Photo: Veillg1 · CC0Fewer residents with no religion than 90% of Canadian towns: 18%
One in ten households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. The share of immigrants stands at 5.8%. At 1.6%, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is lower than in 81% of Canadian towns. Casselman is home to some 4,535 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,580 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Casselman
A bilingual town
72% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 13% speak French only and 15% English only. English & French ↓
Growing faster than most
Casselman went from 3,548 people in 2016 to 3,960 in 2021, +12%: faster growth than in 86% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
72% of residents speak English and French, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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 28%, French 65%. 71% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a higher share than in 84% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for bilingual residents is 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
Casselman grew +12% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 86% of Canadian towns
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 15%. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%.
Half of Casselman is over 43.6, older than 59% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
With residents aged 65 and over at 21%, Casselman is ahead of 63% of Canadian towns on that count. More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: 7.8% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Casselman, 43.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
A lower share of one-person households than 56% of Canadian towns, at 25%
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The share of one-person households across Canada’s towns is 27%.
More common-law partners than 81% of Canadian towns: 17%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in Casselman. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
More households in single-detached houses than 54% of Canadian towns: 67%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 36% date from 2001 or later, 14% from before 1961. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. There is little gap on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.3%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $99,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Casselman: half had more than $99,000, 15% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 21% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Casselman ranks above 79% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 15%
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 the Americas (27%) and in Europe (24%). Typically, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Casselman: 3.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 61% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 15% belong to a visible minority and 2.8% are Indigenous; here, 9% and 3.8%. Other faiths: Muslim (3.3%).
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 55% of Canadian towns: 29%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 8.2% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 64% of adults
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.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 64%.
Among 41 towns of 4,456 to 4,615 people, the 17th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Caraquet is the oldest at 54.4, Fairfield Park the youngest at 31.6. By median age, Casselman sits among Douglas (42.8), Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare (42.8), Red Hill (43.7) and Melville (45.2).
Every neighbour of Casselman has a younger population
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casselman | 4,535 | — | 43.6 | 21% | 5.8% |
| Limoges | 15,122 | 4.3 km | 40.8 | 15% | 4.4% |
| North Stormont | 7,946 | 11.7 km | 39.6 | 16% | 5.1% |
| Embrun | 23,655 | 16.7 km | 39.6 | 14% | 6.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Casselman’s residents
What is the median income in Casselman?
The median household in Casselman took in $99,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Casselman?
Casselman had about 4,535 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,960, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Casselman?
A median age of 43.6, older than 59% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 21%.
Is Casselman bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 72% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 15% speak only English and 13% only French; 71% grew up with French.
How diverse is Casselman?
5.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 9% belong to a visible minority and 3.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Casselman?
78% are Christian and 18% have no religion; 4.1% follow another religion.
Is Casselman good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 9.8%. Schools near Casselman 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).