Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.022% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
Residents aged 65 and over: 16%, below 66% of Canadian towns. Here, 15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The median age in Terrace is 38, lower than in 77% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 4,870 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 13,648.
What stands out about the people of Terrace
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 22% of residents, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 14% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 55% of Canadian towns grew faster than Terrace: +3%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 14% higher again. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across British Columbia’s towns +6%.
A higher share of children under 15 than 77% of Canadian towns, at 19%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 30–34: 7.6% of residents. 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 64% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Terrace, 38. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
30% of households are one person living alone, more than in 61% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-parent families at 8.9% in Terrace.
Terrace ranks above 73% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 14%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 30% of adults, against a typical 27%. In Terrace, 42% of residents 15 and over are married. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Terrace: 30% of households rent their home, above 59% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
60% of households live in a single-detached house (Canada’s towns: 64%). Elsewhere, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
A median household income of $90,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Terrace’s households had a total income above $90,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among British Columbia’s towns, the typical figure is $87,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 22% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
9.6% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Of the immigrants living here, 21% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (47%) and in Asia (37%). Lower than in 65% of Canadian towns: 9.6% of residents are immigrants.
55% of residents said they have no religion, a share 92% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents belong to a visible minority here. Against that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Other faiths: Sikh (3.3%).
English is the mother tongue of 83%, and 6.3% speak French as well
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 92%, French 0.5%. Terrace sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.8%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 52% of Canadian towns: 26%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 8.2% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 63%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 63%.
In its size band (13,331 to 13,952), the 14th youngest of 41 towns
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages climb from 29.7 (Sandy Hill) to 62 (Sidney) across the group. Closest in median age to Terrace are West Queen West (36.6), Oakridge (38), Durand (39) and Rossmere-A (39.3).
Every neighbour of Terrace has an older population
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace | 13,648 | — | 38 | 16% | 9.6% |
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | 4,153 | 4.3 km | 41.2 | 17% | 5.9% |
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | 3,189 | 4.6 km | 44.8 | 18% | 8.4% |
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 Terrace’s residents
What is the population of Terrace?
Terrace had about 13,648 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 12,017, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Terrace?
A median age of 38, younger than 77% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Terrace bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 6.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 1.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Terrace?
9.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 11% belong to a visible minority and 22% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Terrace?
37% are Christian and 55% have no religion; 7.6% follow another religion.
Is Terrace good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 49% of households. One-parent families: 8.9%. Schools near Terrace are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Terrace?
The median household in Terrace took in $90,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).