Photo: Edgar Gariépy · Public domainMascouche: 20% of residents are under 15, above 83% of Canadian towns
Half of Mascouche’s residents are under 40.4, younger than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 19,985 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 56,897. On the census count, 29% of residents said they have no religion. Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 1.8%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
What stands out about the people of Mascouche
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 46% of residents speak English and French, more than in 88% of Canadian towns. Another 54% speak only French and 0.6% only English. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 30% of adults, more than in 94% of Canadian towns, while 31% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
46% of residents speak English and French, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
2.3% of residents have English as their mother tongue (Canada’s towns: 66%). Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A +10% change since 2016: faster than 80% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 64% of Canadian towns: 16%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
No age band is larger than 40–44: 7.9% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 10%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Mascouche, 40.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
One-parent families make up 11% in Mascouche, more than in 82% 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.
One-person households make up 25%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Average household size: 2.5 people. Set beside that, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns.
In Mascouche, 30% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 94% 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
In Mascouche, 31% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Below 56% of Canadian towns: 59% of households live in a single-detached house
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 50% date from 2001 or later, 4.9% from before 1961. Against a figure of 25% across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households in Mascouche comes in at 24%.
A median household income of $93,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $93,000, the middle household in Mascouche out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 8%. Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 32% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Mascouche: 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 55% of Canadian towns
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
Immigrants: 7.6% here and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in the Americas (41%) and in Africa (29%). Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%.
68% said they are Christian and 29% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents: 1.4%, below 73% of Canadian towns. Other faiths: Muslim (2%).
20% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 67% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 10% (typical 9.5%). By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 68% 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. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
68% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
The 12th youngest of 41 towns of 47,280 to 68,471 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The span goes from 34.9 (Whalley) up to 54.4 (Shawinigan). Closest in median age to Mascouche are Roseborough (40), Mission (40), Woodstock (40.8) and Charlottetown (40.8).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Mascouche
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascouche | 56,897 | — | 40.4 | 16% | 7.6% |
| Terrebonne | 126,872 | 4.3 km | 40.8 | 16% | 13% |
| Saint-François | 15,338 | 8.0 km | 42.9 | 17% | 24% |
| Charlemagne | 6,695 | 10.3 km | 49.2 | 25% | 5.7% |
| Rivière-des-Prairies | 21,852 | 10.4 km | 40.1 | 13% | 31% |
| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin | 36,220 | 11.8 km | 46 | 23% | 38% |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 5,675 | 12.0 km | 38.8 | 17% | 1.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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.
Questions about Mascouche’s residents
What is the median income in Mascouche?
The median household in Mascouche took in $93,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Mascouche?
Mascouche had about 56,897 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 51,183, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Mascouche?
A median age of 40.4, younger than 61% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Mascouche bilingual?
English and French: 46% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.6%. French only: 54%. French mother tongue: 90%.
How diverse is Mascouche?
7.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 9.7% belong to a visible minority and 1.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Mascouche?
68% are Christian and 29% have no religion; 2.5% follow another religion.
Is Mascouche good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 57% of households. One-parent families: 11%. Schools near Mascouche are on its Schools page.
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).