Photo: Krazytea · CC BY-SA 4.0Minto sits above 95% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (17%)
The median age in Minto is 36.9, lower than in 83% of Canadian towns. There were 2,435 households here at the 2021 Census, home to 5,830 people. Locally, 11% of households are one-parent families. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 19%; Minto has 12%.
What stands out about the people of Minto
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 17% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and 8.8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
More residents aged 15 to 24 than 63% of Canadian towns: 12%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 30–34, with 9.6% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Minto, 36.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women.
29% of households are one person living alone, a share 59% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 6.8% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 85% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. There are 2.4 people in the average household.
Above 75% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
38% of residents 15 and over are married, against 46% across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
In Minto, 8.5% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 78% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
Across Canada’s towns, 25% of households rent their home; in Minto, 29%. For Minto, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 79%.
$80,100 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Minto’s, at $80,100, is 7% lower. Among Manitoba’s towns, the typical figure is $83,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 31% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
More residents who moved in within the year than 85% of Canadian towns: 16%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
With residents without Canadian citizenship at 8.8%, Minto is ahead of 63% of Canadian towns on that count. As a reference point, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Across Minto, just over a quarter of residents are immigrants.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 83% of Canadian towns, at 47%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents tops 70% of Canadian towns: 33%. Set beside that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
7.6% of residents speak English and French, more than in 51% of Canadian towns
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French account for 1.4%. Across the comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Minto: 30% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 57% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 8.3%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 66% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 66% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
4th lowest median age among 41 towns of 5,716 to 5,943
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Osoyoos is the oldest at 63.2, Electoral Area B, Peace River the youngest at 30.6. Nearest to Minto in age: University (31.1), Broadway-Assiniboine (35.3), Elsinore (37.7) and Confederation Park (37.9).
Median age: 4 of the 6 towns around Minto are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minto | 5,830 | — | 36.9 | 12% | 26% |
| Sargent Park | 6,242 | 1.0 km | 41.4 | 17% | 45% |
| Wolseley | 8,127 | 1.4 km | 37.5 | 13% | 12% |
| St. Matthews | 5,699 | 1.5 km | 35.4 | 10% | 34% |
| Daniel McIntyre | 9,584 | 1.6 km | 37.4 | 14% | 47% |
| King Edward | 7,190 | 1.9 km | 36.9 | 11% | 27% |
| North River Heights | 7,228 | 2.1 km | 44.6 | 18% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
Questions about Minto’s residents
What is the average age in Minto?
36.9 is the median age, younger than 83% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 12%.
Is Minto bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 7.6% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 91% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Minto?
Immigrants make up 26% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 33% are members of a visible minority, and 17% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Minto?
Christian: 47%. No religion: 47%. Another religion: 5.3%.
Is Minto good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 47% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Minto are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Minto?
$80,100 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Minto (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Minto?
5,830, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Minto alone.
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).