Photo: NickCibroit · CC BY-SA 4.029% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 67% of Canadian towns
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, 18% of residents are under 15 here. The 2021 Census found 11,050 households in La Prairie; by July 2025 the population was about 27,159. Locally, 52% of households live in a single-detached house. This Quebec town has more one-person households than 64% of Canadian towns, at 31%.
What stands out about the people of La Prairie
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 60% of residents speak English and French, more than in 95% of Canadian towns. Another 35% speak only French and 3.8% only English. English & French ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
La Prairie: 60% of residents speak English and French, above 95% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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
The share of residents whose mother tongue is English trails 87% of Canadian towns: 4.8%. On average, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. 11% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.3% speak neither official language.
+10% since 2016, a pace 79% of Canadian towns didn’t match
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 3%.
La Prairie sits below 59% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (17%)
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Half of La Prairie’s residents are over 42.8, older than in 54% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The census found that 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 locally. The largest age band is 40–44: 8% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ La Prairie, 42.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Above 69% of Canadian towns: 9.5% of households are one-parent families
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.
Households average 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 23%, a higher share than 86% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in La Prairie, 37%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
2.2% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, a share 65% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Across Canada’s towns, 25% of households rent their home; in La Prairie, 28%. Newer homes outnumber old: 36% date from 2001 or later, 11% from before 1961.
$91,000 a year: the median household income
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in La Prairie: half had more than $91,000, 6% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. 27% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
La Prairie sits below 69% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (9.2%)
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
Of the immigrants living here, 33% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. The wider picture: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (39%) or in Europe (26%).
Visible minority residents make up 18% in La Prairie, more than in 53% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 2.8%. The usual figure: 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Muslim (4.2%).
La Prairie: 42% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above 75% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 6.6%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
64% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 64%.
Oldest by rank: 16th of 41 towns of 26,027 to 28,356 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest is Harbourfront-CityPlace (32.3) and the oldest Picton (56.8). The towns whose median age is nearest to La Prairie’s: Auteuil (41.6), Duberger—Les Saules (42.2), Strathroy (43.6) and Westminster-Branson (44.2).
Nearby, 2 of 6 towns have older populations than La Prairie
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Prairie | 27,159 | — | 42.8 | 17% | 17% |
| Candiac | 24,920 | 4.2 km | 42 | 17% | 17% |
| Brossard | 97,597 | 5.1 km | 42.8 | 21% | 41% |
| Saint-Philippe | 8,674 | 6.0 km | 37.6 | 12% | 8.6% |
| Delson | 8,802 | 6.5 km | 42.4 | 17% | 12% |
| Sainte-Catherine | 17,782 | 6.9 km | 43.6 | 19% | 11% |
| Ile-des-Soeurs | 21,568 | 7.7 km | 46.7 | 25% | 38% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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. “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 La Prairie’s residents
What religion are people in La Prairie?
Most often Christian (65%) or no religion (29%); other religions make up 6%.
Is La Prairie good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 54% of households and one-parent families 9.5%. Schools near La Prairie are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in La Prairie?
Median total household income in La Prairie was $91,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of La Prairie?
The latest figure is an estimate: 27,159 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, La Prairie counted 26,406, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in La Prairie?
Half the residents are older than 42.8 and half younger, older than 54% of Canadian towns; 18% are children under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
Is La Prairie bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 60% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 3.8% speak only English and 35% only French; 74% grew up with French.
How diverse is La Prairie?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 17%. A visible minority makes up 18% and Indigenous residents 1%.
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).