Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain9% of households rent their home, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns
With children under 15 at 20%, Crossroads is ahead of 86% of Canadian towns on that count. Some 2,366 people live here, by the estimate for July 2025. In Crossroads, 18% of households are one person living alone. On immigrants, Crossroads sits lower than 87% of Canadian towns: 3.5%.
A +7% change since 2016: Crossroads grew faster than 65% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 27%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Prince Edward Island’s towns, +11%.
14% of residents are 65 or over, below 78% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). The median age in Crossroads is 41.2, lower than in 55% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Crossroads households average 2.6 people, larger than in 67% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 9.2%, Crossroads is ahead of 64% of Canadian towns on that count.
Crossroads ranks above 85% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 56%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 21% of adults, against a typical 27%. The usual figure: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 11%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 85% in Crossroads, more than in 80% 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
Newer homes outnumber old: 40% date from 2001 or later, 15% from before 1961. 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. 9.7% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
The middle household earns $97,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Crossroads had $97,000 before tax, 13% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Prince Edward Island’s towns: $82,500. Pandemic benefits reached 24% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Crossroads ranks below 73% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 8.9%
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 31% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are scarce here: 1.1%, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%.
Crossroads sits below 64% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (31%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.9% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. Locally, 2.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Set beside that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
16% of residents speak English and French, a share 71% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
At home: English 98%, French 0.3%. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%. Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 1.6%.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 67% of Canadian towns: 37%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
66% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 66% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Older than Crossroads: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads | 2,366 | — | 41.2 | 14% | 3.5% |
| Stratford | 13,152 | 5.9 km | 40.4 | 18% | 13% |
| Charlottetown | 48,118 | 9.0 km | 40.8 | 21% | 14% |
| North Shore | 1,609 | 10.0 km | 42 | 15% | 5.1% |
| East River, Part 1 | 2,657 | 11.2 km | 41.2 | 19% | 3.5% |
| Vernon River | 2,779 | 11.4 km | 37.2 | 15% | 3.5% |
| Cornwall | 7,920 | 13.5 km | 38.8 | 17% | 9.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Prince Edward Island’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.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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.
Questions about Crossroads’s residents
What is the average age in Crossroads?
41.2 is the median age. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 14%.
Is Crossroads bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 16% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 84% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.6% grew up with French.
How diverse is Crossroads?
Immigrants make up 3.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.9% are members of a visible minority, and 2.2% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Crossroads?
Christian: 69%. No religion: 31%. Another religion: 0.3%.
Is Crossroads good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 67% of households are couple families and 9.2% one-parent families. Schools near Crossroads are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Crossroads?
$97,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Crossroads (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Crossroads?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,366 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,859 in Crossroads, 7% more 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).