Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSaint-Jacques is older than 91% of Canadian towns: a median age of 52.4
Renter households make up 9.1%, against 25% across Canada’s towns. Some 1,763 people live in Saint-Jacques, by the estimate for July 2025. Across Saint-Jacques, 11% of residents said they have no religion. At 12%, the share of children under 15 is lower than in 86% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Jacques
A French-speaking community
French is the mother tongue of 95% of residents, more than in 93% of Canadian towns. 52% can speak English and French, and 96% use French most at home. English & French ↓
A bilingual town
52% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 47% speak French only and 0.6% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Saint-Jacques is 52.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 24% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
95% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a share 93% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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
52% of residents speak English and French (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). Across Canada’s towns, residents whose mother tongue is French come to 1.5%.
Slower growth than 53% of Canadian towns: Saint-Jacques changed by +4% since 2016
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 7%.
24% of residents are 65 or over, a share 76% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 13% of residents, 1.9 times the share across Canada’s towns. The census found that nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 in Saint-Jacques. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
20% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 76% of Canadian towns
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.
Households average 2.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. For Saint-Jacques, the census puts one-parent families at 7.7%. Across Canada’s towns, one-person households come to 27%.
A larger share of common-law partners than 87% of Canadian towns: 24%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Married residents 15 and over make up 44%, against 46% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Saint-Jacques ranks above 90% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 91%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 19% predate 1961, 18% date from 2001 or later. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $71,500 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
Saint-Jacques’s median household took in $71,500 before tax, 17% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For New Brunswick’s towns, the median household income is $73,300. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 23% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 98% of Canadian towns: 5.5%
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 2.7% of residents are immigrants here. 1.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 86% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
88% said they are Christian and 11% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Indigenous identity: 2.1% (2.8%).
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 64% of Canadian towns: 21%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 12% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 53% of adults
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.
53% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 24% are 65 or more.
Saint-Jacques and its 2 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques | 1,763 | — | 52.4 | 24% | 2.7% |
| Saint-Joseph | 1,641 | 4.3 km | 48.8 | 22% | 1.3% |
| Edmundston | 18,174 | 8.1 km | 54 | 31% | 3.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across New Brunswick’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Jacques’s residents
What is the median income in Saint-Jacques?
The median household in Saint-Jacques took in $71,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Jacques?
Saint-Jacques had about 1,763 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,652, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Jacques?
A median age of 52.4. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 24%.
Is Saint-Jacques bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 52% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.6% speak only English and 47% only French; 95% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Jacques?
2.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 2.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint-Jacques?
88% are Christian and 11% have no religion; 1.2% follow another religion.
Is Saint-Jacques good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 64% of households. One-parent families: 7.7%. Schools near Saint-Jacques are on its Schools page.
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).