Photo: Skaarup.HA · CC BY-SA 4.0Chipman is older than 96% of Canadian towns: a median age of 56
In Chipman, 12% of residents are under 15, beside 16% across Canada’s towns. There are 9% more residents than in 2016. Here, 38% of households are one person living alone. Higher than in 84% of Canadian towns: 88% of households live in a single-detached house.
What stands out about the people of Chipman
Older than most towns
Chipman’s median age is 56; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Chipman’s population changed by +9% since 2016, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%.
32% of residents are 65 or over, a share 96% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 7.9%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
2 people per household, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
7.4% of households are one-parent families.
9.5% of residents 15 and over live common-law, below 60% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%. By way of comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of renter households than 60% of Canadian towns: 21%
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
15% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $50,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Chipman: half had less than $50,000, 42% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $73,300 is the median household income across New Brunswick’s towns. 20% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
8.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 74% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Chipman has 2.1%. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 4.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens here.
In Chipman, 27% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 1.7% of residents belong to a visible minority in Chipman. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents: 2.1% of the total.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 4.6% speak French as well
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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 4.6% of residents speak English and French here. The share of residents whose mother tongue is French stands at 1.7%.
Chipman ranks below 98% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 8.5%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 15%, beside a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 43% 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.
With 32% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 43% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Nearby, 1 of 3 towns have older populations than Chipman
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Chipman has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–43 km out.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of New Brunswick’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 Chipman’s residents
Is Chipman bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 4.6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 95% only English, and French is the first language of 1.7%.
How diverse is Chipman?
2.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.7% belong to a visible minority and 2.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Chipman?
73% are Christian and 27% have no religion; 0.4% follow another religion.
Is Chipman good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 7.4%. Schools near Chipman are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Chipman?
The median household in Chipman took in $50,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Chipman?
Chipman had about 1,301 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,201, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Chipman?
A median age of 56. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 32%.
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).