Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in single-detached houses: 88%, a higher share than 85% of Canadian towns
Just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, against 22% in Palmarolle. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,425 residents; the 2021 Census found 595 households. Census figures put immigrants at 0.7% in the town. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Palmarolle
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 35% of adults, more than in 98% of Canadian towns, while 34% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Palmarolle: 16% of residents speak English and French, above 70% of Canadian towns
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
Where nearly two thirds of residents have English as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns, Palmarolle has 0.4%. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Palmarolle changed by −2% from 2016 to 2021, behind 87% 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 3%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
Children under 15 make up 18% in Palmarolle, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The median age in Palmarolle is 43.6, higher than in nearly three fifths of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The census found that 20% of residents are 65 or over in the town.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 64% 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.
7.6% of households are one-parent families, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns. In Palmarolle, 26% of households are one person living alone.
Above 98% of Canadian towns: 35% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a third of residents 15 and over are married, against 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
16% of households rent their home, fewer than in 72% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The usual figure: a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 28% of homes were built before 1961 and 17% in 2001 or later.
$78,000 a year: the median household income
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $78,000, the middle household in Palmarolle earned 9% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 26% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Palmarolle ranks below 74% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 8.8%
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
77% said they are Christian and 22% 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 are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. The census found that 0.7% of residents belong to a visible minority in Palmarolle.
Palmarolle sits below 96% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (9.8%)
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 15% (typical 9.5%). The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
63% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Palmarolle is younger than 1 of its 2 nearest neighbours
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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.
Questions about Palmarolle’s residents
Is Palmarolle good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 62% of households. One-parent families: 7.6%. Schools near Palmarolle are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Palmarolle?
The median household in Palmarolle took in $78,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Palmarolle?
Palmarolle had about 1,425 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,386, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Palmarolle?
A median age of 43.6. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 20%.
Is Palmarolle bilingual?
English and French: 16% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 85%. French mother tongue: 99%.
How diverse is Palmarolle?
0.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.7% belong to a visible minority and 0% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Palmarolle?
77% are Christian and 22% have no religion; 1.4% follow another religion.
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).