Photo: Renard Franco · CC0A lower share of one-person households than 84% of Canadian towns, at 18%
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (14%), Embrun is below just over three quarters of Canadian towns. Meanwhile, on children under 15, Embrun sits higher than just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 20%. The town had about 23,655 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 7,225 households at the 2021 Census. The share of residents with no religion stands at 27%. Statistics Canada counts Embrun as part of Russell: the figures on this page are the municipality’s.
What stands out about the people of Embrun
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 56% of residents speak English and French, more than in 93% of Canadian towns. Another 3.4% speak only French and 40% only English. English & French ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Embrun went from 16,520 to 19,598 residents (+19%), faster growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
56% of residents speak English and French, a share 93% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
Compared with 1.5% across Canada’s towns, 38% of residents have French as their mother tongue here. As a reference point, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A +19% change since 2016: Embrun grew faster than 95% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 21% higher again.
Half of Embrun is under 39.6, younger than 66% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The largest age band is 55–59: 8.1% of residents. There is little gap on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Embrun, 39.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Embrun households average 2.7 people, larger than in 76% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families make up 7%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
In Embrun, 14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 22% of adults (typical: 27%). In Embrun, 54% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A lower share of renter households than 72% of Canadian towns, at 16%
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: 45% date from 2001 or later, 8.4% from before 1961. 79% of households live in a single-detached house, a higher share than in 72% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%.
Median household income here: $123,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Embrun’s median household took in $123,000 before tax, 43% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. 21% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A higher share of residents who moved in within the year than 61% of Canadian towns, at 12%
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
6.7% of residents are immigrants; across Canada’s towns the figure is 17%. The census found that 1.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Embrun. As a yardstick, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Embrun: 4.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 66% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 5.2% in Embrun. Across Canada’s towns, Indigenous residents come to 2.8%.
Embrun sits above 55% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (29%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
5.6% have no certificate, diploma or degree (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.
In work on census day: 67% of adults
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.
The employment rate of 67% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 14th youngest of 41 towns this size
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The group spans Fort St. John, youngest at 32.4, to Brockville, oldest at 51.6. Closest in median age to Embrun are Cartierville (39.4), Riley Park (39.6), Eglinton East (39.7) and Westmount (40.4).
Of the 6 towns nearest Embrun, 5 are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embrun | 23,655 | — | 39.6 | 14% | 6.7% |
| Vars | 2,767 | 10.6 km | 45.5 | 15% | 4.9% |
| Metcalfe | 5,434 | 13.5 km | 43.8 | 15% | 7.2% |
| Edwards - Carlsbad Springs | 3,536 | 16.0 km | 48.4 | 21% | 9.9% |
| Casselman | 4,535 | 16.7 km | 43.6 | 21% | 5.8% |
| Limoges | 15,122 | 16.7 km | 40.8 | 15% | 4.4% |
| North Stormont | 7,946 | 16.8 km | 39.6 | 16% | 5.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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.
Questions about Embrun’s residents
How diverse is Embrun?
6.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 5.2% belong to a visible minority and 4.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Embrun?
71% are Christian and 27% have no religion; 1.9% follow another religion.
Is Embrun good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 68% of households. One-parent families: 7%. Schools near Embrun are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Embrun?
The median household in Embrun took in $123,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Embrun?
Embrun had about 23,655 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 19,598, 19% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Embrun?
A median age of 39.6, younger than 66% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 14%.
Is Embrun bilingual?
English and French: 56% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 40%. French only: 3.4%. French mother tongue: 38%.
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).