Photo: Glen Jackson glen_jackson · CC0A larger share of residents with no religion than 93% of Canadian towns: 56%
Here 22% of households are one person living alone, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 27%. Some 105,925 people live in Maple Ridge, by the estimate for July 2025. The share of households in buildings of five or more storeys stands at 3%. This British Columbia town has fewer residents aged 65 and over than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns, at 16%.
Maple Ridge grew +11% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 83% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 16%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, by more than +6%.
18% of residents are under 15, more than in 68% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 55–59: 7.6% of residents. For comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Maple Ridge, 41.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 76% of Canadian towns: 2.7 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.
In Maple Ridge, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
50% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
26% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: a tenth of the total.
A lower share of households in single-detached houses than 65% of Canadian towns, at 53%
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
25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns, against 21% in Maple Ridge. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
$105,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Maple Ridge’s median household took in $105,000 before tax, 22% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among British Columbia’s towns, the typical figure is $87,000. 26% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
More immigrants than 60% of Canadian towns: 23%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (47%) and in Europe (34%). Across the comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. More residents who moved in within the year than in 63% of Canadian towns: 12%. Recent arrivals are nearly a quarter of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
4.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 68% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here just over a fifth of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. The wider picture: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Muslim (2.3%) and Sikh (2.1%).
English is the mother tongue of 79%, and 5.7% 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
At home, 9.2% mostly speak another language; 1.2% speak neither English nor French. Few places have so few residents whose mother tongue is French: 1% here, fewer than in 71% of Canadian towns. Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Maple Ridge has 5.7%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 57% of Canadian towns, at 24%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 7.5% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 63% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 63%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (75,618 to 142,450), the 16th youngest of 41 towns
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 34.4 (Fort McMurray) to 51.6 (Lindsay) across the group. Nearest to Maple Ridge in age: Bolton (40.8), Terrebonne (40.8), Kamloops (41.6) and Newmarket (41.6).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Maple Ridge
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Ridge | 105,925 | — | 41.2 | 16% | 23% |
| Pitt Meadows | 20,892 | 7.3 km | 43.2 | 18% | 26% |
| Anniedale | 6,715 | 11.4 km | 39.3 | 14% | 35% |
| Langley | 163,885 | 12.1 km | 40.8 | 17% | 23% |
| Clayton Heights | 8,961 | 12.4 km | 35 | 6.9% | 31% |
| Aloha Estates | 13,194 | 12.8 km | 34.5 | 7.2% | 31% |
| Fraser Heights | 17,688 | 13.6 km | 42.2 | 15% | 52% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across British Columbia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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 Maple Ridge’s residents
What religion are people in Maple Ridge?
Christian: 37%. No religion: 56%. Another religion: 7.3%.
Is Maple Ridge good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 18%. 55% of households are couple families and 8.4% one-parent families. Schools near Maple Ridge are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Maple Ridge?
$105,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Maple Ridge (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Maple Ridge?
Statistics Canada estimates 105,925 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 90,990 in Maple Ridge, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Maple Ridge?
41.2 is the median age, younger than 55% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 18%. 65 and over: 16%.
Is Maple Ridge bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0% only French; 1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Maple Ridge?
Immigrants make up 23% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 22% are members of a visible minority, and 4.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).