Photo: Étudiant-e désirant garder l'anonymat. · CC BY-SA 4.0Only 7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Larouche
Compared with 35% across Canada’s towns, 21% of residents said they have no religion here. Larouche had about 1,734 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 695 households at the 2021 Census. Across Larouche, 17% of households rent their home. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 9.1% here, fewer than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Larouche
Common-law couples
37% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 31% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 73% of Canadian towns: 18%
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
Across Canada’s towns, nearly two thirds of residents have English as their mother tongue; in Larouche, 0.6%. On average, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Growth of +8% since 2016 puts Larouche ahead of 71% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Quebec’s towns +4%.
Half of Larouche is over 42.8, older than 54% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
40–44 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Among Quebec’s towns, Centre has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 46%. The share of children under 15 stands at 17%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 people on average
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.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Larouche comes in at 6.5%. For Larouche, the census puts one-person households at 27%.
Common-law partners: 37%, a higher share than 99% 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
Never married and not common-law: nearly a quarter of adults (typical: 27%). On the census count, 31% of residents 15 and over are married. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
81% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 75% 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
33% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 14% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $87,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Larouche: half had more than $87,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns the median is $74,000. In 2020, 26% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
0% of residents are immigrants
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
3.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.6% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. The share of Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns is 2.8%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 11%, a lower share than 95% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
In work on census day: 60% of adults
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.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 60%.
Of the 6 towns nearest Larouche, 3 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larouche | 1,734 | — | 42.8 | 18% | 0% |
| Saint-Bruno | 2,935 | 10.2 km | 38.4 | 17% | 0.7% |
| Hébertville-Station | 1,298 | 10.9 km | 42.8 | 20% | 0% |
| Hébertville | 2,588 | 13.4 km | 46.4 | 25% | 0.8% |
| Saint-Nazaire | 2,167 | 15.7 km | 40.4 | 18% | 1% |
| Alma | 30,659 | 15.8 km | 48 | 25% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Gédéon | 2,349 | 17.7 km | 48 | 24% | 0.5% |
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. 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. 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 Larouche’s residents
What is the population of Larouche?
Larouche had about 1,734 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,601, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Larouche?
A median age of 42.8. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 18%.
Is Larouche bilingual?
18% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 82% speak French only and 0% English only. French is the mother tongue of 99%.
How diverse is Larouche?
0% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.6% belong to a visible minority and 3.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Larouche?
79% are Christian and 21% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Larouche good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 62% of households. One-parent families: 6.5%. Schools near Larouche are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Larouche?
The median household in Larouche took in $87,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).