Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Above 87% of Canadian towns: 21% of residents are under 15
Set against 25% across Canada’s towns, 13% of households rent their home in Richmond. At the 2021 Census, 9,526 people lived here, in 3,415 households. Census figures put one-person households at 17% here. Residents with no religion are rarer here than in 64% of Canadian towns.
In Richmond, 16% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Half of Richmond’s residents are under 41, younger than in 56% of Canadian towns. Residents aged 15 to 24: just over a tenth of the total. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The largest age band is 10–14: 8.1% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Richmond, 41. 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 80% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, 8.2% of households are one-parent families; in Richmond, 6.6%.
Married residents 15 and over: 58%, a higher share than 90% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Set beside that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 9.6% in Richmond.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 84% of Canadian towns: 88%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $135,600 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Richmond’s households had a total income above $135,600, 58% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. 20% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 56% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
By its share of residents without Canadian citizenship (2.7%), Richmond is below just over two thirds of Canadian towns. To put it in context, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (41%) or in Asia (30%).
3.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 10% in Richmond. For Indigenous residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 2.8%. Other faiths: Muslim (2.3%).
A higher share of bilingual residents than 78% of Canadian towns, at 25%
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 92%, French 1.8%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are common here: 5.3%, more than in 72% of Canadian towns. Bilingual residents make up 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
In Richmond, 39% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 70% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 4.4%, beside a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
65% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 65%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 9,313 to 9,745 people: this is the 19th youngest
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest is Oromocto (31.8) and the oldest Qualicum Beach (67.5). Closest in median age to Richmond are Steeles Corners (40.7), Thistletown-Beaumond Heights (40.9), Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge (41.2) and Rustic (41.4).
Richmond sits below 2 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 9,526 | — | 41 | 16% | 12% |
| Munster - Ashton | 6,372 | 7.1 km | 45.2 | 20% | 8.7% |
| Stittsville East | 10,482 | 8.7 km | 33.8 | 9.2% | 36% |
| Stittsville | 19,753 | 8.7 km | 44.1 | 18% | 15% |
| Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay | 28,714 | 9.3 km | 35.3 | 10% | 36% |
| Old Barrhaven West | 22,012 | 9.5 km | 40 | 14% | 22% |
| Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows | 25,824 | 9.6 km | 39.4 | 13% | 26% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- 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. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- 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.
Questions about Richmond’s residents
What is the population of Richmond?
9,526, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Richmond alone.
What is the average age in Richmond?
A median age of 41, younger than 56% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Richmond bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 25% are. Another 0.2% speak only French and 74% only English, and French is the first language of 5.3%.
How diverse is Richmond?
12% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 10% belong to a visible minority and 3.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Richmond?
64% are Christian and 30% have no religion; 5.3% follow another religion.
Is Richmond good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 68% of households. One-parent families: 6.6%. Schools near Richmond are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Richmond?
The median household in Richmond took in $135,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).