Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPeguis 1B is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 29
Peguis 1B is a First Nations reserve, home to Peguis. The share of residents with no religion tops 87% of Canadian towns: 50%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 3,313 residents; the 2021 Census found 865 households. 17% of households are one-parent families. Compared with other places, renter households are scarce here: 6.4%, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Peguis 1B
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 99% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 98% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Peguis 1B’s median age is 29; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are under 15 and 9.5% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Peguis 1B went from 2,704 people in 2016 to 3,053 in 2021, +13%: faster growth than in 89% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +13% change since 2016: Peguis 1B grew faster than 89% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Manitoba’s towns +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 9% higher again.
Children under 15: 31%, a higher share than 99% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 10–14, with 11% of residents, 1.9 times the share across Canada’s towns. 9.5% of residents are 65 or over. Elsewhere, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Peguis 1B, 29. 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 97% of Canadian towns: 3.5 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-person households (23%), Peguis 1B is below 67% of Canadian towns.
Only 30% of residents 15 and over are married in Peguis 1B
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
43% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. At 14%, the share of common-law partners is higher than in 73% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Peguis 1B sits above 79% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (84%)
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
29% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 2.3% built before 1961. Households in single-detached houses make up 64% across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $60,400 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 Peguis 1B’s households had a total income below $60,400, 30% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Manitoba’s towns the median is $83,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 45% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Peguis 1B sits above 99% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (99%)
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
English is the mother tongue of 98%, and 0.3% speak French as well
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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 0.3% of residents speak English and French here. Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Peguis 1B ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 7.7%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 36%, against 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 35%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
35% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 9.5% are 65 or more.
No nearby town is as young as Peguis 1B
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 21–48 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Peguis 1B.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peguis 1B | 3,313 | — | 29 | 9.5% | 0% |
| Fisher River 44 | 1,687 | 20.9 km | 31.4 | 13% | 0% |
| Fisher | 1,800 | 23.3 km | 41.6 | 21% | 8% |
| Bifrost-Riverton | 3,518 | 40.8 km | 38 | 18% | 11% |
| Arborg | 1,455 | 48.5 km | 42.8 | 27% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- 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 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.
Questions about Peguis 1B’s residents
What is the average age in Peguis 1B?
Half the residents are older than 29 and half younger, younger than 99% of Canadian towns; 31% are children under 15 and 9.5% are 65 or over.
Is Peguis 1B bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 0.3% are. Another 0% speak only French and 100% only English, and French is the first language of 0%.
How diverse is Peguis 1B?
In Peguis 1B, 99% have an Indigenous identity and 0% belong to a visible minority; its immigration figures are suppressed.
What religion are people in Peguis 1B?
Most often Christian (33%) or no religion (50%); other religions make up 17%.
Is Peguis 1B good for families?
Children under 15 are 31% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 34% of households and one-parent families 17%. Schools near Peguis 1B are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Peguis 1B?
Median total household income in Peguis 1B was $60,400 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Peguis 1B?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,313 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Peguis 1B counted 3,053, 13% more than 2016.
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).