Photo: mark.watmough from Toronto, Canada · CC BY 2.0Households in single-detached houses: 98%, a higher share than 99% of Canadian towns
6.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census found 870 households in Madoc; by July 2025 the population was about 2,467. The share of one-person households stands at 19%. The median age here is 49.6, higher than in 84% of Canadian towns.
From 2016 to 2021, Madoc outgrew 70% of Canadian towns: +8%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Ontario’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 10% higher again.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 23% in Madoc, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24; in Madoc, 9.2%. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
2.6 people per household, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
5.7% of households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 71% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here 52% of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 46%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of renter households than 83% of Canadian towns: 12%
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
30% of homes were built before 1961 and 21% in 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, 25% of households rent their home. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Households here have a median income of $79,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Madoc had $79,000 before tax, 8% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 22% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 86% of Canadian towns: 7.6%
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 5.6% of residents are immigrants here. Locally, 1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Madoc ranks above 63% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 39%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 4.3% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
94% have English as their mother tongue; 2.2% also speak French
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Madoc has 2.2%. Census figures put residents whose mother tongue is French at 0.4% here.
Madoc sits below 99% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (7.7%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
Employment: 50% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
At 50%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 23% are 65 or over.
Median age: 2 of the 3 towns around Madoc are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madoc | 2,467 | — | 49.6 | 23% | 5.6% |
| Centre Hastings | 5,170 | 6.9 km | 49.2 | 26% | 6.2% |
| Tweed | 6,504 | 14.1 km | 53.6 | 29% | 6.7% |
| Marmora | 4,761 | 18.6 km | 56 | 30% | 8.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. 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.
Questions about Madoc’s residents
What is the median income in Madoc?
$79,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Madoc (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Madoc?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,467 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,233 in Madoc, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Madoc?
49.6 is the median age. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 23%.
Is Madoc bilingual?
English and French: 2.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.4%.
How diverse is Madoc?
Immigrants make up 5.6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 4.3% are members of a visible minority, and 6.7% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Madoc?
Christian: 60%. No religion: 39%. Another religion: 1.1%.
Is Madoc good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 61% of households are couple families and 5.7% one-parent families. Schools near Madoc 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).