Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRichmond County, Subdivision B is older than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 59.2
Households in single-detached houses make up 95%, against 64% across Canada’s towns. With about 1,853 residents in July 2025, Richmond County, Subdivision B counted 790 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 6.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Fewer residents with no religion than in 86% of Canadian towns: 20%.
What stands out about the people of Richmond County, Subdivision B
Older than most towns
Half of Richmond County, Subdivision B’s residents are under 59.2 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 36% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Richmond County, Subdivision B’s population changed by +7% since 2016, more than in 65% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +2% across Nova Scotia’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 15%.
Above 98% of Canadian towns: 36% of residents are 65 or over
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Children under 15 make up 8.4%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 90% of Canadian towns: 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.
7% of households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. In Richmond County, Subdivision B, just over a third of households are one person living alone.
Below 63% of Canadian towns: 9.2% of residents 15 and over live common-law
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 22% of adults, beside a typical 27%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. Locally, 49% of residents 15 and over are married.
Richmond County, Subdivision B ranks below 87% of Canadian towns on renter households: 11%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
12% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $59,600 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Richmond County, Subdivision B: half had less than $59,600, 31% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Nova Scotia’s towns have a median of $69,100. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 24% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Below 66% of Canadian towns: 9.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
35% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 6.2%, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (65%) or in the Americas (30%).
7.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 81% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
0.6% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Richmond County, Subdivision B: 8.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue, above 75% of Canadian towns
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
The share of bilingual residents tops 71% of Canadian towns: 17%. For comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 81% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 33% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 33% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Richmond County, Subdivision B are all younger
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 19–48 km from Richmond County, Subdivision B.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision B | 1,853 | — | 59.2 | 36% | 6.2% |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | 4,305 | 19.2 km | 54.4 | 33% | 4.1% |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | 3,444 | 22.6 km | 54.8 | 31% | 1.6% |
| Eskasoni 3 | 3,911 | 33.7 km | 25.4 | 6.4% | 0% |
| Port Hawkesbury | 3,442 | 47.8 km | 46.8 | 24% | 4.5% |
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. For each measure we take the median of Nova Scotia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Richmond County, Subdivision B’s residents
Is Richmond County, Subdivision B bilingual?
English and French: 17% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 84%. French only: 0.3%. French mother tongue: 8.4%.
How diverse is Richmond County, Subdivision B?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 6.2%. A visible minority makes up 0.6% and Indigenous residents 7.5%.
What religion are people in Richmond County, Subdivision B?
Most often Christian (80%) or no religion (20%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Richmond County, Subdivision B good for families?
Children under 15 are 8.4% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 50% of households and one-parent families 7%. Schools near Richmond County, Subdivision B are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Richmond County, Subdivision B?
Median total household income in Richmond County, Subdivision B was $59,600 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Richmond County, Subdivision B?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,853 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Richmond County, Subdivision B counted 1,610, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Richmond County, Subdivision B?
Half the residents are older than 59.2 and half younger; 8.4% are children under 15 and 36% are 65 or over.
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).