Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0McMasterville sits above 90% of Canadian towns for one-parent families (12%)
Children under 15: 19%, above nearly four fifths of Canadian towns. Lower than in 86% of Canadian towns: 3.8% of residents are immigrants. Statistics Canada puts McMasterville’s population at 6,114 for July 2025. 34% of households rent their home.
What stands out about the people of McMasterville
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 48% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Another 51% speak only French and 0.6% only English. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 25% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 89% of Canadian towns: 48% of residents speak English and French
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
3.3% of residents have English as their mother tongue, against 66% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%.
A growing town: +4% since 2016, faster than 51% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 3% higher again.
McMasterville ranks below 81% of Canadian towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 8.9%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Where 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, McMasterville has 20%. By contrast, half of the town’s residents are under 41.6, younger than in 53% of Canadian towns. Typically, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ McMasterville, 41.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 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.
Set against 27% across Canada’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone in McMasterville.
McMasterville: 31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 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
29% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Lower than in 96% of Canadian towns: 25% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
McMasterville ranks below 65% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 52%
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. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 38% date from 2001 or later, 16% from before 1961.
Household income at the median: $86,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in McMasterville had $86,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Quebec’s towns: $74,000. In 2020, 31% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
In McMasterville, 8.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 73% 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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (55%) and in the Americas (31%). Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 85% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns: 11%. Of the immigrants living here, 28% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
Residents with no religion: 36%, a higher share than 53% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents trails 84% of Canadian towns: 2.1%. For McMasterville, the census puts Indigenous residents at 1%. By way of comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Below 57% of Canadian towns: 24% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 9% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 70%
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.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 70%.
Of 41 towns its size (6,021 to 6,199 people), the 19th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is Inkster Gardens, at 33.4; the oldest, Tay Valley, is at 57.2. Closest in median age to McMasterville are Barrhead County No. 11 (40.8), Civic Hospital (40.9), Rosemount (41.9) and Saint-Césaire (42).
4 of the 6 nearest towns are older than McMasterville
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMasterville | 6,114 | — | 41.6 | 20% | 3.8% |
| Otterburn Park | 9,460 | 2.8 km | 41.6 | 16% | 5.3% |
| Beloeil | 25,240 | 3.2 km | 42 | 21% | 5.6% |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire | 19,447 | 4.1 km | 47.2 | 23% | 5.5% |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | 17,146 | 5.2 km | 41.6 | 15% | 7.3% |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil | 2,999 | 5.3 km | 45.2 | 21% | 3.1% |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | 4,598 | 8.1 km | 45.6 | 20% | 2.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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 McMasterville’s residents
What is the population of McMasterville?
McMasterville had about 6,114 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 5,936, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in McMasterville?
A median age of 41.6, younger than 53% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 20%.
Is McMasterville bilingual?
48% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 51% speak French only and 0.6% English only. French is the mother tongue of 92%.
How diverse is McMasterville?
3.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.1% belong to a visible minority and 1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in McMasterville?
63% are Christian and 36% have no religion; 1.1% follow another religion.
Is McMasterville good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 53% of households. One-parent families: 12%. Schools near McMasterville are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in McMasterville?
The median household in McMasterville took in $86,000 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).