of $85,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $85,000, the middle household in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. In 2020, 26% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
In Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine, 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine has 1.8%. Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier. Most immigrants were born in Europe (65%) or in Asia (15%).
70% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 3.3% in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine. To put it in context, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 5.1% speak French as well
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Nothing unusual on residents whose mother tongue is French: 2.2%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. On bilingual residents, Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine sits lower than 73% of Canadian towns: 5.1%.
In Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine, 11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 93% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 17% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
61% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
61% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Among 41 towns of 4,089 to 4,216 people, the 16th youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 31.7 (Banff Trail) to 58.4 (Lake of Bays) across the group. In age, Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine keeps company with Malmo Plains (40.8), Vermilion (40.8), Forest Heights (41.3) and L'Ange-Gardien (42).
A younger town than 1 of the 2 around it: Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | 4,153 | — | 41.2 | 17% | 5.9% |
| Terrace | 13,648 | 4.3 km | 38 | 16% | 9.6% |
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | 3,189 | 7.2 km | 44.8 | 18% | 8.4% |
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. For each measure we take the median of British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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, Kitimat-Stikine’s residents
Is Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 5.1% are. Another 0.1% speak only French and 95% only English, and French is the first language of 2.2%.
How diverse is Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
Immigrants make up 5.9% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.3% are members of a visible minority, and 30% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
Christian: 29%. No religion: 70%. Another religion: 1.1%.
Is Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 47% of households are couple families and 9.9% one-parent families. Schools near Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
$85,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
Statistics Canada estimates 4,153 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 3,932 in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
41.2 is the median age, younger than 55% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 17%.
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).