Photo: Roncanada · CC BY-SA 4.0Older than 88% of Canadian towns: half of Maskinongé is over 51.2
Here 14% of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 35%. The 2021 Census found 1,085 households in Maskinongé; by July 2025 the population was about 2,457. Residents who moved in within the year: 5.9% of the total. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 6.9%, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Maskinongé
Common-law couples
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 31% are married. Couples ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Maskinongé is 51.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Maskinongé ranks above 74% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 20%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Set against 66% across Canada’s towns, 0.9% of residents have English as their mother tongue in Maskinongé. Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French.
A change of ±0% since 2016 leaves Maskinongé behind 76% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 84% of Canadian towns, at 26%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents are under 15 here. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% 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.
33% of households are one person living alone, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 8.3% of households are one-parent families.
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% 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
Where 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, Maskinongé has 31%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 73% in Maskinongé, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
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. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. The share of renter households stands at 29%.
Median gross household income: $59,600 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
Half of Maskinongé’s households had a total income below $59,600, 31% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 28% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
1.7% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%; Maskinongé has 1.3%. This Quebec town has fewer immigrants than 95% of Canadian towns, at 1.7%.
3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 4.1% of residents belong to a visible minority in Maskinongé. Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%.
Below 96% of Canadian towns: 9.6% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 18% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
A job for 55% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
55% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 26% are 65 or more.
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Maskinongé are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maskinongé | 2,457 | — | 51.2 | 26% | 1.7% |
| Louiseville | 7,570 | 6.4 km | 57.6 | 36% | 1.3% |
| Sainte-Ursule | 1,363 | 9.6 km | 55.6 | 27% | 0% |
| Saint-Barthélemy | 2,115 | 10.3 km | 48.8 | 23% | 1.9% |
| Yamachiche | 2,801 | 15.3 km | 44.8 | 22% | 1.8% |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel | 2,770 | 18.8 km | 54 | 30% | 2% |
| Saint-Cuthbert | 1,865 | 19.2 km | 50 | 25% | 1.4% |
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. 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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Maskinongé’s residents
What religion are people in Maskinongé?
Most often Christian (85%) or no religion (14%); other religions make up 1.3%.
Is Maskinongé good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 53% of households and one-parent families 8.3%. Schools near Maskinongé are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Maskinongé?
Median total household income in Maskinongé was $59,600 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Maskinongé?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,457 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Maskinongé counted 2,323, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Maskinongé?
Half the residents are older than 51.2 and half younger; 15% are children under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.
Is Maskinongé bilingual?
20% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 80% speak French only and 0% English only. French is the mother tongue of 98%.
How diverse is Maskinongé?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 1.7%. A visible minority makes up 4.1% and Indigenous residents 3%.
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).