Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 53.2: Cleveland is older than 92% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Cleveland, 93%. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 8.2% here, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns. The town had about 1,624 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 585 households at the 2021 Census. 6.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Cleveland
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 50% of residents speak English and French, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Another 44% speak only French and 6.4% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Cleveland is 53.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
25% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 37% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 50% in Cleveland, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
25% of residents have English as their mother tongue, against 66% across Canada’s towns. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%.
+3% since 2016: slower than 60% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
In Cleveland, 32% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 70–74: 8.5% of residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Locally, 14% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 24%, a lower share than 61% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.4 people. 4.3% of households are one-parent families. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%.
A larger share of common-law partners than 88% of Canadian towns: 25%
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: 21% of adults (typical: 27%). Married residents 15 and over account for 37%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Below 79% of Canadian towns: 14% of households rent their home
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
38% of homes were built before 1961 and 15% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
The midpoint household income is $73,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Cleveland’s, at $73,000, is 15% lower. Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 25% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
1.1% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 1.1% of residents are immigrants in Cleveland.
Residents with no religion: 29%, a lower share than 67% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%. In Cleveland, 0.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Cleveland ranks below 69% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 19%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 17%, beside a typical 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 57%
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.
The employment rate of 57% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Every neighbour of Cleveland has a younger population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 1,624 | — | 53.2 | 32% | 1.1% |
| Richmond | 3,419 | 2.6 km | 48.8 | 27% | 1.9% |
| Melbourne | 1,128 | 5.3 km | 48 | 23% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey | 1,550 | 13.8 km | 46.4 | 22% | 1.3% |
| Windsor | 5,368 | 15.2 km | 44.4 | 24% | 0.7% |
| Durham-Sud | 1,041 | 15.5 km | 42 | 21% | 2.9% |
| Danville | 3,944 | 15.7 km | 50.8 | 27% | 2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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 Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Cleveland’s residents
What is the population of Cleveland?
About 1,624, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,581 people in Cleveland, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Cleveland?
The median age is 53.2. 14% are under 15 and 32% 65 or older.
Is Cleveland bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 50% are. Another 44% speak only French and 6.4% only English, and French is the first language of 71%.
How diverse is Cleveland?
Immigrants: 1.1% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 0.7%.
What religion are people in Cleveland?
29% said they have no religion and 71% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is Cleveland good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 65% of households and one-parent families 4.3%. Schools near Cleveland are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Cleveland?
Half of Cleveland’s households had more than $73,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).