Photo: Harfang · CC BY-SA 3.0Causapscal is older than 95% of Canadian towns: a median age of 54.8
Visible minority residents: 0.5%, below 98% of Canadian towns. Residents who moved in within the year account for 6.3%. Causapscal has fewer children under 15 than 85% of Canadian towns, at 12%. Some 2,151 people live in the town, by the estimate for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Causapscal
Fewer people than before
Causapscal went from 2,304 people in 2016 to 2,147 in 2021, −7%: slower growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Line Causapscal’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 54.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
27% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 29% are married. Couples ↓
Many people living alone
40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 28% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 14% in Causapscal, more than in 69% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
With residents whose mother tongue is English at 0.5%, Causapscal is behind 99% of Canadian towns on that count. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A change of −7% since 2016 leaves Causapscal behind 98% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate is close to the census count. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Causapscal sits above 88% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (28%)
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 8.1% in Causapscal. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
A larger share of one-person households than 88% of Canadian towns: 40%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
At 2 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone. Locally, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
A higher share of common-law partners than 90% of Canadian towns, at 27%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Married residents 15 and over: 29% here and 46% across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Causapscal sits above 55% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (68%)
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: 48% predate 1961, 5.2% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The share of households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns is 64%. Across Canada’s towns, 25% of households rent their home; in Causapscal, 26%.
Half of households earn more than $52,000 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
Causapscal’s median household took in $52,000 before tax, 40% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Quebec’s towns: $74,000. 24% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
0.5% of residents are immigrants
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
5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, against 0.5% in Causapscal. Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Residents with no religion make up 11% in Causapscal, less than in 97% of Canadian towns
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, 6.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity in Causapscal. The benchmark for residents with no religion across Canada’s towns: 35%.
Below 98% of Canadian towns: 8.1% 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 21% 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.
A job for 48% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 48%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Causapscal are all younger
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causapscal | 2,151 | — | 54.8 | 28% | 0.5% |
| Lac-au-Saumon | 1,485 | 10.6 km | 53.2 | 33% | 0.8% |
| Amqui | 6,059 | 18.8 km | 52 | 29% | 0.3% |
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. “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.
Questions about Causapscal’s residents
How diverse is Causapscal?
Immigrants make up 0.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.5% are members of a visible minority, and 6.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Causapscal?
Christian: 89%. No religion: 11%. Another religion: 0.5%.
Is Causapscal good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 12%. 47% of households are couple families and 8.5% one-parent families. Schools near Causapscal are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Causapscal?
$52,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Causapscal (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Causapscal?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,151 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,147 in Causapscal, 7% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Causapscal?
54.8 is the median age. Under 15: 12%. 65 and over: 28%.
Is Causapscal bilingual?
14% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 86% speak French only and 0.2% English only. French is the mother tongue of 98%.
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).