Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Mount Pearl sits below 90% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (18%)
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Mount Pearl, 13%. The 2021 Census found 9,930 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 24,266. Residents who moved in within the year: 8% of the total. With a median age of 46, Mount Pearl is older than 72% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Mount Pearl
Fewer people than before
Mount Pearl went from 23,120 people in 2016 to 22,477 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−3% since 2016, a pace below 91% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 8% higher again. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and −2% across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 66% of Canadian towns, at 22%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
55–59 is the most common age band: 8.4% of residents. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 10% in Mount Pearl and 11% across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Mount Pearl, 46. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
A larger share of one-parent families than 80% of Canadian towns: 10%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Mount Pearl the average household is 2.3 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Mount Pearl, 27% of households are one person living alone. One-parent families: 8.2% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
12% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 59% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. To put it in context, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Only 45% of households live in a single-detached house in Mount Pearl
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 15% date from 2001 or later, 6.8% from before 1961. Across Canada’s towns, 25% of households rent their home; in Mount Pearl, 29%.
Median gross household income: $81,000 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
At $81,000, the middle household in Mount Pearl earned 6% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, the median household income is $63,600. In 2020, 26% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
2.3% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
In Mount Pearl, 1.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens, beside 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Fewer immigrants than in 92% of Canadian towns: 2.3%.
2.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 51% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 2.3% of residents belong to a visible minority here. As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 98%, and 5.7% speak French as well
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 99%, French 0.1%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are scarce here: 0.3%, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Mount Pearl, 5.7%.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 58% of Canadian towns: 23%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 6.6%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 55%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 22% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 55% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 23,115 to 25,488 people: this is the 10th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
White Rock is the oldest at 58, Fort St. John the youngest at 32.4. Next to Mount Pearl on this scale come Kingsville (45.2), Kingston (45.6), Milliken (46.8) and Essex (46.8).
Mount Pearl sits below 2 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pearl | 24,266 | — | 46 | 22% | 2.3% |
| Paradise | 26,155 | 5.0 km | 38 | 11% | 1.5% |
| St. John's | 128,693 | 6.6 km | 42 | 20% | 7% |
| Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove | 1,005 | 9.4 km | 47.2 | 19% | 0% |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's | 9,167 | 10.0 km | 43.2 | 15% | 3.8% |
| Conception Bay South | 29,725 | 13.2 km | 43.2 | 18% | 1.5% |
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove | 2,601 | 16.1 km | 46.8 | 19% | 4.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Newfoundland and Labrador’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.
Questions about Mount Pearl’s residents
Is Mount Pearl bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 5.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 94% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.3% grew up with French.
How diverse is Mount Pearl?
Immigrants: 2.3% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.3%. Indigenous identity: 2.9%.
What religion are people in Mount Pearl?
18% said they have no religion and 82% that they are Christian; 0.7% named another faith.
Is Mount Pearl good for families?
13% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 54% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Mount Pearl are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Mount Pearl?
Half of Mount Pearl’s households had more than $81,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Mount Pearl?
About 24,266, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 22,477 people in Mount Pearl, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Mount Pearl?
The median age is 46, older than 72% of Canadian towns. 13% are under 15 and 22% 65 or older.
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).