Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainResidents who moved in within the year make up 5.8% in Prairie View, less than in 97% of Canadian towns
Residents with no religion: 46% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, households in single-detached houses are common here: 87%, more than in 84% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 830 households in Prairie View; by July 2025 the population was about 2,149. Across Prairie View, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
What stands out about the people of Prairie View
A town of families
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.3 people, and 4.8% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower than most: +4% since 2016, behind 53% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate is close to the census count.
A higher share of children under 15 than 89% of Canadian towns, at 21%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
With a median age of 41.6, Prairie View is younger than 53% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
In Prairie View, 31% of households are one person living alone, more than in 64% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families trails 93% of Canadian towns: 4.8%. The average household has 2.3 people. One-person households: 27% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Prairie View: 57% of residents 15 and over are married, above 87% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 19% of adults, beside a typical 27%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Prairie View, the census puts common-law partners at 9.4%.
Below 64% of Canadian towns: 19% of households rent their home
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. 37% of homes were built before 1961 and 13% in 2001 or later.
$73,000 a year is the median household income here
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Prairie View: half had less than $73,000, 15% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $83,000, the median across Manitoba’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 14% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
4.1% 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 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: 31% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 3.9% in Prairie View. Immigrants are rarer here than in 85% of Canadian towns.
9.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 86% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
1.6% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Prairie View, 3.8%. For comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. At home, 6.8% mostly speak another language; 0.5% speak neither English nor French.
Prairie View sits below 88% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (13%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 11% (typical 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 65% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 65% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Nearby, 4 of 5 towns have older populations than Prairie View
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 28–41 km from Prairie View.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View | 2,149 | — | 41.6 | 23% | 4.1% |
| Waywayseecappo First Nation | 1,714 | 28.1 km | 21.6 | 4.6% | 0% |
| Rossburn | 1,015 | 32.3 km | 52.8 | 30% | 2.6% |
| Yellowhead | 1,867 | 32.3 km | 55.2 | 32% | 5.3% |
| Russell | 2,715 | 39.5 km | 43.2 | 24% | 11% |
| Hamiota | 1,210 | 41.5 km | 48.4 | 30% | 7.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Manitoba’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Prairie View’s residents
Is Prairie View good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 60% of households. One-parent families: 4.8%. Schools near Prairie View are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Prairie View?
The median household in Prairie View took in $73,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Prairie View?
Prairie View had about 2,149 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,161, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Prairie View?
A median age of 41.6. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 23%.
Is Prairie View bilingual?
English and French: 3.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.6%.
How diverse is Prairie View?
4.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 9.3% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Prairie View?
52% are Christian and 46% have no religion; 1.8% follow another religion.
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).