Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 53.6: Ripon is older than 92% of Canadian towns
6.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many households in single-detached houses: 91% here, more than in 91% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts Ripon’s population at 1,835 for July 2025. Census figures put immigrants at 1.7% in the town.
What stands out about the people of Ripon
Older than most towns
Line Ripon’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 53.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 31% of adults, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, while 35% are married. Couples ↓
Growing faster than most
Ripon went from 1,542 people in 2016 to 1,735 in 2021, +13%: faster growth than in 88% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Ripon sits above 88% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (45%)
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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, Ripon has 2%. By way of comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Ripon grew +13% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 88% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Ripon ranks above 89% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 28%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
In Ripon, 15% of residents are under 15, beside 16% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% 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.
One-person households make up 31%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. At the same time, 6.3% of households are one-parent families, fewer than in 80% of Canadian towns.
Ripon ranks above 95% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 31%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: a fifth of adults, against a typical 27%. On the census count, just over a third of residents 15 and over are married. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Renter households make up 16% in Ripon, less than in 73% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 27% predate 1961, 21% date from 2001 or later.
Median household income here: $71,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Ripon had $71,000 before tax, 17% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 24% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 61% of Canadian towns
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
The figure for residents without Canadian citizenship is 1.2% in Ripon and 5.8% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns.
31% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
4.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity; across Canada’s towns the figure is 2.8%. Compared with other places, visible minority residents are scarce here: 0.6%, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 21% in Ripon, less than in 64% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 9.7% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
49% of adults were employed in May 2021
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.
At 49%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 28% are 65 or over.
Of the 5 towns nearest Ripon, 3 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon | 1,835 | — | 53.6 | 28% | 1.7% |
| Saint-André-Avellin | 3,862 | 7.2 km | 54 | 30% | 1.9% |
| Montpellier | 1,253 | 10.0 km | 60.4 | 36% | 4.1% |
| Lac-Simon | 1,159 | 14.1 km | 60 | 35% | 3.8% |
| Plaisance | 1,191 | 18.0 km | 51.2 | 25% | 0% |
| Papineauville | 2,332 | 18.4 km | 51.6 | 26% | 2.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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 Ripon’s residents
What is the population of Ripon?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,835 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Ripon counted 1,735, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Ripon?
Half the residents are older than 53.6 and half younger; 15% are children under 15 and 28% are 65 or over.
Is Ripon bilingual?
45% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 54% speak French only and 0.6% English only. French is the mother tongue of 96%.
How diverse is Ripon?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 1.7%. A visible minority makes up 0.6% and Indigenous residents 4.6%.
What religion are people in Ripon?
Most often Christian (69%) or no religion (31%); other religions make up 0.6%.
Is Ripon good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 56% of households and one-parent families 6.3%. Schools near Ripon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ripon?
Median total household income in Ripon was $71,000 in 2020, against a median of $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).