Saint-Charles is older than 92% of Canadian towns: a median age of 53.2
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Saint-Charles, 91%. This New Brunswick town had about 2,189 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 915 households at the 2021 Census. Residents with no religion: 13% of the total. 1.2% of residents are immigrants, a lower share than in 97% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Charles
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
15% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 3.7% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 80% of residents speak English and French, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. Another 7.4% speak only French and 12% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Saint-Charles’s median age is 53.2; 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.
80% of residents speak English and French, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 76%, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Slower growth than 68% of Canadian towns: Saint-Charles changed by +1% since 2016
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, +3%.
Below 93% of Canadian towns: 11% of residents are under 15
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
8.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 28% in Saint-Charles.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Census figures put one-person households at 26% in Saint-Charles. At 8.2%, the share of one-parent families is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
More common-law partners than 72% of Canadian towns: 14%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 22% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Few places have as many married residents 15 and over: 50% here, more than in 62% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Renter households make up 13% in Saint-Charles, less than in 82% 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
One in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. To put it in context, 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.
Median household income here: $67,500 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
Half of Saint-Charles’s households had a total income below $67,500, 22% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 21% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Below 96% of Canadian towns: 6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
Set against 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 0.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Saint-Charles. On average, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Saint-Charles: 15% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 94% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
0.5% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). As a reference point, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
4.2% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Saint-Charles, 4.2%, and 36% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
In work on census day: 47% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 47%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 28% are 65 or over.
Around Saint-Charles, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Charles | 2,189 | — | 53.2 | 28% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Louis de Kent | 1,026 | 3.9 km | 57.6 | 39% | 2% |
| Saint-Louis | 1,830 | 6.2 km | 54.8 | 30% | 2.3% |
| Richibucto | 1,745 | 6.5 km | 53.2 | 34% | 4.5% |
| Rexton | 1,059 | 8.3 km | 56 | 32% | 6.7% |
| Richibucto 15 | 2,126 | 12.6 km | 30.8 | 9% | 0% |
| Richibucto | 2,457 | 15.4 km | 53.6 | 26% | 5.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Charles’s residents
Is Saint-Charles good for families?
Under 15: 11% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 57% of households. One-parent families: 8.2%. Schools near Saint-Charles are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Charles?
The median household in Saint-Charles took in $67,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Charles?
Saint-Charles had about 2,189 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,024, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Charles?
A median age of 53.2. Children under 15 make up 11%, and people 65 and over 28%.
Is Saint-Charles bilingual?
English and French: 80% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 12%. French only: 7.4%. French mother tongue: 76%.
How diverse is Saint-Charles?
1.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.5% belong to a visible minority and 15% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint-Charles?
87% are Christian and 13% have no religion; 0.3% follow another religion.
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).