5.8% of households rent their home, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Indigenous residents: 8.9% here and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. At 24%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is higher than in three quarters of Canadian towns. Montrose had about 1,072 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 430 households at the 2021 Census. Across Montrose, 18% of residents are under 15.
A +2% change since 2016: slower than 66% 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
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across British Columbia’s towns.
Half of Montrose is over 44.8, older than 66% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Montrose comes in at 9.9%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Only 24% of households are one person living alone in Montrose
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Montrose, 2.4. Measured more widely, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. One-parent families: 8.1% of the total.
Montrose sits above 83% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (56%)
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
By its share of common-law partners (13%), Montrose is above 66% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
98% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 34% predate 1961, 7% date from 2001 or later. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $94,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Montrose: half had more than $94,000, 9% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 15% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 61% of Canadian towns: 9.9%
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
The share of immigrants trails 74% of Canadian towns: 6.9%. The usual figure: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (43%) and in Oceania or elsewhere (36%). Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Residents with no religion: 48%, a higher share than 84% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 2% speak French as well
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Montrose has 2%.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 76% of Canadian towns: 17%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Montrose, 17%, and 46% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 2%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
A job for 53% 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. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 24% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 53% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Montrose
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose | 1,072 | — | 44.8 | 24% | 6.9% |
| Fruitvale | 2,068 | 4.9 km | 50 | 27% | 7.1% |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | 2,008 | 5.1 km | 49.2 | 23% | 2.8% |
| Trail | 8,539 | 7.8 km | 49.6 | 28% | 9.2% |
| Warfield | 1,729 | 11.6 km | 44.8 | 23% | 6.9% |
| Rossland | 4,355 | 15.1 km | 40.8 | 16% | 12% |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | 1,432 | 16.3 km | 55.6 | 28% | 6.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Montrose’s residents
What is the median income in Montrose?
Half of Montrose’s households had more than $94,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Montrose?
About 1,072, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,013 people in Montrose, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Montrose?
The median age is 44.8. 18% are under 15 and 24% 65 or older.
Is Montrose bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 98% speak only English and 0% only French; 0% grew up with French.
How diverse is Montrose?
Immigrants: 6.9% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 8.9%.
What religion are people in Montrose?
48% said they have no religion and 46% that they are Christian; 6% named another faith.
Is Montrose good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 63% of households and one-parent families 8.1%. Schools near Montrose 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).