Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Below 99% of Canadian towns: 3.7% of households rent their home
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Beckwith has 16%. Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 0.9% in the town. 39% of residents said they have no religion, a higher share than in 64% of Canadian towns. This Ontario town is home to some 10,073 people (July 2025 estimate), in 3,370 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Beckwith
Growing faster than most
Beckwith went from 7,644 people in 2016 to 9,021 in 2021, +18%: faster growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Beckwith outgrew 95% of Canadian towns: +18%
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
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 12%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns.
Half of Beckwith is over 44.4, older than 64% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: 9.6% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 16%. Children under 15 are more common here than in 63% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Beckwith, 44.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 76% of Canadian towns: 2.7 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (4.3%), Beckwith is below 96% of Canadian towns.
59% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 93% of Canadian towns don’t reach
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With common-law partners at 12%, Beckwith is ahead of 64% of Canadian towns on that count. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
In Beckwith, 95% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 96% 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 35% date from 2001 or later, 9.6% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $126,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Beckwith’s median household took in $126,000 before tax, 47% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns, half of households had more than $91,600 before tax. 20% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 58% of Canadian towns, at 10%
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
Here 7% of residents are immigrants, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 17%. On average, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
In Beckwith, 4.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 64% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Beckwith, 3.5%. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents: 21%, a higher share than 75% 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 1.4%. The comparison figure for bilingual residents is 7.5% across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many residents whose mother tongue is French: 5.2% here, more than in 72% of Canadian towns.
Beckwith sits below 51% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (26%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
5.2% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% of adults were employed in May 2021
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 63%.
Oldest by rank: 13th of 41 towns of 9,913 to 10,218 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 25.6 (Stanley) to 58.8 (Blind Bay) across the group. Acadia (42.4), Maple Leaf (43.3), Lac-des-Fées (44.8) and River Valley Oleskiw (46.2): the towns nearest Beckwith in median age.
Around Beckwith, 3 of 5 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckwith | 10,073 | — | 44.4 | 16% | 7% |
| Carleton Place | 14,837 | 3.5 km | 41.6 | 21% | 7.9% |
| Almonte | 16,073 | 14.9 km | 50 | 27% | 7.4% |
| Corkery | 3,822 | 17.8 km | 43.4 | 15% | 10% |
| Munster - Ashton | 6,372 | 18.3 km | 45.2 | 20% | 8.7% |
| Drummond/North Elmsley | 8,817 | 18.9 km | 50.8 | 25% | 5.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Beckwith’s residents
What is the average age in Beckwith?
The median age is 44.4, older than 64% of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 16% 65 or older.
Is Beckwith bilingual?
English and French: 21% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 79%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 5.2%.
How diverse is Beckwith?
Immigrants: 7% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 3.5%. Indigenous identity: 4.2%.
What religion are people in Beckwith?
39% said they have no religion and 60% that they are Christian; 1% named another faith.
Is Beckwith good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 72% of households and one-parent families 4.3%. Schools near Beckwith are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Beckwith?
Half of Beckwith’s households had more than $126,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Beckwith?
About 10,073, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 9,021 people in Beckwith, 18% more than 2016.
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).