Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0Immigrants make up 58% in Richmond Hill, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
In Richmond Hill the average household is 2.9 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Locally, nearly a fifth of households live in a building of five or more storeys. More residents aged 15 to 24 than in 81% of Canadian towns: 13%. Some 222,031 people live locally, by the estimate for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Richmond Hill
More immigrants than most towns
Immigrants make up 58% of residents; the medians are 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (75%) and in Europe (16%), and 23% arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
66% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 58% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Many graduates
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 56% of 25- to 64-year-olds, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and a master’s by 14%. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of +4% since 2016 leaves Richmond Hill behind 53% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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 10%.
Older than 59% of Canadian towns: half of Richmond Hill is over 43.6
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Here 17% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 19%. The census found that 15% of residents are under 15 in Richmond Hill.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Richmond Hill, 43.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women.
One-person households make up 18% in Richmond Hill, less than in 84% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%; Richmond Hill has 9.4%. As a reference point, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Richmond Hill sits below 96% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (3.4%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 57% of residents 15 and over are married in Richmond Hill. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Below 60% of Canadian towns: 57% of households live in a single-detached house
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: 44% date from 2001 or later, 5% from before 1961. Households in single-detached houses: 64% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. The figure for renter households is 22% in Richmond Hill and 25% across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $102,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Richmond Hill’s median household took in $102,000 before tax, 19% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. 35% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
In Richmond Hill, 15% of residents are not Canadian citizens, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
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 70%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Nearly a quarter of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (75%) and in Europe (16%). A year before the census, 10% lived somewhere else: fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
Visible minority residents make up 66% in Richmond Hill, more than in 92% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Muslim (13%), Jewish (4.3%), Hindu (2.5%) and Buddhist (2.2%). Across Canada’s towns, visible minority residents come to 15%. At 0.3%, the share of Indigenous residents is lower than in 92% of Canadian towns. Compared with 35% across Canada’s towns, 37% of residents said they have no religion here.
Beyond English and French: 66% grew up with another language
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
40% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 6.4% speak neither official language. Richmond Hill has fewer residents whose mother tongue is French than 92% of Canadian towns, at 0.5%. Bilingual residents make up 7.3%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Richmond Hill sits above 91% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (56%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 4% (typical 9.5%). Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 54% of adults
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 54%; 17% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 105,520 to 243,107 people: this is the 13th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
At one end is Milton (36), at the other Cape Breton (50.4). By median age, Richmond Hill sits among Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (43.2), Richmond (43.6), Lévis (44) and Delta (44).
No nearby town is as old as Richmond Hill
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill | 222,031 | — | 43.6 | 17% | 58% |
| Upper Thornhill Estates | 10,435 | 3.5 km | 38.6 | 9.5% | 55% |
| The Valleys of Thornhill | 9,979 | 4.4 km | 36.9 | 8.8% | 50% |
| Cathedraltown | 11,029 | 5.1 km | 40 | 13% | 60% |
| Thornhill Woods | 13,237 | 5.8 km | 38.6 | 9.5% | 49% |
| Hope | 6,997 | 5.9 km | 39 | 13% | 39% |
| Carrville Corners | 13,004 | 6.1 km | 38.2 | 11% | 52% |
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. 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. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Richmond Hill’s residents
What religion are people in Richmond Hill?
40% are Christian and 37% have no religion; 23% follow another religion.
Is Richmond Hill good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 9.4%. Schools near Richmond Hill are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Richmond Hill?
The median household in Richmond Hill took in $102,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Richmond Hill?
Richmond Hill had about 222,031 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 202,022, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Richmond Hill?
A median age of 43.6, older than 59% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 17%.
Is Richmond Hill bilingual?
English and French: 7.3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 86%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.5%.
How diverse is Richmond Hill?
58% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 66% belong to a visible minority and 0.3% have an Indigenous identity.
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).