Photo: Lindsay Nicole Terry · CC BY 2.0A median age of 25: Pangnirtung is younger than 99% of Canadian towns
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 18% of households are one-parent families here. 17% of residents said they have no religion. Few places have as many residents aged 15 to 24: 15% here, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,603 residents; the 2021 Census found 395 households.
What stands out about the people of Pangnirtung
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 94% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 0% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 85% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Pangnirtung’s median age is 25; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 34% are under 15 and 6.6% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A town of renters
Renters are 81% of households, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 0% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Common-law couples
28% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 20% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 67% of Canadian towns grew faster than Pangnirtung: +2%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 7%. The median across Canada’s towns was +4%.
Pangnirtung ranks below 98% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 6.6%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 0–4: just over one in ten residents, 2.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Higher than in 99% of Canadian towns: 34% of residents are under 15. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
3.8 people per household, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households make up 17%, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
Pangnirtung: 28% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 92% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 44% of adults (typical: 27%). Across Pangnirtung, 20% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
More renter households than 99% of Canadian towns: 81%
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 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. For Pangnirtung, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 51%. A fifth of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income at the median: $102,000 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 median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Pangnirtung’s, at $102,000, is 19% higher. In 2020, 42% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
4.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 99% 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
In Pangnirtung, 0.7% of residents are immigrants, beside 17% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Pangnirtung ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 94%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Beyond English and French: 5.3% grew up with another language
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
84% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 16% speak neither official language. Fewer bilingual residents than in 99% of Canadian towns: 1.3%. At 1%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 98% of Canadian towns: 8.4%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 50%; 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.
A job for 42% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
42% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 6.6% are 65 or more.
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 Canada’s towns. Nunavut has too few towns of 2,500 or more for a median of its own, so each figure is set beside the median of all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out).
- 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 Pangnirtung’s residents
What religion are people in Pangnirtung?
Christian: 82%. No religion: 17%. Another religion: 0.7%.
Is Pangnirtung good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 34%. 39% of households are couple families and 18% one-parent families. Schools near Pangnirtung are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pangnirtung?
$102,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Pangnirtung (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Pangnirtung?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,603 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,504 in Pangnirtung, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Pangnirtung?
25 is the median age. Under 15: 34%. 65 and over: 6.6%.
Is Pangnirtung bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 1.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 82% speak only English and 0% only French; 1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Pangnirtung?
Immigrants make up 0.7% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 94% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).