Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainResidents with no religion: 62%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
7.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Here, nearly nine in ten households live in a single-detached house. The median age in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan is 49.6, higher than in 84% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 3,184 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,170 households.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area D, North Okanagan
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 12% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and 2.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 77% of Canadian towns: Electoral Area D, North Okanagan changed by +9% since 2016
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 British Columbia’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Electoral Area D, North Okanagan ranks above 70% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 23%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of children under 15 stands at 16%. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Electoral Area D, North Okanagan, 49.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Fewer one-person households than 69% of Canadian towns: 22%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, against 5.1% in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Households average 2.5 people.
Electoral Area D, North Okanagan: 15% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 77% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
53% of residents 15 and over are married (Canada’s towns: 46%). For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
In Electoral Area D, North Okanagan, 15% of households rent their home, fewer than in 74% 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
21% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 13% built before 1961. The usual figure: 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $77,000 a year in household income
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Electoral Area D, North Okanagan’s households had a total income below $77,000, 10% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across British Columbia’s towns have a median of $87,000. 24% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 82% of Canadian towns, at 8%
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 largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (72%) and in the Americas (21%). At 6.7%, the share of immigrants is lower than in three quarters of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Recent arrivals are 15% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
In Electoral Area D, North Okanagan, 12% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan, 2.4%. The comparison figure for Indigenous residents is 2.8% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 3.8% 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
At home: English 98%, French 0.5%. Fewer bilingual residents than in 89% of Canadian towns: 3.8%. Electoral Area D, 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 D, North Okanagan ranks below 96% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 9.9%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 16%, against 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 52% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
52% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 23% are 65 or more.
In its size band (3,128 to 3,240), the 13th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages climb from 31.7 (Crystallina Nera West) to 66 (Valhalla) across the group. Closest in median age to Electoral Area D, North Okanagan are Pincher Creek No. 9 (49.6), Adstock (49.6), Val-Morin (51.2) and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (51.6).
Electoral Area D, North Okanagan is older than every town around it
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, North Okanagan | 3,184 | — | 49.6 | 23% | 6.7% |
| Lumby | 2,257 | 5.7 km | 42.8 | 23% | 9.2% |
| Electoral Area E, North Okanagan | 1,248 | 19.2 km | 48 | 23% | 6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Electoral Area D, North Okanagan’s residents
What religion are people in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan?
37% are Christian and 62% have no religion; 0.4% follow another religion.
Is Electoral Area D, North Okanagan good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 60% of households. One-parent families: 5.1%. Schools near Electoral Area D, North Okanagan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan?
The median household in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan took in $77,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area D, North Okanagan?
Electoral Area D, North Okanagan had about 3,184 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,909, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan?
A median age of 49.6, older than 84% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 23%.
Is Electoral Area D, North Okanagan bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.8% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 1.4%.
How diverse is Electoral Area D, North Okanagan?
6.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.4% belong to a visible minority and 12% have an Indigenous identity.
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).