Photo: Élie Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0Younger than 94% of Canadian towns: half of Fermont is under 34
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (21%), Fermont is above 87% of Canadian towns. This Quebec town is home to some 2,129 people (July 2025 estimate), in 975 households at the 2021 Census. The share of one-person households stands at 35%. 8.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a lower share than in 80% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Fermont
Fewer people than before
Fermont went from 2,474 people in 2016 to 2,256 in 2021, −9%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
46% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 18% are married. Couples ↓
Younger than most towns
Fermont’s median age is 34; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 24% are under 15 and 3.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Fermont sits above 83% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (34%)
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
1.6% of residents have English as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 66%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%. At home: French 96%, English 1.3%.
Slower than most: −9% since 2016, behind 99% 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
The July 2025 estimate is down 6% on the census. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Residents aged 65 and over: 3.8%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
With children under 15 at 24%, Fermont is ahead of 95% of Canadian towns on that count. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 people on average
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.
The census found that 7.7% of households are one-parent families in Fermont.
In Fermont, 46% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here 18% of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 46%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Fermont ranks above 75% of Canadian towns on renter households: 40%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
The figure for households in single-detached houses is 44% in Fermont and 64% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Nearly one in ten homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 2.6% built before 1961.
A median household income of $172,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Fermont had $172,000 before tax, 100% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. Pandemic benefits reached 16% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
3.5% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
0.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens; across Canada’s towns the figure is 5.8%. Immigrants here were most often born in Africa (50%), then in the Americas (25%). On immigrants, Fermont sits lower than 87% of Canadian towns: 3.5%.
32% of residents said they have no religion, below 58% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 3.7%, below 73% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 4.2% in Fermont.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 92% of Canadian towns: 12%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 4% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 81% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 81%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Every neighbour of Fermont has an older population
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Fermont with figures are 19–20 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fermont | 2,129 | — | 34 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| Wabush | 2,105 | 19.1 km | 36.8 | 11% | 3.3% |
| Labrador City | 7,965 | 19.9 km | 38.4 | 11% | 6.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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 Fermont’s residents
Is Fermont bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 34% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.4% speak only English and 66% only French; 96% grew up with French.
How diverse is Fermont?
Immigrants: 3.5% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 3.7%. Indigenous identity: 4.2%.
What religion are people in Fermont?
32% said they have no religion and 67% that they are Christian; 0.2% named another faith.
Is Fermont good for families?
24% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 55% of households and one-parent families 7.7%. Schools near Fermont are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fermont?
Half of Fermont’s households had more than $172,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Fermont?
About 2,129, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,256 people in Fermont, 9% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Fermont?
The median age is 34. 24% are under 15 and 3.8% 65 or older.
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).