Photo: SDCJ · Public domainAbove 92% of Canadian towns: 63% of households rent their home
Of the immigrants living here, 48% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. The 2021 Census found 10,570 households in Joliette; by July 2025 the population was about 22,408. Across Joliette, 15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The median age locally is 46.8, higher than in 76% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Joliette
A town of renters
Renters are 63% of households, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, and 63% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
46% of households are one person living alone, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 26% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
31% of residents speak English and French, a share 81% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 1.1% here and 66% across Canada’s towns. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%.
A +4% change since 2016: Joliette grew faster than 52% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 84% of Canadian towns: 26%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 60–64: nearly one in ten residents. Fewer children under 15 than in 69% of Canadian towns: 14%. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Joliette, 46.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A higher share of one-person households than 94% of Canadian towns, at 46%
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, one in ten households are one-parent families here. Households here average 1.9 people each. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
In Joliette, 23% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: just over a third of adults (typical: 27%). On common-law partners, Joliette sits higher than 86% of Canadian towns: 23%. Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of households in single-detached houses than 84% of Canadian towns: 30%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Just over a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 22% in 2001 or later. The benchmark for households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns: 64%. On households in buildings of five or more storeys, Joliette sits higher than 65% of Canadian towns: 2%.
The median household brings in $52,800 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Joliette’s households had a total income below $52,800, 39% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $74,000 is the median household income across Quebec’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 27% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
6.2% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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 here were most often born in Africa (35%), then in the Americas (27%). On immigrants, Joliette sits lower than 77% of Canadian towns: 6.2%. 3.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens (Canada’s towns: 5.8%).
31% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 62% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
7.1% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 2.4% in Joliette.
17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
23% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 49% of residents 15 and over had a job
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
49% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 26% are 65 or more.
Among 41 towns of 21,852 to 22,970 people, the 5th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest is Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver (31.4) and the oldest Cobourg (54.8). Nearest to Joliette in age: Cranbrook (45.2), Red Deer County (46), Uxbridge (47.2) and Steeles (49.4).
Joliette is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbours
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliette | 22,408 | — | 46.8 | 26% | 6.2% |
| Saint-Paul | 7,208 | 3.0 km | 38 | 15% | 4.1% |
| Saint-Charles-Borromée | 16,904 | 3.6 km | 57.2 | 39% | 2.6% |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | 9,622 | 3.9 km | 50.4 | 28% | 2.3% |
| Crabtree | 4,237 | 6.3 km | 40.4 | 20% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Thomas | 3,477 | 7.2 km | 42 | 20% | 0.4% |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes | 3,328 | 8.1 km | 41.6 | 18% | 1.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Joliette’s residents
What is the average age in Joliette?
46.8 is the median age, older than 76% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 14%. 65 and over: 26%.
Is Joliette bilingual?
English and French: 31% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.3%. French only: 68%. French mother tongue: 92%.
How diverse is Joliette?
Immigrants make up 6.2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 7.1% are members of a visible minority, and 2.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Joliette?
Christian: 66%. No religion: 31%. Another religion: 3.1%.
Is Joliette good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 14%. 37% of households are couple families and 10% one-parent families. Schools near Joliette are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Joliette?
$52,800 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Joliette (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Joliette?
Statistics Canada estimates 22,408 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 21,384 in Joliette, 4% 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).