Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainOnly 7.3% of households rent their home in Upham
The share of residents who moved in within the year trails 99% of Canadian towns: 4.1%. With about 1,388 residents in July 2025, Upham counted 555 households at the 2021 Census. 5.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Lower than in 94% of Canadian towns: 1.8% of residents are immigrants.
A +7% change since 2016: faster than 67% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is +3%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% higher again.
A median age of 44.8: Upham is older than 66% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Children under 15: 18% here and 16% across Canada’s towns. Locally, nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
A smaller share of one-person households than 64% of Canadian towns: 23%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A household here has 2.5 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 7.2% of households are one-parent families.
A higher share of common-law partners than 71% of Canadian towns, at 14%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Set beside that, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses make up 94% in Upham, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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, 64% of households live in a single-detached house. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Half above, half below $71,000 a year in household income
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Upham: half had less than $71,000, 17% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $73,300, the median across New Brunswick’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 24% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
1.8% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
61% said they are Christian and 35% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (0.7%), Upham is below 97% of Canadian towns.
Bilingual residents: 9.6%, a higher share than 60% of Canadian towns
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Nothing unusual on residents whose mother tongue is French: 2.2%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 98% of Canadian towns, at 8.2%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 10% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
52% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 52% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Older than Upham: 1 of the 5 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upham | 1,388 | — | 44.8 | 19% | 1.8% |
| Norton | 1,416 | 8.4 km | 44.8 | 17% | 2.3% |
| Hampton | 4,754 | 11.6 km | 44.4 | 24% | 3.7% |
| Hampton | 3,268 | 13.1 km | 44.4 | 20% | 2.9% |
| Saint Martins | 1,280 | 13.9 km | 51.2 | 25% | 3.2% |
| Norton | 1,551 | 16.9 km | 43.2 | 18% | 2.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Upham’s residents
What is the population of Upham?
Upham had about 1,388 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,357, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Upham?
A median age of 44.8. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 19%.
Is Upham bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 9.6% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 90% speak only English and 0% only French; 2.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Upham?
1.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.7% belong to a visible minority and 5.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Upham?
61% are Christian and 35% have no religion; 4.4% follow another religion.
Is Upham good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 60% of households. One-parent families: 7.2%. Schools near Upham are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Upham?
The median household in Upham took in $71,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).