Photo: Jarcardo · CC BY-SA 3.0A larger share of residents with no religion than 90% of Canadian towns: 53%
Against a figure of 64% across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses in Pitt Meadows comes in at 42%. The town is home to some 20,892 people (July 2025 estimate), in 7,405 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 26% of residents are immigrants. 23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns.
Slower than most: +3% since 2016, behind 56% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 9% higher again. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, +6%.
Pitt Meadows is older than 57% of Canadian towns: a median age of 43.2
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The largest age band is 55–59: 7.9% of residents. 9.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a lower share than in 68% of Canadian towns. Where nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, Pitt Meadows has 18%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Pitt Meadows, 43.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
2.6 people per household, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Locally, 8.6% of households are one-parent families.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 74% of Canadian towns, at 54%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
23% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Across Pitt Meadows, 9.3% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Renter households make up 21% in Pitt Meadows, less than in 61% of Canadian towns
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
The share of households in buildings of five or more storeys tops nearly two thirds of Canadian towns: 2%. Against that, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 33% date from 2001 or later, 3.1% from before 1961.
$104,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Pitt Meadows’s households had a total income above $104,000, 21% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. 23% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A higher share of residents who moved in within the year than 55% of Canadian towns, at 12%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
18% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 0.6% of residents. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (51%) and in Europe (33%). On average, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
24% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 61% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 2.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents in Pitt Meadows comes in at 4.1%. Among other religions: Sikh (3.4%) and Muslim (2.4%). On average, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns.
77% have English as their mother tongue; 7.8% also speak French
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
9.4% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.2% speak neither official language. At 1.1%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is lower than in 67% of Canadian towns.
Below 52% of Canadian towns: 26% 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 6.8% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 63%.
Oldest by rank: 15th of 41 towns of 20,318 to 21,483 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is Saddle Ridge, at 32.4; the oldest, Bridgenorth, is at 52. Closest in median age to Pitt Meadows are Longue-Pointe (42.8), Camrose (43.2), Woodlawn (43.7) and Dunbar-Southlands (44.3).
Pitt Meadows is older than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt Meadows | 20,892 | — | 43.2 | 18% | 26% |
| Anniedale | 6,715 | 6.2 km | 39.3 | 14% | 35% |
| Fraser Heights | 17,688 | 6.7 km | 42.2 | 15% | 52% |
| Port Coquitlam | 67,724 | 7.1 km | 41.6 | 16% | 34% |
| Maple Ridge | 105,925 | 7.3 km | 41.2 | 16% | 23% |
| Guildford | 14,663 | 8.9 km | 38.4 | 13% | 55% |
| Birdland | 10,745 | 9.7 km | 37.4 | 12% | 48% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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.
Questions about Pitt Meadows’s residents
What is the median income in Pitt Meadows?
The median household in Pitt Meadows took in $104,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Pitt Meadows?
Pitt Meadows had about 20,892 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 19,146, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Pitt Meadows?
A median age of 43.2, older than 57% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 18%.
Is Pitt Meadows bilingual?
7.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.1%.
How diverse is Pitt Meadows?
26% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 24% belong to a visible minority and 4.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Pitt Meadows?
40% are Christian and 53% have no religion; 7.6% follow another religion.
Is Pitt Meadows good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 8.6%. Schools near Pitt Meadows 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).