Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 51.6: Alexandria is older than 89% of Canadian towns
Of the immigrants living here, 7.9% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. About 10,772 people lived in Alexandria in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Across Alexandria, nearly a quarter of residents said they have no religion. At 8.6%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is lower than in 77% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada counts Alexandria as part of North Glengarry: the figures on this page are the municipality’s.
What stands out about the people of Alexandria
A bilingual town
56% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 3.5% speak French only and 41% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Line Alexandria’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 51.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Alexandria: 56% of residents speak English and French, above 93% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
At home: English 68%, French 27%. Just over a third of residents have French as their mother tongue, a higher share than in 80% of Canadian towns. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
±0% since 2016, a pace below 75% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 87% of Canadian towns: 27%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
55–59 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Lower than in three quarters of Canadian towns: 14% of residents are under 15. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Alexandria, 51.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, against 31% in Alexandria. One-parent families account for 7.7%.
Common-law partners make up 13% in Alexandria, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: nearly a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). In Alexandria, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Alexandria ranks above 72% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 79%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 39% predate 1961, 13% date from 2001 or later. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. 22% of households rent their home (Canada’s towns: 25%).
Before tax, the median household income is $71,000 a year
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
Alexandria’s median household took in $71,000 before tax, 17% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Ontario’s towns: $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 21% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
5.8% 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 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (68%) and in the Americas (18%). Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are scarce here: 1.1%, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns. The share of immigrants trails 79% of Canadian towns: 5.8%.
3.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 60% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
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. Indigenous residents: 2.8% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Alexandria ranks below 84% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 15%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 14% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
55% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
55% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 27% are 65 or more.
Among 41 towns of 10,497 to 11,034 people, the 2nd oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from Lethbridge County, at 32.8, to Liverpool, at 55.6. The closest ages to Alexandria’s belong to Yarmouth (50.4), Markland Wood (51.3) and Liverpool (55.6).
Alexandria and its 5 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Alexandria with figures are 21–30 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 10,772 | — | 51.6 | 27% | 5.8% |
| South Glengarry | 14,355 | 21.4 km | 50.4 | 25% | 7.6% |
| Rivière-Beaudette | 2,806 | 27.6 km | 40.4 | 17% | 3% |
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 29.2 km | 38.4 | 17% | 2.7% |
| Vankleek Hill | 9,321 | 29.7 km | 52.4 | 27% | 6% |
| Très-Saint-Rédempteur | 1,163 | 29.8 km | 44 | 16% | 6.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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 Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
Questions about Alexandria’s residents
What is the median income in Alexandria?
Median total household income in Alexandria was $71,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Alexandria?
The latest figure is an estimate: 10,772 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Alexandria counted 10,144, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Alexandria?
Half the residents are older than 51.6 and half younger, older than 89% of Canadian towns; 14% are children under 15 and 27% are 65 or over.
Is Alexandria bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 56% are. Another 3.5% speak only French and 41% only English, and French is the first language of 35%.
How diverse is Alexandria?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.8%. A visible minority makes up 2.3% and Indigenous residents 3.7%.
What religion are people in Alexandria?
Most often Christian (75%) or no religion (23%); other religions make up 1.6%.
Is Alexandria good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 54% of households and one-parent families 7.7%. Schools near Alexandria 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).