Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOlder than 86% of Canadian towns: half of Southampton is over 50.4
The share of households in single-detached houses is 92%, against 64% across Canada’s towns. Some 1,616 people live in Southampton, by the estimate for July 2025. Here, 1% of residents belong to a visible minority. The town has fewer one-person households than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns, at 23%.
What stands out about the people of Southampton
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Southampton is 50.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+1% since 2016, a pace below 71% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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 New Brunswick’s towns the median is +3%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
In Southampton, 25% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
In Southampton, 13% of residents are under 15, beside 16% across Canada’s towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 64% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 7.8% of the total.
56% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 83% 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
Nearly a fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 10% of the total.
Southampton ranks below 85% of Canadian towns on renter households: 12%
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
11% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 18% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later.
Median household income: $69,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Southampton’s, at $69,500, is 19% lower. The median across New Brunswick’s towns is $73,300. The pandemic’s benefits: 26% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 9.8% in Southampton, less than in 62% of Canadian towns
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%; Southampton has 2%. The usual figure: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The census found that 1% of residents are not Canadian citizens here.
More residents with no religion than 72% of Canadian towns: 42%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Southampton, 3.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity. The benchmark for residents with no religion across Canada’s towns: 35%.
More bilingual residents than 63% of Canadian towns: 11%
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
On residents whose mother tongue is French, 2.4% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: English 99%, French 0.7%.
Southampton sits below 93% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (11%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
17% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 52% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. 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 52%; 25% of residents are 65 or over.
Southampton and its 2 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 1,616 | — | 50.4 | 25% | 2% |
| Nackawic | 1,019 | 7.6 km | 52.4 | 31% | 3.6% |
| Northampton | 1,981 | 17.9 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. 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.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Southampton’s residents
Is Southampton good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 63% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Southampton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Southampton?
Median total household income in Southampton was $69,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Southampton?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,616 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Southampton counted 1,497, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Southampton?
Half the residents are older than 50.4 and half younger; 13% are children under 15 and 25% are 65 or over.
Is Southampton bilingual?
English and French: 11% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 89%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 2.4%.
How diverse is Southampton?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 2%. A visible minority makes up 1% and Indigenous residents 3.4%.
What religion are people in Southampton?
Most often Christian (58%) or no religion (42%); other religions make up 0.3%.
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).