Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Gore is older than 95% of Canadian towns: a median age of 54.8
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 6.6% in Gore. Compared with other places, households in single-detached houses are common here: 99%, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. With about 2,756 residents in July 2025, Gore counted 1,125 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 34% of households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of Gore
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 55% of residents speak English and French, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. Another 39% speak only French and 6.1% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Line Gore’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 54.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gore went from 1,904 to 2,283 residents (+20%), faster growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
28% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 36% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Gore: 55% of residents speak English and French, above 92% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 18%, below just over four fifths of Canadian towns. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Gore’s population changed by +20% since 2016, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 21% higher again.
A lower share of children under 15 than 95% of Canadian towns, at 10%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: just over one in ten residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across Gore, a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Gore, 54.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women.
2 people per household, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families is 4%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 28%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
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: nearly a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). 36% of residents 15 and over are married, a lower share than in 76% of Canadian towns. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Gore ranks below 89% of Canadian towns on renter households: 10%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns. Two in five homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 15% built before 1961.
$73,000 a year is the median household income here
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Gore’s median household took in $73,000 before tax, 15% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. 30% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Gore: 19% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 92% of Canadian towns
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
Immigrants: 6.6%, below three quarters of Canadian towns. Few places have so few residents without Canadian citizenship: 1.1% here, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (87%) or in the Americas (10%).
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 68% of Canadian towns: 29%
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 comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns. For Gore, the census puts Indigenous residents at 4.6%.
Below 79% of Canadian towns: 16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 19% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 52% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. 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%, above this 52%; 25% of residents are 65 or over.
The 4th oldest of 41 towns of 2,719 to 2,791 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Cultus Lake is the oldest at 56.8, Waskaganish the youngest at 25. By median age, Gore sits among Division No. 8, Subdivision L (53.6), Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel (54), Little Current (55.6) and Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley (56).
The towns around Gore are all younger
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gore | 2,756 | — | 54.8 | 25% | 6.6% |
| Mille-Isles | 1,886 | 9.1 km | 48 | 21% | 3.8% |
| Lachute | 15,469 | 12.2 km | 50.4 | 28% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Colomban | 19,080 | 13.0 km | 38 | 10% | 3.4% |
| Brownsburg-Chatham | 8,466 | 14.3 km | 48.4 | 22% | 3.6% |
| Morin-Heights | 5,086 | 16.4 km | 54.4 | 27% | 8.4% |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | 4,080 | 16.5 km | 53.2 | 25% | 8.2% |
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. “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. 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 Gore’s residents
What is the average age in Gore?
A median age of 54.8, older than 95% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 10%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is Gore bilingual?
55% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 39% speak French only and 6.1% English only. French is the mother tongue of 77%.
How diverse is Gore?
6.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 4.6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Gore?
70% are Christian and 29% have no religion; 0.9% follow another religion.
Is Gore good for families?
Under 15: 10% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 55% of households. One-parent families: 4%. Schools near Gore are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Gore?
The median household in Gore took in $73,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Gore?
Gore had about 2,756 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,283, 20% more than 2016.
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).