Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Below 91% of Canadian towns: 9.4% of households rent their home
Where nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, Carignan has 12%. Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 18%, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns. About 12,618 people lived locally in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. In Carignan, 14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Carignan
A bilingual town
57% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 41% speak French only and 2% English only. English & French ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Carignan went from 9,462 to 11,740 residents (+24%), faster growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town of families
22% of residents are under 15, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 7.3% of households are one-parent families and households average 2.8 people. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
34% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 34% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Carignan: 57% of residents speak English and French, above 93% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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
By its share of residents whose mother tongue is English (5%), Carignan is below 87% of Canadian towns. At home: French 85%, English 6.7%. The comparison figure for bilingual residents is 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
+24% since 2016, a pace 98% of Canadian towns didn’t match
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 7%.
In Carignan, 22% of residents are under 15, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 10% in Carignan. What’s more, the median age in the town is 38.8, lower than in 71% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Carignan, 38.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.8 people per household, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families account for 7.3%.
Above 97% of Canadian towns: 34% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 25% of adults, against a typical 27%. Lower than in 79% of Canadian towns: 34% of residents 15 and over are married. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 80% in Carignan, more than in 74% 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: 56% date from 2001 or later, 9.8% from before 1961. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $122,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Carignan: half had more than $122,000, 42% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 30% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
10% 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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
With residents without Canadian citizenship at 2.6%, Carignan is behind 69% of Canadian towns on that count. Most immigrants were born in Europe (30%) or in Asia (28%). Immigrants are rarer here than in 64% of Canadian towns.
Only 34% of residents said they have no religion in Carignan
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (4.9%). Carignan has fewer Indigenous residents than 83% of Canadian towns, at 0.9%. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns. Just over one in ten residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%).
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 58% of Canadian towns: 32%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
In work on census day: 72% of adults
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 72%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (12,343 to 12,900), the 16th youngest of 41 towns
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Saltspring Island is the oldest at 56.4, Yonge-Bay Corridor the youngest at 31.2. In age, Carignan keeps company with Chaparral (38.5), Yonge-Eglinton (38.6), Tyndall Park (39) and Dovercourt Village (39.1).
Older than Carignan: 5 of the 6 towns nearby
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carignan | 12,618 | — | 38.8 | 12% | 10% |
| Chambly | 31,870 | 2.6 km | 39.6 | 14% | 9.3% |
| Bienville | 7,888 | 4.6 km | 37.7 | 13% | 19% |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | 4,598 | 6.5 km | 45.6 | 20% | 2.9% |
| Richelieu | 6,048 | 6.8 km | 45.6 | 25% | 4% |
| Laurendeau | 27,321 | 8.1 km | 44.4 | 20% | 20% |
| Iberville | 17,988 | 8.4 km | 41.4 | 17% | 26% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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 Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Quebec’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.
Questions about Carignan’s residents
How diverse is Carignan?
Immigrants make up 10% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 11% are members of a visible minority, and 0.9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Carignan?
Christian: 61%. No religion: 34%. Another religion: 5.9%.
Is Carignan good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 22%. 67% of households are couple families and 7.3% one-parent families. Schools near Carignan are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Carignan?
$122,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Carignan (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Carignan?
Statistics Canada estimates 12,618 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 11,740 in Carignan, 24% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Carignan?
38.8 is the median age, younger than 71% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 22%. 65 and over: 12%.
Is Carignan bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 57% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 2% speak only English and 41% only French; 83% grew up with French.
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).