Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA median age of 54.8: Saint-Louis is older than 95% of Canadian towns
Renter households: 6%, below 98% of Canadian towns. Residents who moved in within the year are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,830 residents; the 2021 Census found 750 households. On the census count, 9.9% of residents are under 15.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Louis
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
11% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 0.6% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
81% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 11% speak French only and 8.5% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Line Saint-Louis’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 54.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Saint-Louis went from 1,802 to 1,760 residents (−2%), slower growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Saint-Louis ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 81%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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 Canada’s towns, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue; in Saint-Louis, 85%. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Slower than most: −2% since 2016, behind 90% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 4%.
30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Saint-Louis has 9.1%. Elsewhere, 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 105 men for every 100 women.
23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 5.3% here and 8.2% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. A household here holds 2.3 people on average.
14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 72% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Half of residents 15 and over are married; across Canada’s towns the figure is 46%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 93% of Canadian towns, at 93%
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: 17% predate 1961, 12% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $71,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Saint-Louis had $71,000 before tax, 17% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across New Brunswick’s towns, half of households had more than $73,300 before tax. The pandemic’s benefits: 23% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
2.3% 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, the share of immigrants is 17%; Saint-Louis has 2.3%. On the census count, 0.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Indigenous residents: 11%, a higher share than 89% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of residents with no religion trails 96% of Canadian towns: 13%. Saint-Louis has fewer visible minority residents than nearly three quarters of Canadian towns, at 3.5%. As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 11% in Saint-Louis, less than in 93% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 23% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
51% of adults were employed in May 2021
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 51%; 30% of residents are 65 or over.
Among its 5 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Saint-Louis
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Louis | 1,830 | — | 54.8 | 30% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Louis de Kent | 1,026 | 2.6 km | 57.6 | 39% | 2% |
| Saint-Charles | 2,189 | 6.2 km | 53.2 | 28% | 1.2% |
| Richibucto | 1,745 | 11.6 km | 53.2 | 34% | 4.5% |
| Rexton | 1,059 | 14.4 km | 56 | 32% | 6.7% |
| Richibucto 15 | 2,126 | 17.7 km | 30.8 | 9% | 0% |
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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Saint-Louis’s residents
Is Saint-Louis bilingual?
81% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 11% speak French only and 8.5% English only. French is the mother tongue of 85%.
How diverse is Saint-Louis?
2.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.5% belong to a visible minority and 11% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint-Louis?
86% are Christian and 13% have no religion; 0.9% follow another religion.
Is Saint-Louis good for families?
Under 15: 9.9% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 61% of households. One-parent families: 5.3%. Schools near Saint-Louis are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Louis?
The median household in Saint-Louis took in $71,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Louis?
Saint-Louis had about 1,830 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,760, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Louis?
A median age of 54.8. Children under 15 make up 9.9%, and people 65 and over 30%.
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).