Photo: SoftwareSimian · CC BY-SA 3.06.6% of residents are 65 or over, below 98% of Canadian towns
Here 80% of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 35%. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 7.5%, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns. A median age of 36.4 (younger than 85% of Canadian towns) sets Pemberton apart: 3,407 residents in 1,355 households at the 2021 Census. For Pemberton, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 17%.
What stands out about the people of Pemberton
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pemberton went from 2,574 to 3,407 residents (+32%), faster growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Pemberton’s residents are under 36.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 20% are under 15 and 6.6% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
26% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 40% are married. Couples ↓
A town people move to
A year before the census, 19% of residents lived elsewhere, 1.8 times the typical share; over five years, 59% moved. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +32% change since 2016: Pemberton grew faster than 99% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%.
A median age of 36.4: Pemberton is younger than 85% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: 13% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. Children under 15 account for 20%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Pemberton, 36.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Pemberton ranks below 67% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 23%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.5 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Locally, 5.1% of households are one-parent families.
Pemberton sits above 90% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (26%)
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 46% across Canada’s towns, two in five residents 15 and over are married here. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Pemberton sits above 68% of Canadian towns for renter households (35%)
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. On average, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 52% date from 2001 or later, 1.5% from before 1961.
Median household income: $100,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Pemberton: half had more than $100,000, 16% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across British Columbia’s towns, half of households had more than $87,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 40% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Pemberton sits above 92% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (19%)
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 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Set against 5.8% across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents are not Canadian citizens in Pemberton. For comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (52%), then in Oceania or elsewhere (19%).
Indigenous residents make up 6% in Pemberton, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 6% of residents belong to a visible minority here. Typically, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Pemberton ranks above 73% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 19%
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 5.1%, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. On average, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Above 58% of Canadian towns: 31% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 2.9% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 79%
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 79%.
Youngest by rank: 7th of 41 towns of 3,570 to 3,672 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages climb from 31.2 (Opportunity No. 17) to 58 (Piedmont) across the group. Next to Pemberton on this scale come Ramsay (35.9), East Elmwood (36.2), Hudson (36.8) and Lawson Heights Urban Centre (37.1).
Around Pemberton, 1 of 2 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton | 3,620 | — | 36.4 | 6.6% | 18% |
| Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet | 2,027 | 1.2 km | 42.8 | 13% | 11% |
| Mount Currie | 1,298 | 9.8 km | 33.2 | 8.9% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across British Columbia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Pemberton’s residents
Is Pemberton bilingual?
19% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.3% speak French only and 81% English only. French is the mother tongue of 5.1%.
How diverse is Pemberton?
Immigrants: 18% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 6%. Indigenous identity: 6%.
What religion are people in Pemberton?
80% said they have no religion and 17% that they are Christian; 2.9% named another faith.
Is Pemberton good for families?
20% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 58% of households and one-parent families 5.1%. Schools near Pemberton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pemberton?
Half of Pemberton’s households had more than $100,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Pemberton?
About 3,620, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 3,407 people in Pemberton, 32% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Pemberton?
The median age is 36.4, younger than 85% of Canadian towns. 20% are under 15 and 6.6% 65 or older.
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).