Photo: Bouchecl · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of La Tuque is over 51.6, older than 89% of Canadian towns
1.1% of residents are immigrants, against 17% across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 7.9%, fewer than in 91% of Canadian towns. La Tuque had about 11,309 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 5,545 households at the 2021 Census. Residents who moved in within the year account for 8.7%.
What stands out about the people of La Tuque
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 12% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and 7.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of La Tuque is 51.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 30% of adults, more than in 94% of Canadian towns, while 28% are married. Couples ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 41%, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and 27% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
La Tuque ranks above 75% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 21%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Here 1.4% of residents have English as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 66%. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 95%, English 1%.
+1% since 2016, a pace below 70% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 2%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
La Tuque: 27% of residents are 65 or over, above 87% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Children under 15: 14%, below 73% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ La Tuque, 51.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
In La Tuque, 41% of households are one person living alone, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
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.
The typical household size is 2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-parent families at 7.2% in La Tuque. The comparison figure for one-person households is 27% across Canada’s towns.
La Tuque sits above 94% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (30%)
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 27% of adults, against a typical 27%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. Here, 28% of residents 15 and over are married.
More renter households than 63% of Canadian towns: 32%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
59% of households live in a single-detached house; across Canada’s towns the figure is 64%. The wider picture: 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Median household income: $59,600 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $59,600, the middle household in La Tuque earned 31% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. Pandemic benefits reached 24% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
1.1% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Across Canada’s towns, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens; in La Tuque, 1.1%. Recent arrivals are 26% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
Indigenous residents: 12%, a higher share than 90% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, La Tuque has 24%. The share of visible minority residents stands at 0.7%. Typically, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 90% of Canadian towns, at 12%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 19% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
50% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 50% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
In its size band (11,109 to 11,518), the 5th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Between Bridgwater Trails (30.4) and Thornbury (58.8) lies the rest of the group. Coldstream (48.4), Whitehaven - Woodpark - Glabar Park (51.4), Penetanguishene (52) and Montmagny (53.2): the towns nearest La Tuque in median age.
Every neighbour of La Tuque has an older population
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Distances here run 68–80 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from La Tuque.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tuque | 11,309 | — | 51.6 | 27% | 1.1% |
| Lac-aux-Sables | 1,463 | 68.3 km | 61.2 | 38% | 0.7% |
| Sainte-Thècle | 2,422 | 71.9 km | 58.4 | 35% | 0.4% |
| Saint-Tite | 3,759 | 79.8 km | 57.6 | 36% | 0.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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.
Questions about La Tuque’s residents
What religion are people in La Tuque?
24% said they have no religion and 76% that they are Christian; 0.3% named another faith.
Is La Tuque good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 48% of households and one-parent families 7.2%. Schools near La Tuque are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in La Tuque?
Half of La Tuque’s households had more than $59,600 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of La Tuque?
About 11,309, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 11,129 people in La Tuque, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in La Tuque?
The median age is 51.6, older than 89% of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 27% 65 or older.
Is La Tuque bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 21% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.1% speak only English and 79% only French; 93% grew up with French.
How diverse is La Tuque?
Immigrants: 1.1% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0.7%. Indigenous identity: 12%.
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).