Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Renter households: 8.7%, a lower share than 93% of Canadian towns
18% of households are one person living alone (Canada’s towns: 27%). On the census count, just over a fifth of residents said they have no religion. Fewer residents who moved in within the year than in 84% of Canadian towns: 7.8%. The 2021 Census found 11,645 households in LaSalle; by July 2025 the population was about 36,452.
Growth of +8% since 2016 puts LaSalle ahead of 74% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% higher again.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 82% of Canadian towns, at 13%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are under 15 here. No age band is larger than 55–59: 8% of residents. Half of LaSalle’s residents are over 44, older than in 62% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ LaSalle, 44. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
2.8 people per household, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here, 8.2% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners: 5.4%, a lower share than 89% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of married residents 15 and over tops 89% of Canadian towns: 58%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
LaSalle sits above 80% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (84%)
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: 32% date from 2001 or later, 11% from before 1961. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
$119,000 a year: where the middle household sits
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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; LaSalle’s, at $119,000, is 38% higher. For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. In 2020, 28% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
A higher share of immigrants than 56% of Canadian towns, at 20%
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 Asia (46%) and in Europe (34%). Across Canada’s towns, immigrants come to 17%. 18% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
19% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (6.9%). Across Canada’s towns, visible minority residents come to 15%. There is little gap on Indigenous residents: 2.2%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 64% of Canadian towns: 11%
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 1.9%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%. 8.5% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.1% speak neither official language.
Above 74% of Canadian towns: 41% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 3.7% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
54% 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. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 54%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 33,969 to 39,194 people, the 16th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from Strawberry Hill, at 35.2, to Sorel-Tracy, at 53.2. The towns whose median age is nearest to LaSalle’s: Duvernay (43), Grande-Prairie (43.1), Fergus (44.4) and Erin Mills (44.7).
Every nearby town is younger than LaSalle
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaSalle | 36,452 | — | 44 | 19% | 20% |
| South Windsor | 15,896 | 5.2 km | 43.5 | 21% | 28% |
| South Cameron | 11,804 | 6.2 km | 34.2 | 13% | 48% |
| Sandwich | 14,110 | 6.2 km | 34.2 | 15% | 24% |
| Roseland | 20,587 | 6.5 km | 41.3 | 18% | 38% |
| Remington Park | 5,783 | 8.1 km | 42.3 | 19% | 35% |
| Devonshire | 9,852 | 8.1 km | 38.8 | 13% | 35% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about LaSalle’s residents
What religion are people in LaSalle?
Most often Christian (68%) or no religion (22%); other religions make up 10%.
Is LaSalle good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 67% of households and one-parent families 8.2%. Schools near LaSalle are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in LaSalle?
Median total household income in LaSalle was $119,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of LaSalle?
The latest figure is an estimate: 36,452 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, LaSalle counted 32,721, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in LaSalle?
Half the residents are older than 44 and half younger, older than 62% of Canadian towns; 17% are children under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
Is LaSalle bilingual?
11% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 88% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.9%.
How diverse is LaSalle?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 20%. A visible minority makes up 19% and Indigenous residents 2.2%.
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).