Photo: Oulgara Warter · CC0Racine is older than 87% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50.8
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Racine has 7.5%. Locally, 89% of households live in a single-detached house. Fewer residents who moved in within the year than in 88% of Canadian towns: 7.3%. This Quebec town had about 1,441 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 585 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Racine
Common-law couples
35% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 35% are married. Couples ↓
Older than most towns
Line Racine’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 50.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
40% of residents speak English and French, more than in 86% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at 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, Racine has 3%. For comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Since 2016, Racine has changed by +1%, slower than 69% 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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 8% higher again. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
27% of residents are 65 or over, a share 86% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
15% of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
Racine households average 2.3 people, smaller than in 64% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-person households is 25%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Racine has fewer one-parent families than 91% of Canadian towns, at 5.2%.
In Racine, 35% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 46% across Canada’s towns, just over a third of residents 15 and over are married here. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
A lower share of renter households than 77% of Canadian towns, at 15%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
23% of homes were built before 1961 and 21% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $85,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Racine’s median household took in $85,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 28% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
2.7% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens here. Immigrants are rarer here than in 91% of Canadian towns.
34% of residents said they have no religion, below 53% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
19% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 71% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 7.9% (typical 9.5%). Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 61% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 61%.
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Racine
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racine | 1,441 | — | 50.8 | 27% | 2.7% |
| Valcourt | 2,203 | 7.9 km | 48 | 25% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Denis-de-Brompton | 5,249 | 9.9 km | 41.2 | 17% | 2.4% |
| Valcourt | 1,081 | 10.4 km | 47.2 | 27% | 1.5% |
| Orford | 5,698 | 15.2 km | 50.4 | 22% | 4.6% |
| Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton | 2,650 | 15.7 km | 41.2 | 18% | 0.8% |
| Eastman | 2,706 | 17.4 km | 56.8 | 31% | 5.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Racine’s residents
Is Racine bilingual?
English and French: 40% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.8%. French only: 60%. French mother tongue: 95%.
How diverse is Racine?
2.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 0% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Racine?
66% are Christian and 34% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Racine good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 66% of households. One-parent families: 5.2%. Schools near Racine are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Racine?
The median household in Racine took in $85,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Racine?
Racine had about 1,441 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,340, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Racine?
A median age of 50.8. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 27%.
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).