Photo: Not specified · Public domainHalf of Saint David is over 51.6, older than 89% of Canadian towns
The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 7.2% in Saint David and 11% across Canada’s towns. At 9.2%, the share of renter households is lower than in 91% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 640 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 1,559. Here, 13% of residents are under 15.
What stands out about the people of Saint David
Fewer people than before
Saint David went from 1,529 people in 2016 to 1,470 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Saint David’s median age is 51.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −4% since 2016 leaves Saint David behind 94% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 6%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 26% in Saint David, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
In Saint David, one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 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.
More one-parent families than 84% of Canadian towns: 11%
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. One-parent families make up 8.2% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 24% of households are one person living alone.
Saint David ranks above 64% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 51%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a quarter of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Against that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 9.4% in Saint David.
In Saint David, 83% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 77% 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
Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Median household income: $68,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Saint David’s households had a total income below $68,000, 21% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is $73,300. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 24% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
7.2% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Saint David, 7.2%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (48%) and in the Americas (43%).
Saint David ranks above 83% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 47%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 3.4% in Saint David.
In Saint David, 9.2% of residents speak English and French, more than in 59% 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
Across Saint David, 1.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue. By way of comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Only 11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Saint David
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
An employment rate of 48%
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%, above this 48%; 26% of residents are 65 or over.
1 of the 3 nearest towns are older than Saint David
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint David | 1,559 | — | 51.6 | 26% | 7.2% |
| Saint Stephen | 1,772 | 5.0 km | 49.6 | 22% | 4.6% |
| St. Stephen | 4,876 | 7.3 km | 48 | 26% | 8.2% |
| Saint James | 1,085 | 9.9 km | 52 | 26% | 6.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Saint David’s residents
What is the average age in Saint David?
A median age of 51.6. Children under 15 make up 13%, and people 65 and over 26%.
Is Saint David bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 9.2% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 90% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint David?
7.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.4% belong to a visible minority and 3.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint David?
52% are Christian and 47% have no religion; 0.7% follow another religion.
Is Saint David good for families?
Under 15: 13% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 11%. Schools near Saint David are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint David?
The median household in Saint David took in $68,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint David?
Saint David had about 1,559 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,470, 4% fewer than 2016.
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).