Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A smaller share of renter households than 99% of Canadian towns: 2.5%
Against a figure of 35% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion in Prince comes in at 41%. The town is home to some 1,113 people (July 2025 estimate), in 395 households at the 2021 Census. Residents who moved in within the year: 6.6% of the total. Children under 15 are rarer here than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Prince
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
14% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 6.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Prince went from 1,010 to 975 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 93% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Prince’s residents are under 51.2 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 93% of Canadian towns: Prince changed by −4% since 2016
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 14%.
Older than 88% of Canadian towns: half of Prince is over 51.2
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 26%. One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Prince sits below 87% of Canadian towns for one-person households (17%)
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.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Prince comes in at 5.1%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%. Households here average 2.5 people each.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 63%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 18% of adults, against a typical 27%. The usual figure: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 8.3% in Prince.
Households in single-detached houses make up 99% in Prince, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 18% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 17% built before 1961.
Median gross household income: $116,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Prince had $116,000 before tax, 35% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 21% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
3% of residents are immigrants
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
By its share of residents without Canadian citizenship (1%), Prince is below 89% of Canadian towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (60%), then in the Americas (40%). On immigrants, Prince sits lower than 90% of Canadian towns: 3%.
Indigenous residents: 14%, a higher share than 93% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The share of Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns is 2.8%.
Above 66% of Canadian towns: 2.6% of residents have French as their mother tongue
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
The share of bilingual residents is 8.7%, against 7.5% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, residents whose mother tongue is French come to 1.5%.
26% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 52% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
4.8% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 51%
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.
51% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 26% are 65 or more.
Median age: 1 of the 5 towns around Prince are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Prince has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 14–37 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince | 1,113 | — | 51.2 | 26% | 3% |
| Sault Ste. Marie | 81,182 | 13.8 km | 47.2 | 25% | 8.5% |
| Garden River 14 | 1,205 | 27.1 km | 38.8 | 14% | 0% |
| Laird | 1,221 | 35.7 km | 50.4 | 23% | 1.8% |
| Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional | 1,771 | 36.4 km | 45.6 | 20% | 3.3% |
| Algoma, Unorganized, North Part | 7,008 | 36.5 km | 54.4 | 26% | 4.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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.
Questions about Prince’s residents
What is the average age in Prince?
Half the residents are older than 51.2 and half younger; 13% are children under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.
Is Prince bilingual?
English and French: 8.7% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 2.6%.
How diverse is Prince?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 14%.
What religion are people in Prince?
Most often Christian (60%) or no religion (41%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Prince good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 73% of households and one-parent families 5.1%. Schools near Prince are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Prince?
Median total household income in Prince was $116,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Prince?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,113 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Prince counted 975, 4% fewer than 2016.
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).