Photo: Sandy Busche · CC BY 3.0In Taylor, 16% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
The share of residents who moved in within the year is 5.4%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. With about 1,415 residents in July 2025, Taylor counted 545 households at the 2021 Census. Across Taylor, 0.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens. At 42%, the share of households in single-detached houses is lower than in 76% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Taylor
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
16% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 3.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Taylor went from 1,469 to 1,317 residents (−10%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Taylor’s residents are under 35.6 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 22% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Taylor’s population moved −10% on 2016, less than in 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
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 7%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across British Columbia’s towns, by more than +6%.
Younger than 88% of Canadian towns: half of Taylor is under 35.6
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Taylor comes in at 10%. Residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 90% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Taylor 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 Taylor, 28% of households are one person living alone. At 8.3%, the share of one-parent families is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
Taylor: 18% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 82% of Canadian towns
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 have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). As a reference point, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Below 57% of Canadian towns: 22% of households rent their home
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. 10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Half of households earn more than $105,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Taylor’s, at $105,000, is 22% higher. The figure for British Columbia’s towns: $87,000. In 2020, 28% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
3.4% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
33% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants are rarer here than in 88% of Canadian towns. Most immigrants were born in the Americas (63%) or in Europe (25%).
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 70% 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
1.1% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%.
97% have English as their mother tongue; 3.8% 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
On residents whose mother tongue is French, 0.8% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns. Fewer bilingual residents than in 89% of Canadian towns: 3.8%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 10% in Taylor, less than in 96% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 17% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
An employment rate of 60%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 60%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Older than Taylor: 1 of the 2 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 1,415 | — | 35.6 | 11% | 3.4% |
| Fort St. John | 24,383 | 13.4 km | 32.4 | 8.3% | 12% |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | 6,344 | 17.4 km | 40.4 | 13% | 5.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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. “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 Taylor’s residents
Is Taylor bilingual?
3.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 96% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.8%.
How diverse is Taylor?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.4%. A visible minority makes up 1.1% and Indigenous residents 16%.
What religion are people in Taylor?
Most often Christian (28%) or no religion (70%); other religions make up 2%.
Is Taylor good for families?
Children under 15 are 22% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 57% of households and one-parent families 8.3%. Schools near Taylor are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Taylor?
Median total household income in Taylor was $105,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Taylor?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,415 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Taylor counted 1,317, 10% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Taylor?
Half the residents are older than 35.6 and half younger; 22% are children under 15 and 11% are 65 or over.
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).