Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainOlder than 94% of Canadian towns: half of Gordon is over 54.4
The figure for households in single-detached houses is 98% in Gordon and 64% across Canada’s towns. Here, 13% of residents are under 15. On visible minority residents, Gordon sits lower than 95% of Canadian towns: 1%. With about 1,576 residents in July 2025, Gordon counted 695 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Gordon
Older than most towns
Half of Gordon’s residents are under 54.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Gordon grew +4% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 52% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 1%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 88% of Canadian towns: 28%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
60–64 is the most common age band: 11% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 8.7%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Gordon households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Nearly one in ten households are one-parent families. Here just over a quarter of households are one person living alone, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 27%.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 76% of Canadian towns, at 54%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
20% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 9.6%.
Renter households make up 7.9% in Gordon, less than in 94% 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
28% of homes were built before 1961 and 5.1% in 2001 or later. The usual figure: a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Households here have a median income of $60,400 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Gordon’s median household took in $60,400 before tax, 30% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $73,300 is the median household income across New Brunswick’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 24% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
9.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 71% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
The figure for residents without Canadian citizenship is 2.3% in Gordon and 5.8% across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in the Americas (46%), then in Oceania or elsewhere (46%). Fewer immigrants than in 84% of Canadian towns: 4.2%.
Gordon ranks above 64% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 40%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents account for 2.6%. The usual figure: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 72% of Canadian towns, at 5.4%
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, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Gordon, 10%. For comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 11%, a lower share than 94% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 17% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 43% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
43% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 28% are 65 or more.
Of the 2 towns nearest Gordon, 1 are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | 1,576 | — | 54.4 | 28% | 4.2% |
| Plaster Rock | 1,062 | 6.7 km | 56 | 32% | 1.1% |
| Denmark | 1,412 | 11.8 km | 48.8 | 25% | 4.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for New Brunswick’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.
Questions about Gordon’s residents
What is the population of Gordon?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,576 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,559 in Gordon, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Gordon?
54.4 is the median age. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 28%.
Is Gordon bilingual?
10% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.3% speak French only and 89% English only. French is the mother tongue of 5.4%.
How diverse is Gordon?
Immigrants make up 4.2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1% are members of a visible minority, and 2.6% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Gordon?
Christian: 59%. No religion: 40%. Another religion: 1.3%.
Is Gordon good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 60% of households are couple families and 8.7% one-parent families. Schools near Gordon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Gordon?
$60,400 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Gordon (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).