Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn Electoral Area E, North Okanagan, 73% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
With a median age of 48, Electoral Area E, North Okanagan is older than 80% of Canadian towns. Some 1,248 people live here, by the estimate for July 2025. In Electoral Area E, North Okanagan, 7.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Households in single-detached houses: 78%, above 70% of Canadian towns.
Electoral Area E, North Okanagan’s population changed by +8% since 2016, more than in 73% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 14%.
23% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, against 17% in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan. As a reference point, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women.
2.4 people per household, fewer than in 53% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-person households stands at 28%. Electoral Area E, North Okanagan sits close to the norm on one-parent families: 7.8%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of common-law partners than 70% of Canadian towns: 13%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up nearly a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Here, 48% of residents 15 and over are married.
A smaller share of renter households than 67% of Canadian towns: 18%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 29% date from 2001 or later, 3.3% from before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, a quarter of households rent their home. 13% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Half above, half below $52,800 a year in household income
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan: half had less than $52,800, 39% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For British Columbia’s towns, the median household income is $87,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 28% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year make up 9% in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan, less than in 72% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%). Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are scarce here: 2.3%, fewer than in 72% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (62%) or in the Americas (23%).
Electoral Area E, North Okanagan ranks above 75% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 6%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (2.3%), Electoral Area E, North Okanagan is below 82% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 2.3% 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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 2.3% of residents speak English and French here. At home: English 98%, French 0.9%.
In Electoral Area E, North Okanagan, 5.3% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 21%, beside a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 46% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 23% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 46% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
A younger town than 3 of the 5 around it: Electoral Area E, North Okanagan
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Electoral Area E, North Okanagan with figures are 19–44 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, North Okanagan | 1,248 | — | 48 | 23% | 6% |
| Electoral Area D, North Okanagan | 3,184 | 19.2 km | 49.6 | 23% | 6.7% |
| Lumby | 2,257 | 23.9 km | 42.8 | 23% | 9.2% |
| Coldstream | 11,380 | 41.4 km | 48.4 | 23% | 11% |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | 5,029 | 42.4 km | 47.2 | 21% | 11% |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | 3,415 | 44.4 km | 50.4 | 26% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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. The middle of British Columbia’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Electoral Area E, North Okanagan’s residents
What is the median income in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan?
$52,800 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Electoral Area E, North Okanagan?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,248 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,092 in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan?
48 is the median age. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 23%.
Is Electoral Area E, North Okanagan bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 2.3% are. Another 0.5% speak only French and 97% only English, and French is the first language of 1.4%.
How diverse is Electoral Area E, North Okanagan?
Immigrants make up 6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.3% are members of a visible minority, and 6% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan?
Christian: 25%. No religion: 73%. Another religion: 2.4%.
Is Electoral Area E, North Okanagan good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 53% of households are couple families and 7.8% one-parent families. Schools near Electoral Area E, North Okanagan 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).