Photo: Krazytea · CC BY-SA 4.0Whitemouth ranks above 90% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 12%
Half of Whitemouth’s residents are over 48, older than in four fifths of Canadian towns. The town had about 1,732 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 635 households at the 2021 Census. The share of households in single-detached houses stands at 94%. Here 6.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%.
What stands out about the people of Whitemouth
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 12% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and 2.4% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 54% of Canadian towns: Whitemouth changed by +5% since 2016
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Manitoba’s towns.
Whitemouth ranks above 78% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 25%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 60–64: 9.8% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. The census found that 9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Whitemouth. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 64% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
4.8% of households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 28% of households are one person living alone in Whitemouth.
More married residents 15 and over than 81% of Canadian towns: 55%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Whitemouth, 8.4% of residents 15 and over live common-law, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. 23% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%).
Whitemouth sits below 84% of Canadian towns for renter households (12%)
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
29% of homes were built before 1961 and 8.8% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. On average, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$71,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Whitemouth’s households had a total income below $71,000, 17% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $83,000 is the median household income across Manitoba’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 14% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
9.5% 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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (61%) and in the Americas (32%). Lower than in 71% of Canadian towns: 2.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Whitemouth comes in at 9.5%.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 68% of Canadian towns, at 41%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 79%, and 3.4% speak French as well
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
At 0.9%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Fewer bilingual residents than in 91% of Canadian towns: 3.4%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 97% of Canadian towns: 9.2%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Whitemouth, 9.2%, and 36% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
54% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 25% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 54% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Nearby, 4 of 5 towns have older populations than Whitemouth
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 20–40 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Whitemouth.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitemouth | 1,732 | — | 48 | 25% | 9.5% |
| Pinawa | 1,653 | 20.4 km | 60.8 | 41% | 12% |
| Reynolds | 1,439 | 31.7 km | 48.4 | 22% | 7.2% |
| Lac du Bonnet | 1,136 | 31.8 km | 55.6 | 35% | 4.7% |
| Lac du Bonnet | 3,592 | 32.1 km | 55.6 | 28% | 6.1% |
| Beausejour | 3,565 | 39.6 km | 46.4 | 27% | 3.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond 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 Whitemouth’s residents
How diverse is Whitemouth?
Immigrants: 9.5% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 12%.
What religion are people in Whitemouth?
41% said they have no religion and 58% that they are Christian; 1.7% named another faith.
Is Whitemouth good for families?
16% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 60% of households and one-parent families 4.8%. Schools near Whitemouth are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Whitemouth?
Half of Whitemouth’s households had more than $71,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Whitemouth?
About 1,732, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,630 people in Whitemouth, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Whitemouth?
The median age is 48. 16% are under 15 and 25% 65 or older.
Is Whitemouth bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.4% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 0.9%.
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).