Photo: GerthMichael · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Princeton is over 52.8, older than 91% of Canadian towns
64% of residents said they have no religion; across Canada’s towns the figure is 35%. Locally, 8.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 36%, more than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns. Princeton is home to some 3,050 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,380 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Princeton
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 13% of residents, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and 2.9% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Princeton’s median age is 52.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
A town people move to
19% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 1.7 times the typical share; 47% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Princeton changed by +2% from 2016 to 2021, behind 62% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across British Columbia’s towns +6%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 5%.
Princeton: 29% of residents are 65 or over, above 91% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
60–64 is the most common age band: one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 12% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Princeton, 52.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 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 6.9% in Princeton.
Princeton: 14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 72% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Princeton, 44% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
In Princeton, 66% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 53% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. For Princeton, the census puts renter households at 26%.
Half of households earn more than $64,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $64,500, the middle household in Princeton earned 25% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across British Columbia’s towns, half of households had more than $87,000 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 22% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 19% in Princeton, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Recent arrivals are 17% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Here, 8.5% of residents are immigrants. Lower than in 63% of Canadian towns: 3.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Princeton ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 13%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority: 7.7% (Canada’s towns: 15%). Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%.
English is the mother tongue of 92%, and 3.2% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 3.2% of residents speak English and French here. At home: English 98%, French 0.2%. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than in 67% of Canadian towns: 1.1%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 85% of Canadian towns: 14%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 13%, beside a typical 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 48% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 48%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
5th highest median age among 41 towns of 3,002 to 3,094
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans Albany, youngest at 29.9, to Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part, oldest at 56.8. Nearest to Princeton in age: Cap-Saint-Ignace (51.2), McDougall (52), Grenville-sur-la-Rouge (53.2) and Saint-Gabriel (53.6).
Every nearby town is older than Princeton
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Princeton with figures are 20–64 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | 3,050 | — | 52.8 | 29% | 8.5% |
| Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen | 2,372 | 20.5 km | 58.4 | 33% | 12% |
| Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen | 2,402 | 47.8 km | 62 | 43% | 12% |
| Keremeos | 1,779 | 57.8 km | 63.6 | 47% | 14% |
| Summerland | 12,343 | 63.2 km | 54.4 | 32% | 12% |
| Penticton 1 | 2,147 | 63.9 km | 60.8 | 42% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Princeton’s residents
What is the average age in Princeton?
52.8 is the median age, older than 91% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 12%. 65 and over: 29%.
Is Princeton bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.2% are. Another 0% speak only French and 97% only English, and French is the first language of 1.1%.
How diverse is Princeton?
Immigrants make up 8.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 7.7% are members of a visible minority, and 13% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Princeton?
Christian: 34%. No religion: 64%. Another religion: 2.9%.
Is Princeton good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 12%. 48% of households are couple families and 6.9% one-parent families. Schools near Princeton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Princeton?
$64,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Princeton (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Princeton?
Statistics Canada estimates 3,050 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,894 in Princeton, 2% 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).