Photo: Jean-Philippe Boulet · CC BY 3.0Half of Magog is over 54.4, older than 94% of Canadian towns
Compared with 27% across Canada’s towns, 39% of households are one person living alone here. Across Magog, 7.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The town has fewer households in single-detached houses than just over two thirds of Canadian towns, at 50%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 30,764 residents; the 2021 Census found 13,435 households.
What stands out about the people of Magog
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 46% of residents speak English and French, more than in 88% of Canadian towns. Another 53% speak only French and 1.7% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Magog’s residents are under 54.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 88% of Canadian towns: 46%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
At home: French 93%, English 5.1%. Across the comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. On residents whose mother tongue is English, Magog sits lower than 87% of Canadian towns: 5.3%.
Faster growth than 64% of Canadian towns: Magog changed by +6% since 2016
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
32% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
13% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%). Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Magog, 54.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Households here average 2 people, below 90% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here, 7.8% of households are one-parent families.
Above 88% of Canadian towns: 25% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Magog, 32% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Above 72% of Canadian towns: 38% of households rent their home
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
29% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 20% built before 1961. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 0.3%.
Before tax, the median household income is $62,400 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $62,400, the middle household in Magog earned 27% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 27% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Above 65% of Canadian towns: 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
Most recent wave: 25% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The usual figure: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The census found that 1.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Magog. Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 3.8%, fewer than in 86% of Canadian towns.
Only 27% of residents said they have no religion in Magog
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Magog has 2.1%. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 2% here. To put it in context, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 56% of Canadian towns: 24%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 14%, beside a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 52% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 52%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 32% are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 1st oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 31.3 in Alloa to 54.4 in Magog. Vimont (46.1) and Alma (48): the towns nearest Magog in median age.
Around Magog, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magog | 30,764 | — | 54.4 | 32% | 3.8% |
| Orford | 5,698 | 7.8 km | 50.4 | 22% | 4.6% |
| Austin | 1,959 | 8.7 km | 58.8 | 31% | 4.9% |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley | 2,938 | 9.2 km | 50 | 24% | 4.7% |
| Eastman | 2,706 | 11.5 km | 56.8 | 31% | 5.7% |
| Ayer's Cliff | 1,284 | 12.9 km | 49.6 | 24% | 5.4% |
| Stanstead | 1,171 | 15.8 km | 58.8 | 33% | 5.2% |
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. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Magog’s residents
What religion are people in Magog?
27% said they have no religion and 72% that they are Christian; 0.7% named another faith.
Is Magog good for families?
13% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 49% of households and one-parent families 7.8%. Schools near Magog are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Magog?
Half of Magog’s households had more than $62,400 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Magog?
About 30,764, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 28,312 people in Magog, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Magog?
The median age is 54.4, older than 94% of Canadian towns. 13% are under 15 and 32% 65 or older.
Is Magog bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 46% are. Another 53% speak only French and 1.7% only English, and French is the first language of 91%.
How diverse is Magog?
Immigrants: 3.8% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.1%. Indigenous identity: 2%.
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).