Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain4.1% of households rent their home, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
One-person households: 16% here and 27% across Canada’s towns. Kingsclear is home to some 3,158 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,085 households at the 2021 Census. Residents who moved in within the year account for 5.4%. Half of the town’s residents are over 46, older than in 72% of Canadian towns.
Kingsclear’s population moved +1% on 2016, less than in 73% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%. Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is +3%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 57% of Canadian towns: 20%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 9.3% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. For Kingsclear, the census puts children under 15 at 16%. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Kingsclear, 46. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 67% of Canadian towns: 2.6 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Couple families are 72% of households (Canada’s towns 53%) and one-parent families 5% (8.2%).
61% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 96% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
20% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Set beside that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
Kingsclear sits above 94% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (93%)
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
24% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 9.7% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%.
Median household income here: $104,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Kingsclear: half had more than $104,000, 21% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 19% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
5.9% of residents are immigrants
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
18% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants are rarer here than in 78% of Canadian towns. Across Kingsclear, 2.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Kingsclear sits above 69% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (41%)
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Across Canada’s towns, 35% of residents said they have no religion. Indigenous residents: 1.6% of the total.
24% of residents speak English and French, more than in 76% 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
At home: English 93%, French 4.6%. Higher than in 75% of Canadian towns: 8.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 66% of Canadian towns: 37%
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 Kingsclear, 37%, and 32% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 3.5%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
Employment: 59% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 59%.
In its size band (3,114 to 3,203), the 18th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest is La Loche (25.6) and the oldest Valhalla (66). The towns whose median age is nearest to Kingsclear’s: Minburn County No. 27 (45.2), Lakeshore (45.7), Enniskillen (47.2) and Roblin (49.2).
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: Kingsclear
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsclear | 3,158 | — | 46 | 20% | 5.9% |
| Starlight Village | 5,108 | 10.0 km | 44 | 16% | 5.5% |
| Queensbury | 1,421 | 10.5 km | 49.2 | 24% | 2% |
| Prince William | 1,233 | 11.3 km | 50.8 | 25% | 4.2% |
| New Maryland | 3,198 | 14.6 km | 40.8 | 15% | 3.8% |
| Bright | 3,648 | 14.9 km | 47.2 | 22% | 2.9% |
| New Maryland | 4,455 | 15.2 km | 43.6 | 20% | 6.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Kingsclear’s residents
What is the population of Kingsclear?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,158 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Kingsclear counted 2,839, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Kingsclear?
Half the residents are older than 46 and half younger, older than 72% of Canadian towns; 16% are children under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.
Is Kingsclear bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 24% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 76% speak only English and 0.2% only French; 8.1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Kingsclear?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.9%. A visible minority makes up 1.8% and Indigenous residents 1.6%.
What religion are people in Kingsclear?
Most often Christian (58%) or no religion (41%); other religions make up 1%.
Is Kingsclear good for families?
Children under 15 are 16% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 72% of households and one-parent families 5%. Schools near Kingsclear are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Kingsclear?
Median total household income in Kingsclear was $104,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).