Photo: Rick Harris from Toronto, Ontario, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Older than 77% of Canadian towns: half of Uxbridge is over 47.2
Of the immigrants living here, 7.4% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Lower than in 73% of Canadian towns: 16% of households rent their home. Uxbridge had about 22,618 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 8,005 households at the 2021 Census. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 8.4%.
Uxbridge’s population moved +2% on 2016, less than in 66% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 66% of Canadian towns: 21%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 9% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Uxbridge, 47.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 21%, a lower share than 74% 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.
A household here has 2.7 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. The comparison figure for one-person households is 27% across Canada’s towns. The share of one-parent families stands at 7.1%.
Married residents 15 and over make up 54% in Uxbridge, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Singles who have never married make up nearly a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 81% in Uxbridge, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
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
With households in buildings of five or more storeys at 1.7%, Uxbridge is ahead of 63% of Canadian towns on that count. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns. 28% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 20% built before 1961.
Before tax, the median household income is $117,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $117,000, the middle household in Uxbridge out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 36%. Household incomes across Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
14% of residents are immigrants
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (58%), then in Asia (23%). 2.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 73% of Canadian towns. Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 14% of residents are immigrants here.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 69% of Canadian towns: 41%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 2.8% across Canada’s towns, 1.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity in Uxbridge. Lower than in 61% of Canadian towns: 8% of residents belong to a visible minority. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%.
89% have English as their mother tongue; 7.6% 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
On residents whose mother tongue is French, 0.9% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns. At home: English 96%, French 0.1%.
Above 62% of Canadian towns: 34% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 6% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 59%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 59% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 22,012 to 23,207 people, the 3rd oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Cobourg is the oldest at 54.8, Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver the youngest at 31.4. By median age, Uxbridge sits among Red Deer County (46), Joliette (46.8), Steeles (49.4) and Cobourg (54.8).
Older than Uxbridge: 1 of the 2 towns nearby
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uxbridge | 22,618 | — | 47.2 | 21% | 14% |
| Port Perry | 23,928 | 17.9 km | 49.2 | 24% | 11% |
| Stouffville | 58,010 | 18.0 km | 41.6 | 18% | 35% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Uxbridge’s residents
What is the median income in Uxbridge?
The median household in Uxbridge took in $117,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Uxbridge?
Uxbridge had about 22,618 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 21,556, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Uxbridge?
A median age of 47.2, older than 77% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 21%.
Is Uxbridge bilingual?
7.6% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.9%.
How diverse is Uxbridge?
14% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 8% belong to a visible minority and 1.6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Uxbridge?
55% are Christian and 41% have no religion; 3.2% follow another religion.
Is Uxbridge good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 62% of households. One-parent families: 7.1%. Schools near Uxbridge 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).