Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 94% of Canadian towns, at 93%
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Roxton, 20%. The census found that 6.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier locally. 0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 1,180 people (July 2025 estimate), in 445 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Roxton
Common-law couples
26% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 35% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 79% of Canadian towns: 27%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Here 1.8% of residents have English as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 66%. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
+3% since 2016, a pace below 59% 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 6%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%.
A median age of 44: Roxton is older than 62% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, against 21% in Roxton. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 9.9%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Roxton, 29% of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns. 7.9% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners: 26%, a higher share than 90% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). By way of comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Renter households: 16%, a lower share than 73% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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: 30% predate 1961, 10% date from 2001 or later. Elsewhere, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
$68,000 a year: the median household income
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $68,000, the middle household in Roxton earned 21% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 25% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
1.3% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Where 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, Roxton has 1.3%.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 72% of Canadian towns: 27%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
On the census count, 3.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Across Canada’s towns, residents with no religion come to 35%.
9.7% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 96% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
20% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 64% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 64%.
Nearby, 2 of 6 towns have older populations than Roxton
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxton | 1,180 | — | 44 | 21% | 1.3% |
| Roxton Falls | 1,399 | 3.4 km | 46.4 | 22% | 0.8% |
| Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford | 1,552 | 9.8 km | 40.8 | 18% | 3.3% |
| Acton Vale | 7,945 | 11.1 km | 49.6 | 27% | 1.5% |
| Roxton Pond | 4,884 | 12.0 km | 40.8 | 17% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton | 1,794 | 12.2 km | 41.6 | 16% | 2.6% |
| Upton | 2,149 | 16.0 km | 43.6 | 19% | 2.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- 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.
Questions about Roxton’s residents
How diverse is Roxton?
Immigrants make up 1.3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.8% are members of a visible minority, and 3.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Roxton?
Christian: 72%. No religion: 27%. Another religion: 0.4%.
Is Roxton good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 56% of households are couple families and 7.9% one-parent families. Schools near Roxton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Roxton?
$68,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Roxton (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Roxton?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,180 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,115 in Roxton, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Roxton?
44 is the median age. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 21%.
Is Roxton bilingual?
English and French: 27% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.4%. French only: 72%. French mother tongue: 96%.
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).