Photo: Bouchecl · CC BY-SA 3.046% of households are one person living alone, a share 94% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents with no religion make up 17%, against 35% across Canada’s towns. At 14%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is higher than in 90% of Canadian towns. About 4,206 people lived in La Pocatière in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Immigrants account for 1.4%.
What stands out about the people of La Pocatière
Many people living alone
46% of households are one person living alone, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 29% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of La Pocatière is 50.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
La Pocatière sits above 77% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (25%)
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 make up 0.3%, against 66% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A change of −1% since 2016 leaves La Pocatière behind 85% 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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 3% higher again. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
La Pocatière is older than 86% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50.4
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. For La Pocatière, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 29%. 12% of residents are under 15, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ La Pocatière, 50.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
1.9 people per household, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
7.1% of households are one-parent families.
La Pocatière ranks above 85% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 22%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With married residents 15 and over at 30%, La Pocatière is behind 88% of Canadian towns on that count. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A larger share of renter households than 82% of Canadian towns: 46%
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. By way of comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 48% of households live in a single-detached house.
The middle household earns $56,800 a year
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
Household incomes run lower in La Pocatière: half had less than $56,800, 34% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 25% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
1.4% 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: 0.7%, below 94% of Canadian towns. A year before the census, 11% lived somewhere else: fewer than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
82% said they are Christian and 17% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 1.3% of residents belong to a visible minority here. Few places have so few Indigenous residents: 2% here, fewer than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns.
23% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 58% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
10% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 55% of adults
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 55%; 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 6th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages climb from 31.7 (Banff Trail) to 58.4 (Barry's Bay) across the group. The towns whose median age is nearest to La Pocatière’s: Wildwood (49.5), Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix (49.6), Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place (51.9) and Carleton-sur-Mer (52.8).
Around La Pocatière, 3 of 4 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Pocatière | 4,206 | — | 50.4 | 29% | 1.4% |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière | 1,635 | 2.3 km | 50.4 | 25% | 0% |
| Saint-Pacôme | 1,540 | 7.7 km | 60.8 | 40% | 1% |
| Rivière-Ouelle | 1,014 | 10.4 km | 54.8 | 31% | 1% |
| Mont-Carmel | 1,191 | 15.7 km | 54 | 31% | 1.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about La Pocatière’s residents
How diverse is La Pocatière?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 1.4%. A visible minority makes up 1.3% and Indigenous residents 2%.
What religion are people in La Pocatière?
Most often Christian (82%) or no religion (17%); other religions make up 0.6%.
Is La Pocatière good for families?
Children under 15 are 12% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 43% of households and one-parent families 7.1%. Schools near La Pocatière are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in La Pocatière?
Median total household income in La Pocatière was $56,800 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of La Pocatière?
The latest figure is an estimate: 4,206 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, La Pocatière counted 4,078, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in La Pocatière?
Half the residents are older than 50.4 and half younger, older than 86% of Canadian towns; 12% are children under 15 and 29% are 65 or over.
Is La Pocatière bilingual?
English and French: 25% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 75%. French mother tongue: 98%.
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).