Photo: tuchodi from Fort St. John, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 30.6: Electoral Area B, Peace River is younger than 99% of Canadian towns
At 3.1 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. 5.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a higher share than in 74% of Canadian towns. Electoral Area B, Peace River is home to some 5,814 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,620 households at the 2021 Census. Across Electoral Area B, Peace River, 4.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area B, Peace River
Younger than most towns
Half of Electoral Area B, Peace River’s residents are under 30.6 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Electoral Area B, Peace River went from 5,628 people in 2016 to 5,379 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Electoral Area B, Peace River changed by −4% from 2016 to 2021, behind 95% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%.
Electoral Area B, Peace River: 30% of residents are under 15, above 99% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Where just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, Electoral Area B, Peace River has 13%. Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are scarce here: 12%, fewer than in 87% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Electoral Area B, Peace River, 30.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
19% of households are one person living alone, below 79% of Canadian towns
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.
One-parent families make up 2.8%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. For one-person households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 27%.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 98% of Canadian towns, at 63%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: nearly a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). In Electoral Area B, Peace River, 6.9% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Renter households make up 15% in Electoral Area B, Peace River, less than in 75% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
36% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 4.6% built before 1961. By way of comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Electoral Area B, Peace River has more households in single-detached houses than 73% of Canadian towns, at 80%.
Median household income here: $94,000 a year
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
Half of Electoral Area B, Peace River’s households had a total income above $94,000, 9% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among British Columbia’s towns, the typical figure is $87,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 20% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
9.3% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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 (37%), then in the Americas (36%). Fewer immigrants than in 66% of Canadian towns: 9.3%. Recent arrivals are 20% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
33% of residents said they have no religion, below 55% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 15% across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents in Electoral Area B, Peace River comes in at 1.8%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%.
62% have English as their mother tongue; 1.8% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 27% mostly speak another language; 4.3% speak neither English nor French. Lower than in 98% of Canadian towns: 1.8% of residents speak English and French. The share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 0.2%, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns.
Below 98% of Canadian towns: 8.5% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 27% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%.
A job for 62% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 62%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Youngest by rank: 1st of 41 towns of 5,701 to 5,930 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages climb from 30.6 (Electoral Area B, Peace River) to 63.2 (Osoyoos) across the group. University (31.1) and Broadway-Assiniboine (35.3): the towns nearest Electoral Area B, Peace River in median age.
Electoral Area B, Peace River is younger than every town around it
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Distances here run 28–41 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area B, Peace River.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Peace River | 5,814 | — | 30.6 | 12% | 9.3% |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | 6,344 | 28.0 km | 40.4 | 13% | 5.8% |
| Fort St. John | 24,383 | 29.4 km | 32.4 | 8.3% | 12% |
| Taylor | 1,415 | 40.7 km | 35.6 | 11% | 3.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. 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 Electoral Area B, Peace River’s residents
What is the average age in Electoral Area B, Peace River?
The median age is 30.6, younger than 99% of Canadian towns. 30% are under 15 and 12% 65 or older.
Is Electoral Area B, Peace River bilingual?
1.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 94% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.2%.
How diverse is Electoral Area B, Peace River?
Immigrants: 9.3% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.8%. Indigenous identity: 5.7%.
What religion are people in Electoral Area B, Peace River?
33% said they have no religion and 67% that they are Christian; 0.2% named another faith.
Is Electoral Area B, Peace River good for families?
30% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 71% of households and one-parent families 2.8%. Schools near Electoral Area B, Peace River are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area B, Peace River?
Half of Electoral Area B, Peace River’s households had more than $94,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Electoral Area B, Peace River?
About 5,814, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 5,379 people in Electoral Area B, Peace River, 4% fewer 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).