Photo: Squelle · Public domainPennfield is older than 82% of Canadian towns: a median age of 48.8
Renter households: 13% here and 25% across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 94% of Canadian towns: 6.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Some 2,309 people live in Pennfield, by the estimate for July 2025. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 22%.
A +2% change since 2016: slower than 61% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, +3%.
In Pennfield, 14% of residents are under 15, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
In Pennfield, one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For Pennfield, the census puts one-parent families at 7.4%. There is little gap on one-person households: 27%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Above 67% of Canadian towns: 52% of residents 15 and over are married
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a quarter of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Against that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 11% in Pennfield.
87% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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. Older homes outnumber new: 20% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later. The benchmark for households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns: 64%. Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income at the median: $69,500 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Pennfield: half had less than $69,500, 19% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within New Brunswick’s towns, the household in the middle had $73,300. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 22% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
3.4% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Immigrants here were most often born in the Americas (56%), then in Asia (31%). On residents without Canadian citizenship, Pennfield sits lower than 94% of Canadian towns: 0.7%. Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 3.4% of residents are immigrants here.
Residents with no religion: 36%, a higher share than 53% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 2.5% in Pennfield. Residents with no religion: 35% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. In Pennfield, 2.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
2.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a share 68% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Bilingual residents account for 8.4%. Measured more widely, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 96% of Canadian towns, at 10%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 11% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 51% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 22% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 51% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Pennfield is older than every town around it
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennfield | 2,309 | — | 48.8 | 22% | 3.4% |
| St. George | 1,757 | 9.0 km | 47.2 | 24% | 12% |
| Saint George | 2,675 | 9.8 km | 46.8 | 21% | 6.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of New Brunswick’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.
- 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. “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.
Questions about Pennfield’s residents
What religion are people in Pennfield?
36% said they have no religion and 63% that they are Christian; 0.9% named another faith.
Is Pennfield good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 56% of households and one-parent families 7.4%. Schools near Pennfield are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pennfield?
Half of Pennfield’s households had more than $69,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Pennfield?
About 2,309, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,222 people in Pennfield, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Pennfield?
The median age is 48.8. 14% are under 15 and 22% 65 or older.
Is Pennfield bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 8.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 92% speak only English and 0% only French; 2.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Pennfield?
Immigrants: 3.4% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.5%. Indigenous identity: 2.7%.
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).