Photo: Anna Frodesiak · Public domainHalf of Morin-Heights is over 54.4, older than 94% of Canadian towns
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Morin-Heights. On residents aged 15 to 24, Morin-Heights sits lower than 95% of Canadian towns: 7.4%. This Quebec town had about 5,086 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 2,215 households at the 2021 Census. 17% of households rent their home.
What stands out about the people of Morin-Heights
A bilingual town
70% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 24% speak French only and 5.7% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Morin-Heights’s median age is 54.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 29% of adults, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, while 36% are married. Couples ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Morin-Heights went from 4,145 to 4,678 residents (+13%), faster growth than in 89% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 98% of Canadian towns: 70%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 17%, below 82% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%.
Growth of +13% since 2016 puts Morin-Heights ahead of 89% of Canadian towns
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, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 85% of Canadian towns: 27%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
By its share of children under 15 (13%), Morin-Heights is below 83% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Morin-Heights, 54.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
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.
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Morin-Heights comes in at 31%. The census found that 7% of households are one-parent families locally.
Common-law partners make up 29% in Morin-Heights, more than in 92% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Morin-Heights, 36% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Morin-Heights: 83% of households live in a single-detached house, above 78% of Canadian towns
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
Just over two in five homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 15% built before 1961. Households in single-detached houses make up 64% across Canada’s towns.
$86,000 a year is the median household income here
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Morin-Heights’s households had a total income above $86,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. Pandemic benefits reached 30% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
8.4% of residents are immigrants
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 8.4% of residents are immigrants here. Most immigrants were born in Europe (63%) or in the Americas (15%). Few places have so few residents without Canadian citizenship: 3.1% here, fewer than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 54% of Canadian towns: 34%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns, against 0.9% in Morin-Heights. For Morin-Heights, the census puts visible minority residents at 2.9%. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Morin-Heights ranks above 58% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 31%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 7.3%, against 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
55% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 55%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 27% of residents are 65 or over.
In its size band (5,005 to 5,170), the 5th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Median ages climb from 31.6 (River-Osborne) to 61.6 (Northern Bruce Peninsula) across the group. Nearest to Morin-Heights in age: Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley (54), Annapolis County, Subdivision B (54.4), Gibsons (56) and Cobble Hill (58.8).
Morin-Heights is younger than 3 of its 6 nearest neighbours
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morin-Heights | 5,086 | — | 54.4 | 27% | 8.4% |
| Saint-Sauveur | 12,112 | 4.0 km | 58.4 | 35% | 7.2% |
| Piedmont | 3,667 | 7.4 km | 58 | 32% | 6.7% |
| Mille-Isles | 1,886 | 7.7 km | 48 | 21% | 3.8% |
| Sainte-Adèle | 15,216 | 9.5 km | 53.6 | 28% | 6.5% |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | 4,080 | 10.0 km | 53.2 | 25% | 8.2% |
| Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | 3,974 | 12.2 km | 58 | 31% | 7.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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.
- 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 Morin-Heights’s residents
How diverse is Morin-Heights?
Immigrants make up 8.4% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.9% are members of a visible minority, and 0.9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Morin-Heights?
Christian: 65%. No religion: 34%. Another religion: 1.7%.
Is Morin-Heights good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 57% of households are couple families and 7% one-parent families. Schools near Morin-Heights are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Morin-Heights?
$86,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Morin-Heights (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Morin-Heights?
Statistics Canada estimates 5,086 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 4,678 in Morin-Heights, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Morin-Heights?
54.4 is the median age, older than 94% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 27%.
Is Morin-Heights bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 70% are. Another 24% speak only French and 5.7% only English, and French is the first language of 75%.
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).