Photo: Andrew Thomas from Shrewsbury, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0In Yarmouth, 16% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
With households in single-detached houses at 92%, Yarmouth is ahead of 92% of Canadian towns on that count. Here, 7.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Lower than in 85% of Canadian towns: 3.9% of residents are immigrants. A median age of 50.4 (older than 86% of Canadian towns) sets Yarmouth apart: 10,067 residents in 4,430 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Yarmouth
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
16% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 1.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Yarmouth’s residents are under 50.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 62% of Canadian towns: Yarmouth changed by +2% since 2016
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated 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. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again.
Yarmouth is older than 86% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50.4
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
By its share of children under 15 (14%), Yarmouth is below 76% of Canadian towns. For Yarmouth, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 26%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Yarmouth, 50.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Yarmouth households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households make up 29%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. 7.7% of households are one-parent families.
Yarmouth ranks above 65% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 51%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
22% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: just over a tenth of the total.
13% of households rent their home, fewer than in 81% of Canadian towns
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
Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. On average, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 31% predate 1961, 12% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
$68,500 a year: the median household income
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Yarmouth: half had less than $68,500, 20% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Nova Scotia’s towns is $69,100. 25% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
3.9% of residents are immigrants
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
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 1.6%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (43%) or in the Americas (40%).
Yarmouth: 38% of residents said they have no religion, above 59% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
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. To put it in context, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Yarmouth: 7.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue, above 74% 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
At home: English 97%, French 1.5%. 17% of residents speak English and French, more than in 72% of Canadian towns.
16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 79% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 15% (typical 9.5%). As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
52% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 52%; 26% of residents are 65 or over.
Oldest by rank: 3rd of 41 towns of 10,402 to 10,885 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest is McConachie (30.9) and the oldest Alexandria (51.6). Closest in median age to Yarmouth are Ocean Park (49.7), Exeter (50), Markland Wood (51.3) and Alexandria (51.6).
Around Yarmouth, 1 of 2 towns have a higher median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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 Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Nova Scotia’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Yarmouth’s residents
What is the median income in Yarmouth?
The median household in Yarmouth took in $68,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Yarmouth?
Yarmouth had about 10,637 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 10,067, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Yarmouth?
A median age of 50.4, older than 86% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 26%.
Is Yarmouth bilingual?
English and French: 17% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 83%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 7.4%.
How diverse is Yarmouth?
3.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.3% belong to a visible minority and 16% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Yarmouth?
62% are Christian and 38% have no religion; 0.7% follow another religion.
Is Yarmouth good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 7.7%. Schools near Yarmouth 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).