Photo: Darren Kirby · CC BY-SA 3.0In Revelstoke, 69% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
50% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 9,464 residents; the 2021 Census found 3,355 households. Here, 17% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The median age in Revelstoke is 37.6, lower than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns.
A +9% change since 2016: Revelstoke grew faster than 79% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 14%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, by more than +6%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 14%, a lower share than 79% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 30–34: just over one in ten residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 8.8% here, fewer than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Revelstoke, 37.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
2.4 people per household, fewer than in 53% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 8% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 91% of Canadian towns. The share of one-parent families stands at 6.4%. In Revelstoke, just over a quarter of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of common-law partners than 84% of Canadian towns, at 20%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 30% of adults, beside a typical 27%. On the census count, 38% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses: 76%, a higher share than 66% of Canadian towns
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
Older homes outnumber new: 23% predate 1961, 17% date from 2001 or later. Households in single-detached houses make up 64% across Canada’s towns. 0.4% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $96,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Revelstoke’s median household took in $96,000 before tax, 12% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across British Columbia’s towns has $87,000 before tax. 35% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A higher share of residents without Canadian citizenship than 64% of Canadian towns, at 9%
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (52%) or in Asia (18%). Revelstoke has fewer immigrants than three fifths of Canadian towns, at 12%. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship across Canada’s towns is 5.8%.
More Indigenous residents than 69% of Canadian towns: 4.9%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
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 Revelstoke comes in at 6.6%. Elsewhere, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 4.7% in Revelstoke, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
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
Here just over one in ten residents speak English and French, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 7.5%. On average, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
29% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 54% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
4.7% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 66% of adults
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.
66% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Ranked by age, 10th youngest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 31.8 in Oromocto to 67.5 in Qualicum Beach. In age, Revelstoke keeps company with Stoney Creek (37.4), Daniel McIntyre (37.4), Aspen Woods (37.7) and North London (38.3).
Every neighbour of Revelstoke has an older population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Revelstoke with figures are 50–80 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 9,464 | — | 37.6 | 14% | 12% |
| Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap | 1,518 | 49.9 km | 55.2 | 27% | 8% |
| Sicamous | 2,854 | 57.7 km | 57.6 | 31% | 5.7% |
| Electoral Area F, North Okanagan | 4,969 | 74.6 km | 49.2 | 23% | 8.7% |
| Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap | 3,475 | 80.0 km | 61.2 | 39% | 11% |
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. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- 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.
Questions about Revelstoke’s residents
What is the median income in Revelstoke?
$96,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Revelstoke (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Revelstoke?
Statistics Canada estimates 9,464 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 8,275 in Revelstoke, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Revelstoke?
37.6 is the median age, younger than 79% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 14%.
Is Revelstoke bilingual?
English and French: 11% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 88%. French only: 0.2%. French mother tongue: 4.7%.
How diverse is Revelstoke?
Immigrants make up 12% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 6.6% are members of a visible minority, and 4.9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Revelstoke?
Christian: 28%. No religion: 69%. Another religion: 3.3%.
Is Revelstoke good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 50% of households are couple families and 6.4% one-parent families. Schools near Revelstoke 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).