Above 96% of Canadian towns: 61% of residents said they have no religion
Residents aged 65 and over make up 23%, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Statistics Canada puts Warfield’s population at 1,729 for July 2025. Households in single-detached houses: just over four fifths of the total. 17% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a higher share than in 87% of Canadian towns.
Since 2016, Warfield has grown +4%, faster than 51% of Canadian towns
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
The July 2025 estimate is down 1% on the census.
A median age of 44.8: Warfield is older than 66% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 8.3% of residents. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in 65% of Canadian towns: 10%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-person households make up 34% in Warfield, more than in 75% 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.
The typical household size is 2.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few one-parent families: 6.3% here, fewer than in 80% of Canadian towns. For one-person households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 27%.
A larger share of common-law partners than 76% of Canadian towns: 15%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
24% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Across the comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
In Warfield, 22% of households rent their home, fewer than in 58% 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
64% of homes were built before 1961 and 4.4% in 2001 or later. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Half of households earn more than $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
Household incomes sit at the middle in Warfield: half had more than $90,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $87,000, the median across British Columbia’s towns. In 2020, 18% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
6.9% of residents are immigrants
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
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 6.9% of residents are immigrants in Warfield. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (54%) and in Africa (21%). On residents without Canadian citizenship, Warfield sits lower than 72% of Canadian towns: 2.3%.
More Indigenous residents than 83% of Canadian towns: 8.3%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents make up 3.4%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Against that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 92%, and 4% 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
At home: English 98%, French 0.3%. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 86% of Canadian towns. Nothing unusual on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.9%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 56% of Canadian towns, at 30%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
In work on census day: 53% of adults
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.
53% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 23% are 65 or more.
Warfield is younger than 4 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warfield | 1,729 | — | 44.8 | 23% | 6.9% |
| Rossland | 4,355 | 3.7 km | 40.8 | 16% | 12% |
| Trail | 8,539 | 4.2 km | 49.6 | 28% | 9.2% |
| Montrose | 1,072 | 11.6 km | 44.8 | 24% | 6.9% |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | 1,432 | 14.2 km | 55.6 | 28% | 6.7% |
| Fruitvale | 2,068 | 14.8 km | 50 | 27% | 7.1% |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | 2,008 | 15.8 km | 49.2 | 23% | 2.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across British Columbia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Warfield’s residents
Is Warfield bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Warfield?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 6.9%. A visible minority makes up 3.4% and Indigenous residents 8.3%.
What religion are people in Warfield?
Most often Christian (36%) or no religion (61%); other religions make up 2.9%.
Is Warfield good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 54% of households and one-parent families 6.3%. Schools near Warfield are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Warfield?
Median total household income in Warfield was $90,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Warfield?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,729 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Warfield counted 1,753, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Warfield?
Half the residents are older than 44.8 and half younger; 15% are children under 15 and 23% 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).