Photo: Cell82 · CC BY-SA 3.0A larger share of one-person households than 93% of Canadian towns: 44%
Half of Richmond’s residents are over 48.8, older than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 3,419 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,605 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 48% of households rent their home. Immigrants: 1.9% here and 17% across Canada’s towns.
What stands out about the people of Richmond
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 47% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Another 45% speak only French and 7.8% only English. English & French ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 44%, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 27% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 25% of adults, more than in 88% of Canadian towns, while 29% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 89% of Canadian towns, at 47%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 21% here and 66% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Slower growth than 72% of Canadian towns: Richmond changed by +1% since 2016
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 94% of Canadian towns: 7.5%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The largest age band is 65–69: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Richmond, 48.8. 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 people, below 90% 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.
Across Canada’s towns, 8.2% of households are one-parent families; in Richmond, 6.8%.
Above 88% of Canadian towns: 25% of residents 15 and over live common-law
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 27% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
Households in single-detached houses make up 44% in Richmond, less than in 75% 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
Older homes outnumber new: 54% predate 1961, 8.7% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 9.7% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$51,600 a year: where the middle household sits
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Richmond’s households had a total income below $51,600, 40% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 25% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A higher share of residents who moved in within the year than 61% of Canadian towns, at 12%
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
Against a figure of 5.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship in Richmond comes in at 1.3%. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of residents with no religion than 60% of Canadian towns, at 32%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of Indigenous residents (1.6%), Richmond is below 70% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Here, 1.1% of residents belong to a visible minority.
Only 13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Richmond
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 22%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. As a yardstick, 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 counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. 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.
Of 41 towns its size (3,355 to 3,485 people), the 15th oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest of these towns is Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, at 32.8; the oldest, Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap, is at 61.2. Closest in median age to Richmond are Havre-Saint-Pierre (47.2), Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary (48.8), Portneuf (49.6) and Electoral Area B, North Okanagan (50.4).
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Richmond
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3,419 | — | 48.8 | 27% | 1.9% |
| Cleveland | 1,624 | 2.6 km | 53.2 | 32% | 1.1% |
| Melbourne | 1,128 | 2.7 km | 48 | 23% | 3.9% |
| Durham-Sud | 1,041 | 13.6 km | 42 | 21% | 2.9% |
| Windsor | 5,368 | 14.7 km | 44.4 | 24% | 0.7% |
| Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey | 1,550 | 14.9 km | 46.4 | 22% | 1.3% |
| Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton | 2,650 | 15.6 km | 41.2 | 18% | 0.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. “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 Richmond’s residents
What is the population of Richmond?
Richmond had about 3,419 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,259, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Richmond?
A median age of 48.8, older than 82% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 27%.
Is Richmond bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 47% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 7.8% speak only English and 45% only French; 73% grew up with French.
How diverse is Richmond?
1.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.1% belong to a visible minority and 1.6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Richmond?
68% are Christian and 32% have no religion; 0.6% follow another religion.
Is Richmond good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 44% of households. One-parent families: 6.8%. Schools near Richmond are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Richmond?
The median household in Richmond took in $51,600 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).