Photo: Mengqiu Chen · CC BY 3.0Electoral Area E, Peace River sits above 95% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (17%)
By its share of renter households (13%), Electoral Area E, Peace River is below just over four fifths of Canadian towns. Here, a fifth of residents are under 15. On residents without Canadian citizenship, Electoral Area E, Peace River sits lower than 82% of Canadian towns: 1.5%. The town had about 2,737 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,085 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area E, Peace River
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
17% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 5.9% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Electoral Area E, Peace River went from 2,949 people in 2016 to 2,660 in 2021, −10%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −10% since 2016 leaves Electoral Area E, Peace River behind 99% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 3%.
Only 9.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Electoral Area E, Peace River
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Where nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, Electoral Area E, Peace River has 17%. Add to that, the median age locally is 42, lower than in just over half of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Electoral Area E, Peace River, 42. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women.
Electoral Area E, Peace River households average 2.4 people, smaller than in 53% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families; in Electoral Area E, Peace River, 6.4%. Locally, 27% of households are one person living alone.
A larger share of common-law partners than 75% of Canadian towns: 15%
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: just over a fifth of adults (typical: 27%). At 51%, the share of married residents 15 and over is higher than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Electoral Area E, Peace River sits above 68% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (77%)
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
One in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $102,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Electoral Area E, Peace River’s, at $102,000, is 19% higher. $87,000 is the median household income across British Columbia’s towns. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 24% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 60% of Canadian towns: 10%
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
With immigrants at 5.9%, Electoral Area E, Peace River is behind 78% of Canadian towns on that count. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (45%) and in the Americas (36%).
Above 97% of Canadian towns: 61% of residents said they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 0.6% in Electoral Area E, Peace River and 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, residents with no religion come to 35%.
94% have English as their mother tongue; 2.6% also speak French
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 0.4%. Lower than in 96% of Canadian towns: 2.6% of residents speak English and French. Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 1.3%.
Below 98% of Canadian towns: 8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 20% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
61% of adults were employed in May 2021
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
61% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Of 41 towns its size (2,703 to 2,772 people), the 13th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is Waskaganish (25) and the oldest Eastman (56.8). Closest in median age to Electoral Area E, Peace River are Wickham (39.2), Kameyosek (40.1), Russell (43.2) and Souris (43.6).
2 in 5 nearby towns have a higher median age than Electoral Area E, Peace River
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Electoral Area E, Peace River has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 9–74 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Peace River | 2,737 | — | 42 | 17% | 5.9% |
| Chetwynd | 2,484 | 8.9 km | 36 | 12% | 10% |
| Hudson's Hope | 1,019 | 54.6 km | 46.8 | 24% | 14% |
| Tumbler Ridge | 2,663 | 67.2 km | 39.6 | 15% | 7.9% |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 5,100 | 71.1 km | 44 | 18% | 6.4% |
| Taylor | 1,415 | 74.2 km | 35.6 | 11% | 3.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond 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.
Questions about Electoral Area E, Peace River’s residents
Is Electoral Area E, Peace River good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 59% of households. One-parent families: 6.4%. Schools near Electoral Area E, Peace River are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area E, Peace River?
The median household in Electoral Area E, Peace River took in $102,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Electoral Area E, Peace River?
Electoral Area E, Peace River had about 2,737 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,660, 10% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area E, Peace River?
A median age of 42, younger than 51% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 17%.
Is Electoral Area E, Peace River bilingual?
2.6% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 97% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.3%.
How diverse is Electoral Area E, Peace River?
5.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.6% belong to a visible minority and 17% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Electoral Area E, Peace River?
37% are Christian and 61% have no religion; 1.5% follow another religion.
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).