Photo: SimonP at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Residents aged 65 and over make up 27% in Arnprior, more than in 87% of Canadian towns
In Arnprior, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. A median age of 48 (older than four fifths of Canadian towns) sets Arnprior apart: 9,629 residents in 4,305 households at the 2021 Census. For Arnprior, the census puts Indigenous residents at 6.2%. At 52%, the share of households in single-detached houses is lower than in 66% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Arnprior
Many older residents
27% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 87% of Canadian towns; 7.6% are 80 or over, and 34% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +10% change since 2016: Arnprior grew faster than 79% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 19% higher again. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%.
Half of Arnprior is over 48, older than 80% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
In Arnprior, 16% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Arnprior, 48. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Arnprior sits above 74% of Canadian towns for one-person households (34%)
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone. For Arnprior, the census puts one-parent families at 9.9%.
Arnprior ranks above 60% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 12%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
23% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. The share of married residents 15 and over stands at 45%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Above 70% of Canadian towns: 37% of households rent their home
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
The share of households in buildings of five or more storeys tops 62% of Canadian towns: 1.3%. Older homes outnumber new: 31% predate 1961, 31% date from 2001 or later. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $75,500 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Arnprior: half had less than $75,500, 12% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. 22% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Arnprior: 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 69% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Arnprior has 7.4%. Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 1.6% here. Elsewhere, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Arnprior sits below 56% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (33%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Arnprior, 4.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Arnprior ranks above 70% of Canadian towns on residents whose mother tongue is French: 4%
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
13% of residents speak English and French (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). By way of comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 21%, a lower share than 66% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 8.7% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
50% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 50%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 27% are 65 or over.
Oldest by rank: 7th of 41 towns of 11,273 to 11,632 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
They run from Milton-Parc, at 30.4, to Sechelt, at 57.6. By median age, Arnprior sits among Fontainebleau (45.1), Casa Loma (46.5), Coldstream (48.4) and La Tuque (51.6).
3 in 5 nearby towns have a higher median age than Arnprior
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnprior | 11,459 | — | 48 | 27% | 7.4% |
| McNab/Braeside | 8,340 | 7.5 km | 48 | 22% | 4.5% |
| Bristol | 1,151 | 10.3 km | 51.6 | 27% | 2.5% |
| Kinburn | 2,639 | 14.2 km | 45.2 | 18% | 5.6% |
| Fitzroy | 6,400 | 17.7 km | 48.3 | 21% | 7.8% |
| Horton | 3,550 | 18.7 km | 48.8 | 23% | 3.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Arnprior’s residents
What religion are people in Arnprior?
65% are Christian and 33% have no religion; 1.9% follow another religion.
Is Arnprior good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 49% of households. One-parent families: 9.9%. Schools near Arnprior are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Arnprior?
The median household in Arnprior took in $75,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Arnprior?
Arnprior had about 11,459 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 9,629, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Arnprior?
A median age of 48, older than 80% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 27%.
Is Arnprior bilingual?
13% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 87% English only. French is the mother tongue of 4%.
How diverse is Arnprior?
7.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 4.2% belong to a visible minority and 6.2% have an Indigenous identity.
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).