Photo: https://www.flickr.com/people/naturallight/ Leslie Philipp · CC BY 2.0A median age of 22.4: Taloyoak is younger than 99% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Taloyoak, 4.6. This Nunavut town is home to some 1,046 people (July 2025 estimate), in 205 households at the 2021 Census. For Taloyoak, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 5%. 16% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 95% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Taloyoak
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
97% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 0% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 28% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Taloyoak’s residents are under 22.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 39% are under 15 and 4.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A town of renters
Renters are 93% of households, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 4.9% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Fewer people than before
Taloyoak went from 1,029 people in 2016 to 934 in 2021, −9%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −9% since 2016 leaves Taloyoak behind 99% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, Canada’s towns changed by a median +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 12% higher again.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 4.8%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Nearly two in five residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 12%, a lower share than 95% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%; Taloyoak has 10%. Against that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Taloyoak ranks above 95% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 31%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over two in five adults, beside a typical 27%. In Taloyoak, just over a fifth of residents 15 and over are married. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Taloyoak ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on renter households: 93%
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
48% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. The wider picture: 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. In Taloyoak, just over half of households live in a single-detached house. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Median household income here: $93,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Taloyoak’s median household took in $93,000 before tax, 8% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). COVID-19 benefits were paid to 57% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
0% of residents are immigrants
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
Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. 1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 97%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 1.1% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. Elsewhere, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Across Taloyoak, just over a third of residents said they have no religion.
English is the mother tongue of 65%, and 0.5% speak French as well
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
Set against 1.5% across Canada’s towns, 0.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue in Taloyoak. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Only 5.3% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Taloyoak
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 66% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 33% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 33% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 4.8% of residents are 65 or over.
The places around Taloyoak
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest place to Taloyoak with figures is 137 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taloyoak | 1,046 | — | 22.4 | 4.8% | 0% |
| Gjoa Haven | 1,464 | 137.0 km | 23 | 5.2% | 0.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Taloyoak’s residents
What is the median income in Taloyoak?
$93,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Taloyoak (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Taloyoak?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,046 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 934 in Taloyoak, 9% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Taloyoak?
22.4 is the median age. Under 15: 39%. 65 and over: 4.8%.
Is Taloyoak bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 0.5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 99% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is Taloyoak?
Immigrants make up 0% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.1% are members of a visible minority, and 97% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Taloyoak?
Christian: 65%. No religion: 35%. Another religion: 0%.
Is Taloyoak good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 39%. 43% of households are couple families and 10% one-parent families. Schools near Taloyoak 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).