Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOkanagan (Part) 1 is older than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 65
Okanagan (Part) 1 is a First Nations reserve, the home of Okanagan. The share of children under 15 is 6.9%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Fewer renter households than in 98% of Canadian towns: 5.9%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 3,482 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,615 households. Locally, 49% of residents said they have no religion.
What stands out about the people of Okanagan (Part) 1
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 25% of residents, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, and 21% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Okanagan (Part) 1’s median age is 65; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 50% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Okanagan (Part) 1 went from 2,859 people in 2016 to 3,244 in 2021, +14%: faster growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +14% since 2016 puts Okanagan (Part) 1 ahead of 90% 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
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 7%. Across British Columbia’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
50% of residents are 65 or over, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 3.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Okanagan (Part) 1. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Okanagan (Part) 1, 65. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
2 people per household, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household 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 5.6% in Okanagan (Part) 1. On the census count, 25% of households are one person living alone.
Okanagan (Part) 1: 58% of residents 15 and over are married, above 90% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 14% of adults (typical: 27%). Few places have as many common-law partners: 12% here, more than in 60% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
In Okanagan (Part) 1, 62% of households live in a single-detached house, fewer than in 53% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 51% date from 2001 or later, 1.9% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $64,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Okanagan (Part) 1: half had less than $64,000, 26% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. 19% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
In Okanagan (Part) 1, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 8.2% of residents are immigrants here. What’s more, fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than in 92% of Canadian towns: 0.8%. On average, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (80%) and in the Americas (19%).
Indigenous residents make up 25% in Okanagan (Part) 1, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Okanagan (Part) 1 has 1.4%. Across the comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
1.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
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 99%, French 0.2%. On bilingual residents, Okanagan (Part) 1 sits lower than 87% of Canadian towns: 3.9%. Measured more widely, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
In Okanagan (Part) 1, 8.3% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 11%, against 9.5%. 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 31% 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 work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 31%; 50% of residents are 65 or over.
Every nearby town is younger than Okanagan (Part) 1
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okanagan (Part) 1 | 3,482 | — | 65 | 50% | 8.2% |
| Vernon | 49,527 | 9.1 km | 49.2 | 28% | 12% |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | 3,415 | 11.2 km | 50.4 | 26% | 12% |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | 5,029 | 12.7 km | 47.2 | 21% | 11% |
| Coldstream | 11,380 | 14.6 km | 48.4 | 23% | 11% |
| Central Okanagan West | 3,298 | 18.8 km | 54.8 | 25% | 13% |
| Spallumcheen | 5,843 | 19.1 km | 48 | 23% | 7.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- 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. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Okanagan (Part) 1’s residents
What is the average age in Okanagan (Part) 1?
The median age is 65, older than 99% of Canadian towns. 6.9% are under 15 and 50% 65 or older.
Is Okanagan (Part) 1 bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.9% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 1.8%.
How diverse is Okanagan (Part) 1?
Immigrants: 8.2% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.4%. Indigenous identity: 25%.
What religion are people in Okanagan (Part) 1?
49% said they have no religion and 46% that they are Christian; 5% named another faith.
Is Okanagan (Part) 1 good for families?
6.9% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 62% of households and one-parent families 5.6%. Schools near Okanagan (Part) 1 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Okanagan (Part) 1?
Half of Okanagan (Part) 1’s households had more than $64,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Okanagan (Part) 1?
About 3,482, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 3,244 people in Okanagan (Part) 1, 14% more than 2016.
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).