Residents who moved in within the year: 4.8%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
19% of households are one person living alone, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The share of Indigenous residents stands at 11%. Renter households are rarer here than in 88% of Canadian towns. There were 1,610 households in Minnetonka at the 2021 Census, home to 4,461 people.
Minnetonka is older than 76% of Canadian towns: a median age of 46.9
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The figure for children under 15 is 15% in Minnetonka and 16% across Canada’s towns. Across Minnetonka, 25% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Minnetonka, 46.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
2.6 people per household, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Census figures put one-parent families at 8.4% in Minnetonka.
Common-law partners make up 6.6% in Minnetonka, less than in 82% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Where 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, Minnetonka has 55%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Households in single-detached houses: 94%, a higher share than 95% 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
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.
$118,500 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Minnetonka had $118,500 before tax, 38% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Manitoba’s towns is $83,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 21% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
16% of residents are immigrants
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
22% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 0.2% of residents. Most immigrants were born in Europe (36%) or in Asia (34%).
A higher share of residents with no religion than 75% of Canadian towns, at 43%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The census found that 16% of residents belong to a visible minority in Minnetonka. As a reference point, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Minnetonka: 5.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue, above 72% of Canadian towns
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Minnetonka has 16%. The share of residents whose mother tongue is French across Canada’s towns is 1.5%. 7.7% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1% speak neither official language.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 80% of Canadian towns: 45%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 4.1%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 59% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
At 59%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (4,379 to 4,542 people), the 9th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The group spans Glenridding Heights, youngest at 31.9, to Shelburne, oldest at 54.4. By median age, Minnetonka sits among Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley (46), Gaetz Brook (46.4), Geraldton (47.2) and Queenswood - Chatelaine (47.4).
No nearby town is as old as Minnetonka
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetonka | 4,461 | — | 46.9 | 25% | 16% |
| Pulberry | 7,723 | 1.3 km | 42.2 | 20% | 18% |
| Pembina Strip | 4,715 | 1.8 km | 31 | 23% | 29% |
| Meadowood | 6,991 | 2.1 km | 42.9 | 23% | 26% |
| Worthington | 6,093 | 2.2 km | 36.9 | 17% | 36% |
| Montcalm | 5,676 | 2.4 km | 27.8 | 10% | 29% |
| Normand Park | 5,299 | 2.4 km | 44.7 | 30% | 22% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
Questions about Minnetonka’s residents
What religion are people in Minnetonka?
52% are Christian and 43% have no religion; 4.9% follow another religion.
Is Minnetonka good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 66% of households. One-parent families: 8.4%. Schools near Minnetonka are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Minnetonka?
The median household in Minnetonka took in $118,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Minnetonka?
4,461, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Minnetonka alone.
What is the average age in Minnetonka?
A median age of 46.9, older than 76% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is Minnetonka bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 16% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 83% speak only English and 0% only French; 5.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is Minnetonka?
16% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 16% belong to a visible minority and 11% have an Indigenous identity.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).