Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Rigaud is older than 74% of Canadian towns: a median age of 46.4
20% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 71% of Canadian towns: 7.6% of residents are immigrants. Rigaud had about 8,187 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 3,310 households at the 2021 Census. For Rigaud, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.2%.
What stands out about the people of Rigaud
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 61% of residents speak English and French, more than in 95% of Canadian towns. Another 32% speak only French and 6.6% only English. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
26% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 35% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
61% of residents speak English and French, a share 95% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
At home: French 70%, English 24%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is English are scarce here: 20%, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
From 2016 to 2021, 71% of Canadian towns grew faster than Rigaud: +1%
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 4%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 66% of Canadian towns, at 21%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.6% of residents. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Children under 15 are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 16%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Rigaud, 46.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Rigaud 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 tops three fifths of Canadian towns: 30%. For Rigaud, the census puts one-parent families at 8.9%.
More common-law partners than 89% of Canadian towns: 26%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here 35% of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 46%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Rigaud ranks above 63% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 73%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 30% date from 2001 or later, 21% from before 1961. Against that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 25% of households rent their home; in Rigaud, 23%.
Median household income here: $79,500 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Rigaud’s, at $79,500, is 8% lower. For Quebec’s towns, the median household income is $74,000. Pandemic benefits reached 30% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Rigaud sits below 71% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (9.1%)
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 (27%). Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are scarce here: 1.7%, fewer than in 80% of Canadian towns. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
31% of residents said they have no religion, below 64% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Rigaud, 4.3%. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns. For Rigaud, the census puts Indigenous residents at 1.5%.
Only 21% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Rigaud
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Rigaud, 21%, and 41% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 11%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
An employment rate of 60%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 60% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Oldest by rank: 11th of 41 towns of 8,075 to 8,318 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 30.5 (South Pointe) to 59.2 (Haliburton Village) across the group. Nearest to Rigaud in age: Morgan Creek (44.8), Kirkland Lake (45.2), Lawson Heights (48) and St. Marys (48.4).
Rigaud and its 5 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigaud | 8,187 | — | 46.4 | 21% | 7.6% |
| Très-Saint-Rédempteur | 1,163 | 6.4 km | 44 | 16% | 6.6% |
| Saint-Placide | 1,751 | 8.8 km | 51.6 | 24% | 5% |
| Sainte-Marthe | 1,065 | 9.2 km | 48.4 | 21% | 2.9% |
| Saint-André-d'Argenteuil | 3,300 | 10.5 km | 49.2 | 25% | 3.5% |
| Hudson | 5,533 | 12.1 km | 54 | 31% | 18% |
| Kanesatake | 1,872 | 14.5 km | — | — | — |
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. 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. “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 Rigaud’s residents
What is the median income in Rigaud?
$79,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Rigaud (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Rigaud?
Statistics Canada estimates 8,187 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 7,854 in Rigaud, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Rigaud?
46.4 is the median age, older than 74% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 21%.
Is Rigaud bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 61% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 6.6% speak only English and 32% only French; 70% grew up with French.
How diverse is Rigaud?
Immigrants make up 7.6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 4.3% are members of a visible minority, and 1.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Rigaud?
Christian: 68%. No religion: 31%. Another religion: 1.6%.
Is Rigaud good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 54% of households are couple families and 8.9% one-parent families. Schools near Rigaud are on its Schools page.
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).