Photo: Wscaswell · CC BY-SA 3.0Brigham ranks below 93% of Canadian towns on renter households: 8.4%
2.6% of residents are immigrants; across Canada’s towns the figure is 17%. Residents who moved in within the year: 7.8% of the total. Lower than in 96% of Canadian towns: 0.9% of residents belong to a visible minority. The 2021 Census found 960 households in Brigham; by July 2025 the population was about 2,386.
What stands out about the people of Brigham
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 49% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Another 49% speak only French and 2.4% only English. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 35% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
49% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% 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
9.8% of residents have English as their mother tongue (Canada’s towns: 66%). Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%.
−1% since 2016: slower than 85% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%.
Half of Brigham is over 46.4, older than 74% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 9.6% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 9.2%. The highest share aged 65 or over among Quebec’s towns is Centre’s: 46%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
A smaller share of one-person households than 61% of Canadian towns: 24%
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Brigham, 2.4. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. One-parent families: 7.3% of the total.
Brigham ranks above 96% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 32%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 24% of adults (typical: 27%). The wider picture: 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Above 88% of Canadian towns: 90% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Older homes outnumber new: 23% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%.
The middle household earns $76,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Brigham’s median household took in $76,000 before tax, 12% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 29% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
2.6% of residents are immigrants
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The figure for residents without Canadian citizenship is 1.1% in Brigham and 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
33% of residents said they have no religion, below 55% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns, Brigham has 0.7%. The benchmark for residents with no religion across Canada’s towns: 35%.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 79% of Canadian towns: 16%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Brigham, 16%, and 44% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 12%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
In work on census day: 64% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. 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%, below this 64%.
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Brigham are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham | 2,386 | — | 46.4 | 21% | 2.6% |
| Cowansville | 17,269 | 6.2 km | 48.8 | 28% | 3.4% |
| Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby | 3,545 | 8.3 km | 39.2 | 12% | 1.7% |
| Dunham | 3,632 | 10.9 km | 48.4 | 25% | 3.7% |
| Bromont | 12,413 | 12.1 km | 47.6 | 22% | 5.4% |
| Farnham | 11,315 | 13.9 km | 40.4 | 20% | 2.8% |
| Ange-Gardien | 3,100 | 15.1 km | 36.8 | 15% | 0.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’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. 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.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Brigham’s residents
What is the population of Brigham?
Brigham had about 2,386 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,282, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Brigham?
A median age of 46.4. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 21%.
Is Brigham bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 49% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 2.4% speak only English and 49% only French; 86% grew up with French.
How diverse is Brigham?
2.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.9% belong to a visible minority and 0.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Brigham?
66% are Christian and 33% have no religion; 0.3% follow another religion.
Is Brigham good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 62% of households. One-parent families: 7.3%. Schools near Brigham are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Brigham?
The median household in Brigham took in $76,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).