Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Pasadena: 20% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 96% of Canadian towns
Where 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, Pasadena has 1.4%. 87% of households live in a single-detached house. With a median age of 49.2, Pasadena is older than 83% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 3,930 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,495 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Pasadena
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
20% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 12% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pasadena went from 3,620 to 3,524 residents (−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: slower than 91% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, −2%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 12%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 26% in Pasadena, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 70–74: 8.8% of residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over. Here, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Pasadena, 49.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
In Pasadena, 21% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Couple families are nearly two thirds of households (Canada’s towns 53%) and one-parent families 7% (8.2%). There are 2.4 people in the average household. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
More married residents 15 and over than 92% of Canadian towns: 59%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
18% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Against that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
18% of households rent their home, below 67% of Canadian towns
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 yardstick, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 29% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 5.7% built before 1961.
Household income, middle of the range: $83,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Pasadena: half had more than $83,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns the median is $63,600. 21% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Residents who moved in within the year: 7.9%, a lower share than 83% of Canadian towns
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
With residents without Canadian citizenship at 0.4%, Pasadena is behind 97% of Canadian towns on that count. Against that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Fewer residents with no religion than 95% of Canadian towns: 14%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Pasadena has 0.9%. For comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
99% have English as their mother tongue; 2.6% also speak French
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.3%, below 97% of Canadian towns. On bilingual residents, Pasadena sits lower than 96% of Canadian towns: 2.6%.
A university degree: 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
6.1% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%).
In work on census day: 47% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 47%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 26% of residents are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 3,842 to 4,021 people, the 11th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Okanagan Falls is the oldest at 59.2, Maple the youngest at 30.9. The towns whose median age is nearest to Pasadena’s: Lisgar (48.3), Kentley (48.4), Callander (50.4) and Danville (50.8).
A younger town than 3 of the 4 around it: Pasadena
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 22–27 km from Pasadena.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena | 3,930 | — | 49.2 | 26% | 1.4% |
| Deer Lake | 5,319 | 21.9 km | 51.6 | 28% | 1.2% |
| Massey Drive | 1,760 | 23.8 km | 39.2 | 11% | 2.2% |
| Irishtown-Summerside | 1,296 | 25.6 km | 51.6 | 28% | 0.9% |
| Corner Brook | 20,549 | 27.5 km | 49.6 | 27% | 2.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. The middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Pasadena’s residents
How diverse is Pasadena?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 1.4%. A visible minority makes up 0.9% and Indigenous residents 20%.
What religion are people in Pasadena?
Most often Christian (85%) or no religion (14%); other religions make up 0.3%.
Is Pasadena good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 66% of households and one-parent families 7%. Schools near Pasadena are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pasadena?
Median total household income in Pasadena was $83,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Pasadena?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,930 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Pasadena counted 3,524, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Pasadena?
Half the residents are older than 49.2 and half younger, older than 83% of Canadian towns; 15% are children under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.
Is Pasadena bilingual?
English and French: 2.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 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).