Photo: Not specified · Public domainOnly 10% of households rent their home in Richmond
Of the immigrants living here, 47% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Locally, 20% of residents are under 15. Fewer one-person households than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns: 21%. The 2021 Census found 555 households in Richmond; by July 2025 the population was about 1,516.
What stands out about the people of Richmond
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Richmond went from 1,303 to 1,456 residents (+12%), faster growth than in 87% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Faster growth than 87% of Canadian towns: Richmond changed by +12% since 2016
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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%.
Half of Richmond is over 43.2, older than 57% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
50–54 is the most common age band: 7.2% of residents. Among New Brunswick’s towns, Dalhousie has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 37%. Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 11%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 67% of Canadian towns: 2.6 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.
In Richmond, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
Above 86% of Canadian towns: 57% of residents 15 and over are married
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 9% of the total.
Households in single-detached houses: 92%, a higher share than 92% 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 23% date from 2001 or later, 21% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house.
Household income at the median: $70,500 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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Richmond’s, at $70,500, is 18% lower. Within New Brunswick’s towns, the household in the middle had $73,300. In 2020, 21% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Below 59% of Canadian towns: 10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 5.2% in Richmond. Typically, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 2.8% of the total.
Residents with no religion: 33%, a lower share than 56% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (2.4%), Richmond is below 81% of Canadian towns. Fewer Indigenous residents than in 73% of Canadian towns: 1.4%. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%.
Bilingual residents make up 10% in Richmond, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 0.7%. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 90% of Canadian towns: 12%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 8.9% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 54% 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. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 54%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 19% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Richmond are all older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1,516 | — | 43.2 | 19% | 5.2% |
| Woodstock | 2,371 | 11.5 km | 44 | 19% | 6.4% |
| Woodstock | 6,260 | 13.7 km | 45.6 | 25% | 7.8% |
| Northampton | 1,981 | 19.2 km | 43.6 | 17% | 10% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Richmond’s residents
How diverse is Richmond?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.2%. A visible minority makes up 2.4% and Indigenous residents 1.4%.
What religion are people in Richmond?
Most often Christian (67%) or no religion (33%); other religions make up 0.3%.
Is Richmond good for families?
Children under 15 are 20% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 62% of households and one-parent families 8.1%. Schools near Richmond are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Richmond?
Median total household income in Richmond was $70,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Richmond?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,516 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Richmond counted 1,456, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Richmond?
Half the residents are older than 43.2 and half younger; 20% are children under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
Is Richmond bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 10% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 89% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.7% grew up with French.
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).