Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 3.0Renter households make up 74% in Cherry Hill, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
The average household has 1.9 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. At 42%, the share of residents with no religion is higher than in 72% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census counted 6,304 residents in 3,270 households. On the census count, 14% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
What stands out about the people of Cherry Hill
A neighbourhood of renters
74% of households rent their home, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 62% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
44% of households are one person living alone, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 16% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Cherry Hill is 35.9; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 12% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Cherry Hill is younger than 87% of Canadian towns: a median age of 35.9
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
In Cherry Hill, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 16% of the total.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Cherry Hill, 35.9. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
44% of households are one person living alone, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
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 (6.7%), Cherry Hill is below nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%.
15% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 77% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 35% in Cherry Hill. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A larger share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 88% of Canadian towns: 23%
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
Where 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, Cherry Hill has 25%. Older homes outnumber new: 41% predate 1961, 24% date from 2001 or later.
Median household income: $66,500 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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Cherry Hill’s, at $66,500, is 23% lower. Across Ontario’s towns, half of households had more than $91,600 before tax. In 2020, 30% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 84% of Canadian towns: 16%
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
Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are 44% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 3% of residents. Higher than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns: 26% of residents are immigrants. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns.
More visible minority residents than 63% of Canadian towns: 27%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (5.2%). On average, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 2.6%.
7.8% of residents speak English and French, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
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
14% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.9% speak neither official language. At 1.1%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is lower than in two thirds of Canadian towns. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
42% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 75% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
8.9% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 59% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 59%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
The 7th youngest of 41 towns of 6,197 to 6,411 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is The Orchards At Ellerslie, at 31.3; the oldest, Peachland, is at 60. Closest in median age to Cherry Hill are Mission (34.8), Greystone Heights (35.7), Highland (38) and Ste. Anne (38).
Cherry Hill and its 6 nearest towns: 3 of them are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill | 6,304 | — | 35.9 | 16% | 26% |
| Victoria Park | 3,574 | 1.1 km | 43.5 | 25% | 25% |
| Westmount | 5,048 | 1.2 km | 37.1 | 17% | 28% |
| Victoria Hills | 10,760 | 1.5 km | 33.5 | 12% | 41% |
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | 5,174 | 1.6 km | 35.7 | 11% | 18% |
| City Commercial Core | 2,581 | 1.8 km | 32.7 | 9.1% | 26% |
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park | 3,319 | 1.9 km | 36.7 | 11% | 21% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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.
Questions about Cherry Hill’s residents
What is the median income in Cherry Hill?
The median household in Cherry Hill took in $66,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Cherry Hill?
Cherry Hill had 6,304 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Cherry Hill?
A median age of 35.9, younger than 87% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Cherry Hill bilingual?
English and French: 7.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 90%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1.1%.
How diverse is Cherry Hill?
26% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 27% belong to a visible minority and 2.6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Cherry Hill?
49% are Christian and 42% have no religion; 8.9% follow another religion.
Is Cherry Hill good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 39% of households. One-parent families: 6.7%. Schools near Cherry Hill are on its Schools page.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).