Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.047% of households rent their home, a share 83% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Recent arrivals are 54% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. The median age in Summerside is 46.8, higher than in 76% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 19,006 for July 2025. For Summerside, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 24%.
From 2016 to 2021, Summerside outgrew 72% of Canadian towns: +8%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Prince Edward Island’s towns, by more than +11%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 19%.
Only 14% of residents are under 15 in Summerside
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 7.7% of residents. 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 71% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Summerside, 46.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
One-person households make up 34% in Summerside, more than in 74% 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.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%; Summerside has 10%. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Each household has 2.2 people on average.
In Summerside, 43% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 60% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
28% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: a tenth of the total.
Below 69% of Canadian towns: 49% of households live in a single-detached house
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Older homes outnumber new: 28% predate 1961, 22% date from 2001 or later. Households in single-detached houses make up 64% across Canada’s towns. Summerside sits close to the norm on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.6%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
$63,200 a year is the median household income here
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Summerside’s households had a total income below $63,200, 27% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Prince Edward Island’s towns: $82,500. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 26% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
More residents who moved in within the year than 73% of Canadian towns: 14%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (52%) and in Europe (31%). Summerside has fewer immigrants than 77% of Canadian towns, at 6.2%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%. Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 7.3%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of residents with no religion than 66% of Canadian towns, at 30%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Other faiths: Sikh (2%). The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns. The figure for visible minority residents is 9% in Summerside and 15% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 67% of Canadian towns, at 13%
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 92%, French 1.3%. 3.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a higher share than in 70% of Canadian towns. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Summerside sits below 64% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (21%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
10% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 55% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 55% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 24% of residents are 65 or over.
Of 41 towns its size (18,364 to 19,671 people), the 9th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
At one end is Petawawa (32), at the other Oak Bay (54.4). Nearest to Summerside in age: Westmount (45.2), Eringate-Centennial-West Deane (46.3), Mont-Saint-Hilaire (47.2) and Woodbridge (47.8).
Older than Summerside: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerside | 19,006 | — | 46.8 | 24% | 6.2% |
| Miscouche | 1,113 | 6.3 km | 42.4 | 20% | 3.6% |
| Kensington, Part 1 | 3,357 | 11.3 km | 45.6 | 19% | 3.4% |
| Kensington | 2,016 | 12.0 km | 50 | 27% | 5.2% |
| Kinkora | 1,416 | 13.9 km | 50.8 | 22% | 3.5% |
| Malpeque Bay | 1,351 | 15.4 km | 50.8 | 27% | 3.8% |
| Wellington | 1,972 | 18.2 km | 51.2 | 22% | 3.3% |
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 Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Prince Edward Island’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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Summerside’s residents
What is the average age in Summerside?
46.8 is the median age, older than 76% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 14%. 65 and over: 24%.
Is Summerside bilingual?
English and French: 13% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 87%. French only: 0.2%. French mother tongue: 3.9%.
How diverse is Summerside?
Immigrants make up 6.2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 9% are members of a visible minority, and 2.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Summerside?
Christian: 66%. No religion: 30%. Another religion: 4.3%.
Is Summerside good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 14%. 47% of households are couple families and 10% one-parent families. Schools near Summerside are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Summerside?
$63,200 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Summerside (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Summerside?
Statistics Canada estimates 19,006 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 16,001 in Summerside, 8% 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).