Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf of Inverness County, Subdivision C is over 54.8, older than 95% of Canadian towns
In Inverness County, Subdivision C, nearly one in ten households rent their home, beside 25% across Canada’s towns. With about 3,314 residents in July 2025, Inverness County, Subdivision C counted 1,430 households at the 2021 Census. Across Inverness County, Subdivision C, 11% of residents are under 15. Residents who moved in within the year are rarer here than in 93% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Inverness County, Subdivision C
Older than most towns
Half of Inverness County, Subdivision C’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A ±0% change since 2016: slower than 77% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +2% across Nova Scotia’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again.
Inverness County, Subdivision C sits above 93% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (30%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 9.8% in Inverness County, Subdivision C. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Inverness County, Subdivision C, 54.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 74% of Canadian towns: 2.2 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-person households tops 63% of Canadian towns: 30%. For Inverness County, Subdivision C, the census puts one-parent families at 7.3%.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 67% of Canadian towns: 52%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 25% of adults, beside a typical 27%. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 8.7%.
Inverness County, Subdivision C ranks above 82% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 86%
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
A fifth of homes were built before 1961 and 18% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $72,000 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
Inverness County, Subdivision C’s median household took in $72,000 before tax, 16% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Nova Scotia’s towns have a median of $69,100. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 24% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
4.7% 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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (62%), then in the Americas (24%). On immigrants, Inverness County, Subdivision C sits lower than 82% of Canadian towns: 4.7%. Just over two in five immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 0.3% of residents.
24% of residents said they have no religion, below 80% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 1.3% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. 3.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 7.5% speak French as well
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 the census count, 1.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Only 19% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Inverness County, Subdivision C
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 7.6%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
45% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 30% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 45% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
4th highest median age among 41 towns of 3,262 to 3,361
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest is Arviat (21.8) and the oldest North Kawartha (59.2). By median age, Inverness County, Subdivision C sits among Central Okanagan West (54.8), Bonavista (54.8), Grande-Rivière (55.6) and Sheet Harbour (57.3).
Every neighbour of Inverness County, Subdivision C has a younger population
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Inverness County, Subdivision C has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–43 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness County, Subdivision C | 3,314 | — | 54.8 | 30% | 4.7% |
| Port Hawkesbury | 3,442 | 17.9 km | 46.8 | 24% | 4.5% |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B | 6,486 | 34.0 km | 48 | 23% | 2.4% |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | 4,305 | 35.0 km | 54.4 | 33% | 4.1% |
| Inverness | 5,138 | 40.0 km | 54 | 32% | 4% |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | 3,444 | 43.5 km | 54.8 | 31% | 1.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Nova Scotia’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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.
Questions about Inverness County, Subdivision C’s residents
What is the median income in Inverness County, Subdivision C?
The median household in Inverness County, Subdivision C took in $72,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Inverness County, Subdivision C?
Inverness County, Subdivision C had about 3,314 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,167, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Inverness County, Subdivision C?
A median age of 54.8, older than 95% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 11%, and people 65 and over 30%.
Is Inverness County, Subdivision C bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 7.5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 92% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is Inverness County, Subdivision C?
4.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.3% belong to a visible minority and 3.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Inverness County, Subdivision C?
76% are Christian and 24% have no religion; 0.8% follow another religion.
Is Inverness County, Subdivision C good for families?
Under 15: 11% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 7.3%. Schools near Inverness County, Subdivision C are on its Schools page.
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).