Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Richibucto is older than 92% of Canadian towns: a median age of 53.2
Residents with no religion make up 16%, against 35% across Canada’s towns. The share of one-person households stands at 39%. Few places have as many renter households: 43% here, more than in 79% of Canadian towns. Some 1,745 people live in Richibucto, by the estimate for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Richibucto
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
13% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 9.4% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
60% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 4.6% speak French only and 33% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Line Richibucto’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 53.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 34% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Richibucto went from 1,266 to 1,411 residents (+12%), faster growth than in 86% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Richibucto sits above 95% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (60%)
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, against 53% in Richibucto. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Growth of +12% since 2016 puts Richibucto ahead of 86% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across New Brunswick’s towns +3%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 24%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 34% in Richibucto, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, against 12% in Richibucto. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 11%, Richibucto is ahead of 84% of Canadian towns on that count.
Fewer married residents 15 and over than 71% of Canadian towns: 39%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
12% of residents 15 and over live common-law (Canada’s towns: 11%).
In Richibucto, 59% of households live in a single-detached house, fewer than in 57% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 35% predate 1961, 11% date from 2001 or later. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median household income here: $47,600 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Richibucto’s median household took in $47,600 before tax, 45% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For New Brunswick’s towns, the median household income is $73,300. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 23% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Richibucto sits above 60% of Canadian towns for residents without Canadian citizenship (7.9%)
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
Of the immigrants living here, 50% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Lower than in 83% of Canadian towns: 4.5% of residents are immigrants. Across the comparison, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (75%) or in the Americas (25%).
A higher share of Indigenous residents than 91% of Canadian towns, at 13%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Richibucto has 9.4%. As a reference point, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Buddhist (4.9%).
Richibucto sits below 92% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (12%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 19% (typical 9.5%). Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 42% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. 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%, above this 42%; 34% of residents are 65 or over.
4 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Richibucto
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richibucto | 1,745 | — | 53.2 | 34% | 4.5% |
| Rexton | 1,059 | 4.4 km | 56 | 32% | 6.7% |
| Saint-Charles | 2,189 | 6.5 km | 53.2 | 28% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Louis de Kent | 1,026 | 9.0 km | 57.6 | 39% | 2% |
| Richibucto | 2,457 | 9.6 km | 53.6 | 26% | 5.5% |
| Saint-Louis | 1,830 | 11.6 km | 54.8 | 30% | 2.3% |
| Richibucto 15 | 2,126 | 14.2 km | 30.8 | 9% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Richibucto’s residents
Is Richibucto good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 12%. 39% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Richibucto are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Richibucto?
$47,600 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Richibucto (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Richibucto?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,745 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,411 in Richibucto, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Richibucto?
53.2 is the median age. Under 15: 12%. 65 and over: 34%.
Is Richibucto bilingual?
English and French: 60% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 33%. French only: 4.6%. French mother tongue: 53%.
How diverse is Richibucto?
Immigrants make up 4.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 9.4% are members of a visible minority, and 13% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Richibucto?
Christian: 78%. No religion: 16%. Another religion: 6.4%.
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).