Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Indigenous residents make up 11% in Kapuskasing, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 19% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Kapuskasing comes in at 25%. For Kapuskasing, the census puts one-person households at 37%. Half of the town’s residents are over 48.4, older than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. With about 8,825 residents in July 2025, Kapuskasing counted 3,790 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Kapuskasing
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
11% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 4.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 71% of residents speak English and French, more than in 98% of Canadian towns. Another 6.5% speak only French and 23% only English. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Kapuskasing went from 8,292 people in 2016 to 8,057 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 98% of Canadian towns: 71%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Where 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, Kapuskasing has 63%. Across the comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: English 40%, French 55%.
Since 2016, Kapuskasing has changed by −3%, slower than 91% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 10%. Across Ontario’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
9.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
On the census count, 16% of residents are under 15. The largest age band is 60–64: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Kapuskasing, 48.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Kapuskasing, 8.3% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners make up 15% in Kapuskasing, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: nearly a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). Across the comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Above 65% of Canadian towns: 33% of households rent their home
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
43% of homes were built before 1961 and 3.2% in 2001 or later. At 2.6%, the share of households in buildings of five or more storeys is higher than in two thirds of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Where 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, Kapuskasing has 62%.
$69,000 a year is the median household income here
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Kapuskasing had $69,000 before tax, 20% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 23% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 65% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 1.7% here and 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%. Immigrants: 2.5% of the total.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 90% of Canadian towns: 18%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Kapuskasing, 3.3%. Typically, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 14%, a lower share than 86% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 13% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
An employment rate of 49%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 49% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 25% of residents are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 10th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Between Corktown (34.6) and Renfrew (54) lies the rest of the group. Next to Kapuskasing on this scale come Kingsway South (47.8), Coaticook (48), Kings County, Subdivision C (48.8) and Hanover (49.2).
The towns around Kapuskasing are all older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Kapuskasing with figures are 18–75 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapuskasing | 8,825 | — | 48.4 | 25% | 2.5% |
| Moonbeam | 1,262 | 17.8 km | 55.6 | 26% | 0.9% |
| Smooth Rock Falls | 1,259 | 59.2 km | 58 | 35% | 1.7% |
| Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part | 2,770 | 75.3 km | 48.8 | 19% | 3.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Kapuskasing’s residents
What is the median income in Kapuskasing?
Half of Kapuskasing’s households had more than $69,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Kapuskasing?
About 8,825, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 8,057 people in Kapuskasing, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Kapuskasing?
The median age is 48.4, older than 81% of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 25% 65 or older.
Is Kapuskasing bilingual?
71% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 6.5% speak French only and 23% English only. French is the mother tongue of 63%.
How diverse is Kapuskasing?
Immigrants: 2.5% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 3.3%. Indigenous identity: 11%.
What religion are people in Kapuskasing?
18% said they have no religion and 80% that they are Christian; 2.1% named another faith.
Is Kapuskasing good for families?
16% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 50% of households and one-parent families 8.3%. Schools near Kapuskasing 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).