Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.0Above 94% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Of the immigrants living here, 16% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. The 2021 Census found 3,605 households in Kitimat; by July 2025 the population was about 10,019. One-person households account for 31%. 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 65% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Kitimat
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
15% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 9.8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +1% change since 2016: slower than 69% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 22% higher again.
Below 58% of Canadian towns: 17% of residents are 65 or over
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 60–64: 7.9% of residents. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. With a median age of 42.4, Kitimat is older than 52% 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+
■ Kitimat, 42.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 64% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families account for 7.8%.
More common-law partners than 79% of Canadian towns: 16%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
26% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%. In Kitimat, 45% of residents 15 and over are married.
Kitimat sits below 54% of Canadian towns for renter households (24%)
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. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. 39% of homes were built before 1961 and 5.4% in 2001 or later. Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, 65% of households live in a single-detached house in Kitimat.
The middle household earns $103,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Kitimat: half had more than $103,000, 20% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $87,000, the median across British Columbia’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 20% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
17% of residents are immigrants
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (59%) and in Asia (22%). 4.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens; across Canada’s towns the figure is 5.8%.
Kitimat sits above 88% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (51%)
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 8.3% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
79% have English as their mother tongue; 6.8% also speak French
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
At 2.4%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 17%, a lower share than 77% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 11% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
56% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
56% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 9,886 to 10,185 people: this is the 18th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from Stanley, at 25.6, to Blind Bay, at 58.8. Closest in median age to Kitimat are Acadia (42.4), Wheatland County (42.4), Maple Leaf (43.3) and Beckwith (44.4).
Nearby, 1 of 3 towns have older populations than Kitimat
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Kitimat with figures are 50–56 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitimat | 10,019 | — | 42.4 | 17% | 17% |
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | 4,153 | 50.5 km | 41.2 | 17% | 5.9% |
| Terrace | 13,648 | 51.0 km | 38 | 16% | 9.6% |
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | 3,189 | 55.6 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. “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. 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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Kitimat’s residents
What is the median income in Kitimat?
The median household in Kitimat took in $103,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Kitimat?
Kitimat had about 10,019 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 8,236, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Kitimat?
A median age of 42.4, older than 52% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 17%.
Is Kitimat bilingual?
6.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 93% English only. French is the mother tongue of 2.4%.
How diverse is Kitimat?
17% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 8.3% belong to a visible minority and 15% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Kitimat?
45% are Christian and 51% have no religion; 3.7% follow another religion.
Is Kitimat good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 7.8%. Schools near Kitimat are on its Schools page.
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).