Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0In La Salle, 6.4% of households rent their home, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
Indigenous residents make up 8.7%, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 12% of households are one person living alone. With a median age of 39.6, La Salle is younger than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. Some 9,215 people live in the town, by the estimate for July 2025. Statistics Canada counts La Salle as part of Macdonald: the figures on this page are the municipality’s.
What stands out about the people of La Salle
A town of families
21% of residents are under 15, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 5.3% of households are one-parent families and households average 2.9 people. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, La Salle went from 7,162 to 8,120 residents (+13%), faster growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +13% since 2016 puts La Salle ahead of 90% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Manitoba’s towns +4%.
A larger share of children under 15 than 88% of Canadian towns: 21%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in La Salle. Among Manitoba’s towns, Brockville has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 54%. No age band is larger than 55–59: nearly one in ten residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ La Salle, 39.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 87% of Canadian towns: 2.9 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (5.3%), La Salle is below 90% of Canadian towns.
63% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
22% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. The census found that 8.6% of residents 15 and over live common-law in La Salle.
Above 90% of Canadian towns: 91% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 47% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 11% built before 1961.
The median household brings in $135,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in La Salle had $135,000 before tax, 57% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Manitoba’s towns, the typical figure is $83,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 18% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
8.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 73% of Canadian towns
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 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants: 7.6%, below 71% of Canadian towns. On the census count, 2.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
La Salle sits above 58% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (38%)
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 8.4%, La Salle is behind 61% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Canada’s towns, 35% of residents said they have no religion.
A larger share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 69% of Canadian towns: 3.5%
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
8.9% of residents speak English and French (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). For residents whose mother tongue is French, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 1.5%.
La Salle sits above 66% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (36%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
3.8% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
Employment: 70% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
70% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Ranked by age, 17th youngest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Vankleek Hill is the oldest at 52.4, Hampton Village the youngest at 32.3. The towns whose median age is nearest to La Salle’s: Mount Royale (39), H-Section (bramalea) (39.1), Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park (39.9) and Strathcona (40.2).
Median age: 1 of the 6 towns around La Salle are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle | 9,215 | — | 39.6 | 13% | 7.6% |
| South Pointe | 8,168 | 12.4 km | 30.5 | 5.3% | 48% |
| Bridgwater Trails | 11,365 | 12.6 km | 30.4 | 3.3% | 48% |
| St. Norbert | 8,251 | 12.8 km | 41.6 | 19% | 20% |
| Richmond West | 6,114 | 13.3 km | 39 | 16% | 36% |
| St. Adolphe | 8,770 | 14.5 km | 38 | 13% | 6.6% |
| Bridgwater Forest | 5,076 | 14.7 km | 33.7 | 6.9% | 44% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Manitoba’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.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about La Salle’s residents
How diverse is La Salle?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 7.6%. A visible minority makes up 8.4% and Indigenous residents 8.7%.
What religion are people in La Salle?
Most often Christian (59%) or no religion (38%); other religions make up 3.6%.
Is La Salle good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 78% of households and one-parent families 5.3%. Schools near La Salle are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in La Salle?
Median total household income in La Salle was $135,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of La Salle?
The latest figure is an estimate: 9,215 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, La Salle counted 8,120, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in La Salle?
Half the residents are older than 39.6 and half younger, younger than 66% of Canadian towns; 21% are children under 15 and 13% are 65 or over.
Is La Salle bilingual?
English and French: 8.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 91%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 3.5%.
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).