Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Older than 94% of Canadian towns: half of Maniwaki is over 54.4
Children under 15: 12% here and 16% across Canada’s towns. Statistics Canada puts Maniwaki’s population at 3,803 for July 2025. 47% of households rent their home. The town has fewer immigrants than 97% of Canadian towns, at 1.1%.
What stands out about the people of Maniwaki
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
20% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 5.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Maniwaki’s residents are under 54.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
45% of households are one person living alone, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 30% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Maniwaki went from 3,843 to 3,757 residents (−2%), slower growth than in 89% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 85% of Canadian towns, at 37%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
At home: French 91%, English 6.3%. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few residents whose mother tongue is English: 7.4% here, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns.
A change of −2% since 2016 leaves Maniwaki behind 89% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 1%. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Quebec’s towns +4%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 30%, a higher share than 93% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
60–64 is the most common age band: 11% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.6% in Maniwaki.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Maniwaki, 54.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Maniwaki sits above 94% of Canadian towns for one-person households (45%)
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%; Maniwaki has 12%. As a reference point, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Each household has 1.9 people on average.
Maniwaki ranks below 96% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 26%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The share of common-law partners tops 83% of Canadian towns: 19%. Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Below 61% of Canadian towns: 56% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 38% of homes were built before 1961 and 6.1% in 2001 or later.
Before tax, the median household income is $50,000 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
The middle household in Maniwaki had $50,000 before tax, 42% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns the median is $74,000. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Maniwaki sits above 65% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (13%)
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
1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. On average, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
20% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 96% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents said they have no religion in Maniwaki. 1.7% of residents belong to a visible minority. The benchmark for Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns: 2.8%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 13% in Maniwaki, less than in 89% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 22% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 48% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 30% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 48% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
4th highest median age among 41 towns of 3,728 to 3,881
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Between Clareview Town Centre (32.1) and Georgian Bay (58.4) lies the rest of the group. Nearest to Maniwaki in age: Alnwick (53.6), Saint-André-Avellin (54), Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson (55.2) and Saint-Tite (57.6).
Every neighbour of Maniwaki has a younger population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maniwaki | 3,803 | — | 54.4 | 30% | 1.1% |
| Kitigan Zibi | 1,261 | 3.6 km | 41.6 | 19% | 0% |
| Déléage | 2,047 | 4.2 km | 51.2 | 26% | 1.3% |
| Messines | 1,691 | 14.7 km | 52.8 | 27% | 2.1% |
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. 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.
Questions about Maniwaki’s residents
How diverse is Maniwaki?
Immigrants make up 1.1% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.7% are members of a visible minority, and 20% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Maniwaki?
Christian: 72%. No religion: 27%. Another religion: 0.5%.
Is Maniwaki good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 12%. 35% of households are couple families and 12% one-parent families. Schools near Maniwaki are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Maniwaki?
$50,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Maniwaki (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Maniwaki?
Statistics Canada estimates 3,803 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 3,757 in Maniwaki, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Maniwaki?
54.4 is the median age, older than 94% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 12%. 65 and over: 30%.
Is Maniwaki bilingual?
37% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 60% speak French only and 3.2% English only. French is the mother tongue of 89%.
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).