Photo: Jack Borno · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Naramata is over 59.2, older than 99% of Canadian towns
6.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Naramata has more residents with no religion than 96% of Canadian towns, at 59%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,077 residents; the 2021 Census found 890 households. The share of households in single-detached houses stands at 93%. The census figures here are for the whole of Okanagan-Similkameen E, the municipality that includes Naramata.
What stands out about the people of Naramata
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Naramata is 59.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +6% change since 2016: faster than 62% 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
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, by more than +6%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 3%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 32% in Naramata, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The largest age band is 60–64: 14% of residents, 2.1 times the share across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Census figures put children under 15 at 11% in Naramata.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Naramata households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
5% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. For Naramata, the census puts one-person households at 23%.
Married residents 15 and over make up 58% in Naramata, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
16% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 13%.
A smaller share of renter households than 73% of Canadian towns: 16%
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. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. Newer homes outnumber old: 24% date from 2001 or later, 9.6% from before 1961.
The median household brings in $90,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Naramata’s, at $90,000, is close to it. For British Columbia’s towns, the median household income is $87,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 20% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year: 8.5%, a lower share than 77% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: just over one in ten immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (76%), then in the Americas (13%).
59% said they have no religion, more than say they are Christian
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
5% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). For Naramata, the census puts Indigenous residents at 2.7%.
Naramata sits above 66% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (12%)
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: 2.7%, above two thirds of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Above 63% of Canadian towns: 35% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 5.8% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
49% of adults were employed in May 2021
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
49% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 32% are 65 or more.
Of the 4 towns nearest Naramata, 1 are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naramata | 2,077 | — | 59.2 | 32% | 18% |
| Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen | 2,149 | 6.7 km | 52 | 24% | 12% |
| Summerland | 12,343 | 7.5 km | 54.4 | 32% | 12% |
| Penticton | 39,068 | 12.4 km | 52 | 30% | 13% |
| Penticton 1 | 2,147 | 14.4 km | 60.8 | 42% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Naramata’s residents
What is the median income in Naramata?
$90,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Naramata (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Naramata?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,077 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,015 in Naramata, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Naramata?
59.2 is the median age. Under 15: 11%. 65 and over: 32%.
Is Naramata bilingual?
12% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 88% English only. French is the mother tongue of 2.7%.
How diverse is Naramata?
Immigrants make up 18% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 5% are members of a visible minority, and 2.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Naramata?
Christian: 39%. No religion: 59%. Another religion: 1.4%.
Is Naramata good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 11%. 62% of households are couple families and 5% one-parent families. Schools near Naramata 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).