Photo: P199 · Public domainSt.-Charles is older than 95% of Canadian towns: a median age of 55.6
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; St.-Charles has 7.7%. On the census count, nearly nine in ten households live in a single-detached house. 3% of residents are immigrants, a lower share than in 90% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,654 residents; the 2021 Census found 620 households.
What stands out about the people of St.-Charles
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
16% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 2.6% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 51% of residents speak English and French, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Another 1.8% speak only French and 47% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
St.-Charles’s median age is 55.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 51% in St.-Charles, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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 figure for residents whose mother tongue is French is 41% in St.-Charles and 1.5% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: English 69%, French 27%.
Since 2016, St.-Charles has grown +7%, faster than 67% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 22%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns.
In St.-Charles, 11% of residents are under 15, fewer than in 91% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 14% of residents, 1.9 times the share across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over account for 27%. Across the comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 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.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, against 29% in St.-Charles. Here, 4.8% of households are one-parent families.
A larger share of common-law partners than 76% of Canadian towns: 15%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
18% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. At 50%, the share of married residents 15 and over is higher than in 62% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Only 19% of households rent their home in St.-Charles
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 74% of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 25% predate 1961, 15% date from 2001 or later. 15% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income at the median: $76,000 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
Household incomes run lower in St.-Charles: half had less than $76,000, 12% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Ontario’s towns, half of households had more than $91,600 before tax. 21% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
St.-Charles: 16% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 84% of Canadian towns
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
Against a figure of 5.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship in St.-Charles comes in at 1.9%. The usual figure: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
In St.-Charles, 16% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In St.-Charles, 19% of residents said they have no religion, beside 35% across Canada’s towns. On top of that, this Ontario town has fewer visible minority residents than 90% of Canadian towns, at 1.5%. For Indigenous residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 2.8%.
7.2% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
15% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
42% 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. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 42%; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age: 1 of the 4 towns around St.-Charles are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Distances here run 15–49 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from St.-Charles.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St.-Charles | 1,654 | — | 55.6 | 27% | 3% |
| Markstay-Warren | 2,990 | 15.5 km | 45.2 | 18% | 3.3% |
| French River / Rivière des Français | 3,178 | 25.9 km | 58 | 32% | 4.9% |
| Sturgeon Falls | 16,682 | 32.3 km | 51.2 | 26% | 2.2% |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 188,504 | 48.8 km | 43.2 | 20% | 6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about St.-Charles’s residents
Is St.-Charles good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 11%. 59% of households are couple families and 4.8% one-parent families. Schools near St.-Charles are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in St.-Charles?
$76,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in St.-Charles (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of St.-Charles?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,654 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,357 in St.-Charles, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in St.-Charles?
55.6 is the median age. Under 15: 11%. 65 and over: 27%.
Is St.-Charles bilingual?
English and French: 51% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 47%. French only: 1.8%. French mother tongue: 41%.
How diverse is St.-Charles?
Immigrants make up 3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.5% are members of a visible minority, and 16% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in St.-Charles?
Christian: 80%. No religion: 19%. Another religion: 0.8%.
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).