Above 98% of Canadian towns: 66% of residents said they have no religion
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 7.7% in Lumby. Lower than in 72% of Canadian towns: 16% of households rent their home. Its population is up 13% on 2016. Locally, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
What stands out about the people of Lumby
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
11% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 1.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Growing faster than most
Lumby went from 1,833 people in 2016 to 2,063 in 2021, +13%: faster growth than in 88% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +13% change since 2016: faster than 88% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%.
Above 77% of Canadian towns: 19% of residents are under 15
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Half of Lumby’s residents are over 42.8, older than in 54% of Canadian towns. Against that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The largest age band is 60–64: 8% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 53% of Canadian towns: 2.4 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.
Across Lumby, 28% of households are one person living alone. Little separates the share of one-parent families here, 7.8%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 15%, a higher share than 76% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 19% of adults (typical: 27%). The census found that 47% of residents 15 and over are married in Lumby. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
More households in single-detached houses than 54% of Canadian towns: 67%
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
23% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 19% built before 1961. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
$77,000 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Lumby’s, at $77,000, is 10% lower. $87,000 is the median household income across British Columbia’s towns. In 2020, 23% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Above 58% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
Of the immigrants living here, 19% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. For Lumby, the census puts residents without Canadian citizenship at 1.5%. On immigrants, Lumby sits lower than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns: 9.2%. Typically, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Lumby, 4.2%. Typically, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
94% have English as their mother tongue; 3% also speak French
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
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Lumby has 3%. At home: English 99%, French 0.2%. The town has fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than 71% of Canadian towns, at 1%.
7.9% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 98% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 51% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 51% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 23% of residents are 65 or over.
No nearby town is as young as Lumby
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumby | 2,257 | — | 42.8 | 23% | 9.2% |
| Electoral Area D, North Okanagan | 3,184 | 5.7 km | 49.6 | 23% | 6.7% |
| Coldstream | 11,380 | 17.8 km | 48.4 | 23% | 11% |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | 5,029 | 18.7 km | 47.2 | 21% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Lumby’s residents
What is the median income in Lumby?
Median total household income in Lumby was $77,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Lumby?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,257 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Lumby counted 2,063, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Lumby?
Half the residents are older than 42.8 and half younger; 19% are children under 15 and 23% are 65 or over.
Is Lumby bilingual?
English and French: 3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Lumby?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 9.2%. A visible minority makes up 4.2% and Indigenous residents 11%.
What religion are people in Lumby?
Most often Christian (33%) or no religion (66%); other religions make up 0.9%.
Is Lumby good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 54% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Lumby 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).