Photo: MBBrdn · CC0Brandon sits above 93% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (14%)
The median age in Brandon is 36.8, lower than in 83% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 59,444 for July 2025. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 13%. Most recent wave: 54% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
What stands out about the people of Brandon
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 14% of residents, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 7.3% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Brandon grew +5% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 56% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 16%.
Above 87% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The share of residents aged 65 and over trails 64% of Canadian towns: 16%. Still, 18% of residents are under 15, more than in 73% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Brandon, 36.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
One-person households make up 31% in Brandon, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’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. On the census count, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
A lower share of married residents 15 and over than 56% of Canadian towns, at 44%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
31% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Census figures put common-law partners at 10% in Brandon. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Renter households make up 39% in Brandon, more than in 73% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 25% date from 2001 or later, 24% from before 1961. Compared with other places, households in buildings of five or more storeys are common here: 3.4%, more than in 69% of Canadian towns. Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, 52% of households live in a single-detached house in Brandon.
A median household income of $76,000 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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Brandon’s, at $76,000, is 12% lower. The figure for Manitoba’s towns: $83,000. Pandemic benefits reached 26% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 16% in Brandon, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (40%) and in the Americas (23%). As a yardstick, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Brandon comes in at 18%.
45% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 78% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Just over a fifth of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Among other religions: Hindu (3.7%). The usual figure: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 78%, and 4.9% speak French as well
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
The share of bilingual residents trails 76% of Canadian towns: 4.9%. At home, 12% mostly speak another language; 2.2% speak neither English nor French. On residents whose mother tongue is French, Brandon sits lower than 71% of Canadian towns: 1%.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 51% of Canadian towns: 26%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
In work on census day: 63% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 63%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (48,118 to 72,180), the 5th youngest of 41 towns
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
At one end is Grande Prairie (34), at the other Shawinigan (54.4). Closest in median age to Brandon are Churchill Meadows (35.9), Newton (36.2), Mirabel (37.2) and Bradford (37.6).
Among its 3 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Brandon
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 59,444 | — | 36.8 | 16% | 18% |
| Whitehead | 1,824 | 14.8 km | 40.4 | 14% | 6% |
| Elton | 1,437 | 15.4 km | 40.8 | 16% | 4.1% |
| Cornwallis | 4,705 | 17.9 km | 33.2 | 12% | 6.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Brandon’s residents
How diverse is Brandon?
18% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 21% belong to a visible minority and 14% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Brandon?
48% are Christian and 45% have no religion; 7.1% follow another religion.
Is Brandon good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 9.4%. Schools near Brandon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Brandon?
The median household in Brandon took in $76,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Brandon?
Brandon had about 59,444 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 51,313, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Brandon?
A median age of 36.8, younger than 83% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Brandon bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.9% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 93% speak only English and 0% only French; 1% grew up with French.
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).