Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainResidents with no religion make up 59% in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
The median age in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan is 47.2, higher than in 77% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 5,029 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,715 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 19% of households are one person living alone. Most recent wave: 13% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan
Growing faster than most
Electoral Area C, North Okanagan went from 3,870 people in 2016 to 4,511 in 2021, +17%: faster growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Electoral Area C, North Okanagan grew +17% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 94% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
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 11%.
In Electoral Area C, North Okanagan, 9.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Here 21% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 19%. To put it in context, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Electoral Area C, North Okanagan, 47.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 67% of Canadian towns: 2.6 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.
By its share of one-parent families (6.7%), Electoral Area C, North Okanagan is below nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Married residents 15 and over: 55%, a higher share than 80% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
21% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Across Electoral Area C, North Okanagan, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
A smaller share of renter households than 69% of Canadian towns: 17%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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 single-detached houses make up 76%, against 64% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 23% date from 2001 or later, 8.5% from before 1961.
Half above, half below $105,000 a year in 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; Electoral Area C, North Okanagan’s, at $105,000, is 22% higher. The median across British Columbia’s towns is $87,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 23% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Electoral Area C, North Okanagan ranks below 69% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 9.2%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (58%), then in the Americas (17%). 11% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns. On top of that, the figure for residents without Canadian citizenship is 2.9% in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan and 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
Electoral Area C, North Okanagan ranks above 69% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 4.8%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 2.9% in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan. For comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 88%, and 6.9% speak French as well
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 97%, French 0.1%. Electoral Area C, North Okanagan sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.4%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Electoral Area C, North Okanagan ranks below 67% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 20%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 5.6% here, 9.5% in the typical town. 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 57% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 57%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 16th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 31.6 in River-Osborne to 61.6 in Northern Bruce Peninsula. The closest ages to Electoral Area C, North Okanagan’s belong to Capilano (45.9), Twin Brooks (46.7), Hearst (48) and Sussex (48).
Every nearby town is older than Electoral Area C, North Okanagan
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | 5,029 | — | 47.2 | 21% | 11% |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | 3,415 | 2.6 km | 50.4 | 26% | 12% |
| Vernon | 49,527 | 5.2 km | 49.2 | 28% | 12% |
| Coldstream | 11,380 | 6.5 km | 48.4 | 23% | 11% |
| Okanagan (Part) 1 | 3,482 | 12.7 km | 65 | 50% | 8.2% |
| Spallumcheen | 5,843 | 13.7 km | 48 | 23% | 7.6% |
| Armstrong | 5,643 | 17.1 km | 50 | 30% | 7.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Electoral Area C, North Okanagan’s residents
Is Electoral Area C, North Okanagan good for families?
Children under 15 are 16% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 61% of households and one-parent families 6.7%. Schools near Electoral Area C, North Okanagan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?
Median total household income in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan was $105,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?
The latest figure is an estimate: 5,029 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Electoral Area C, North Okanagan counted 4,511, 17% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?
Half the residents are older than 47.2 and half younger, older than 77% of Canadian towns; 16% are children under 15 and 21% are 65 or over.
Is Electoral Area C, North Okanagan bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 6.9% are. Another 0% speak only French and 93% only English, and French is the first language of 1.4%.
How diverse is Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 11%. A visible minority makes up 2.9% and Indigenous residents 4.8%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?
Most often Christian (39%) or no religion (59%); other religions make up 1.8%.
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).