Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf of Pictou County, Subdivision A is over 54.4, older than 94% of Canadian towns
Just over one in ten residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. For Pictou County, Subdivision A, the census puts renter households at 10%. On visible minority residents, Pictou County, Subdivision A sits lower than 90% of Canadian towns: 1.5%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 6,575 residents; the 2021 Census found 2,800 households.
What stands out about the people of Pictou County, Subdivision A
Older than most towns
Line Pictou County, Subdivision A’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 54.4; 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.
Pictou County, Subdivision A changed by +1% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 69% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 7%. Across Nova Scotia’s towns the median is +2%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 91% of Canadian towns, at 30%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 8.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24 here. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Pictou County, Subdivision A, 54.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, 8.2% of households are one-parent families; in Pictou County, Subdivision A, 6.6%. The census found that 28% of households are one person living alone in the town.
Pictou County, Subdivision A ranks above 74% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 53%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law; in Pictou County, Subdivision A, 12%. 20% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%.
Pictou County, Subdivision A: 89% of households live in a single-detached house, above 86% of Canadian towns
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
30% of homes were built before 1961 and 16% in 2001 or later. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
The middle household earns $70,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Pictou County, Subdivision A had $70,000 before tax, 19% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Nova Scotia’s towns the median is $69,100. The pandemic’s benefits: 23% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 69% of Canadian towns: 9.2%
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 5% of residents are immigrants here. Across the comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 1.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
35% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 50% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents: 1.9% of the total. On religion, 64% answered Christian and 35% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
97% have English as their mother tongue; 5.6% also speak French
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 0.8%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. At home: English 99%, French 0.2%. Pictou County, Subdivision A has fewer bilingual residents than 68% of Canadian towns, at 5.6%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 19%, a lower share than 70% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 13% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
In work on census day: 45% 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 45%; 30% of residents are 65 or over.
2nd highest median age among 41 towns of 6,462 to 6,690
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
They run from City View, at 33.5, to Centre, at 61.2. The towns whose median age is nearest to Pictou County, Subdivision A’s: Battlefield (53.1), Tweed (53.6) and Centre (61.2).
Every nearby town is younger than Pictou County, Subdivision A
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pictou County, Subdivision A | 6,575 | — | 54.4 | 30% | 5% |
| Pictou | 3,307 | 12.6 km | 53.2 | 30% | 4.3% |
| Westville | 3,731 | 15.6 km | 47.2 | 24% | 2.7% |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | 6,482 | 17.2 km | 51.6 | 27% | 2.7% |
| New Glasgow | 10,378 | 18.1 km | 47.6 | 26% | 5.1% |
| Trenton | 2,499 | 18.5 km | 47.6 | 23% | 1.1% |
| Stellarton | 4,251 | 18.7 km | 47.2 | 23% | 2.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Nova Scotia’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. 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.
Questions about Pictou County, Subdivision A’s residents
What is the population of Pictou County, Subdivision A?
The latest figure is an estimate: 6,575 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Pictou County, Subdivision A counted 6,153, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Pictou County, Subdivision A?
Half the residents are older than 54.4 and half younger, older than 94% of Canadian towns; 12% are children under 15 and 30% are 65 or over.
Is Pictou County, Subdivision A bilingual?
5.6% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 94% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.8%.
How diverse is Pictou County, Subdivision A?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5%. A visible minority makes up 1.5% and Indigenous residents 1.9%.
What religion are people in Pictou County, Subdivision A?
Most often Christian (64%) or no religion (35%); other religions make up 1.2%.
Is Pictou County, Subdivision A good for families?
Children under 15 are 12% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 60% of households and one-parent families 6.6%. Schools near Pictou County, Subdivision A are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pictou County, Subdivision A?
Median total household income in Pictou County, Subdivision A was $70,000 in 2020, against a median of $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).