Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Hinchinbrooke is older than 92% of Canadian towns: a median age of 53.6
Of the immigrants living here, 8.7% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. About 2,350 people lived in Hinchinbrooke in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Households in single-detached houses account for 93%. On one-person households, Hinchinbrooke sits higher than 78% of Canadian towns: 35%.
What stands out about the people of Hinchinbrooke
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 58% of residents speak English and French, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. Another 19% speak only French and 23% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Hinchinbrooke’s residents are under 53.6 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Hinchinbrooke, 58% of residents speak English and French, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Against a figure of 66% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is English in Hinchinbrooke comes in at 49%. As a reference point, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
From 2016 to 2021, 51% of Canadian towns grew faster than Hinchinbrooke: +4%
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 7% higher again.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6% in Hinchinbrooke, less than in 93% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
28% of residents are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 14% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 5.9% here and 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
20% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 84% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Hinchinbrooke, 41% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
17% of households rent their home, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns
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
44% of homes were built before 1961 and 4.4% in 2001 or later. As a yardstick, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Households here have a median income of $59,600 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Hinchinbrooke’s, at $59,600, is 31% lower. The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 23% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Below 81% of Canadian towns: 8.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (83%) and in the Americas (13%). Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 94% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Immigrants: 5.3%, below just over four fifths of Canadian towns.
In Hinchinbrooke, 31% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for visible minority residents is 1.4% in Hinchinbrooke and 15% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 2.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity in the town. The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Hinchinbrooke sits below 92% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (12%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
19% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
A job for 56% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 56%; 28% of residents are 65 or over.
Every nearby town is younger than Hinchinbrooke
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinchinbrooke | 2,350 | — | 53.6 | 28% | 5.3% |
| Huntingdon | 3,001 | 9.3 km | 49.6 | 28% | 3.7% |
| Godmanchester | 1,590 | 11.7 km | 47.2 | 22% | 3.6% |
| Ormstown | 4,259 | 14.4 km | 47.2 | 25% | 2.8% |
| Franklin | 1,754 | 16.3 km | 48.8 | 25% | 4.3% |
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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
Questions about Hinchinbrooke’s residents
What is the median income in Hinchinbrooke?
The median household in Hinchinbrooke took in $59,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Hinchinbrooke?
Hinchinbrooke had about 2,350 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,187, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Hinchinbrooke?
A median age of 53.6. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 28%.
Is Hinchinbrooke bilingual?
English and French: 58% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 23%. French only: 19%. French mother tongue: 44%.
How diverse is Hinchinbrooke?
5.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.4% belong to a visible minority and 2.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Hinchinbrooke?
69% are Christian and 31% have no religion; 0.2% follow another religion.
Is Hinchinbrooke good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 5.9%. Schools near Hinchinbrooke are on its Schools page.
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).