Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Indigenous residents: 10%, a higher share than 87% of Canadian towns
The share of children under 15 is 19%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many households in single-detached houses: 90% here, more than in 88% of Canadian towns. Some 1,255 people live in Emo, by the estimate for July 2025. The census found that 8.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier here.
What stands out about the people of Emo
Fewer people than before
Emo went from 1,333 people in 2016 to 1,204 in 2021, −10%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Emo changed by −10% from 2016 to 2021, behind 99% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 4% higher again.
More residents aged 15 to 24 than 75% of Canadian towns: 13%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The median age in Emo is 41.2, lower than in 55% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Locally, 7.4% of households are one-parent families. At 27%, one-person households sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over make up 53% in Emo, more than in 73% 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
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners in Emo comes in at 9.8%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of renter households than 54% of Canadian towns, at 23%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Household income at the median: $94,000 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
At $94,000, the middle household in Emo out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 9%. The figure for Ontario’s towns: $91,600. In 2020, 17% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
5.5% of residents are immigrants
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
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 5.5% of residents are immigrants in Emo. On the census count, 1.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Residents with no religion: 45%, a higher share than 78% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 2.9% also speak French
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
On residents whose mother tongue is French, 0.8% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns. Fewer bilingual residents than in 95% of Canadian towns: 2.9%.
Emo sits below 58% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (23%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 7.7% (typical 9.5%). Elsewhere, 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
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
63% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
No nearby town is as young as Emo
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Emo with figures are 31–143 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emo | 1,255 | — | 41.2 | 19% | 5.5% |
| Fort Frances | 7,607 | 31.1 km | 46.4 | 23% | 5.3% |
| Rainy River, Unorganized | 1,498 | 51.7 km | 54.4 | 26% | 5.6% |
| Machin | 1,060 | 135.7 km | 53.6 | 27% | 9.7% |
| Kenora | 15,892 | 136.5 km | 44.4 | 21% | 4.4% |
| Kenora, Unorganized | 7,877 | 142.8 km | 54.8 | 28% | 5.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. “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.
- 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.
Questions about Emo’s residents
What is the median income in Emo?
Median total household income in Emo was $94,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Emo?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,255 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Emo counted 1,204, 10% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Emo?
Half the residents are older than 41.2 and half younger; 19% are children under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
Is Emo bilingual?
English and French: 2.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.8%.
How diverse is Emo?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.5%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 10%.
What religion are people in Emo?
Most often Christian (54%) or no religion (45%); other religions make up 1.3%.
Is Emo good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 61% of households and one-parent families 7.4%. Schools near Emo 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).