Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0A median age of 57.2: Saint-Charles-Borromée is older than 97% of Canadian towns
Children under 15: 12%, below 88% of Canadian towns. With about 16,904 residents in July 2025, Saint-Charles-Borromée counted 6,850 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 24% of residents said they have no religion. The town has fewer households in single-detached houses than 73% of Canadian towns, at 46%.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Charles-Borromée
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Saint-Charles-Borromée is 57.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 39% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
A town of renters
Renters are 53% of households, more than in 87% of Canadian towns, and 50% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Many people living alone
40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 39% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
30% of residents speak English and French, more than in 81% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 1%, below 95% of Canadian towns. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Growth of +11% since 2016 puts Saint-Charles-Borromée ahead of 84% 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 median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Quebec’s towns +4%.
39% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24; in Saint-Charles-Borromée, 7.9%. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Charles-Borromée, 57.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
In Saint-Charles-Borromée, 40% of households are one person living alone, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Saint-Charles-Borromée the average household is 2 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. 7.9% of households are one-parent families. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
More common-law partners than 85% of Canadian towns: 21%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 27% of adults, beside a typical 27%. The share of married residents 15 and over stands at 31%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Above 87% of Canadian towns: 53% of households rent their home
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
Nearly two in five homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 5.8% built before 1961. By way of comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys make up 0.1%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $60,400 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Saint-Charles-Borromée had $60,400 before tax, 30% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 23% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
2.6% 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
31% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 0.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Lower than in 91% of Canadian towns: 2.6% of residents are immigrants.
75% said they are Christian and 24% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 2.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. In Saint-Charles-Borromée, 2.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
21% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 64% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
15% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 48% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 48%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 39% of residents are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 1st oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 33.6 in Summerside to 57.2 in Saint-Charles-Borromée. In age, Saint-Charles-Borromée keeps company with Sturgeon Falls (51.2) and Tracadie (52).
No nearby town is as old as Saint-Charles-Borromée
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Charles-Borromée | 16,904 | — | 57.2 | 39% | 2.6% |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | 9,622 | 2.6 km | 50.4 | 28% | 2.3% |
| Joliette | 22,408 | 3.6 km | 46.8 | 26% | 6.2% |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes | 3,328 | 4.6 km | 41.6 | 18% | 1.1% |
| Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare | 4,615 | 6.3 km | 42.8 | 21% | 1.9% |
| Saint-Paul | 7,208 | 6.5 km | 38 | 15% | 4.1% |
| Crabtree | 4,237 | 8.9 km | 40.4 | 20% | 1.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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 Saint-Charles-Borromée’s residents
What is the population of Saint-Charles-Borromée?
Statistics Canada estimates 16,904 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 15,285 in Saint-Charles-Borromée, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Charles-Borromée?
57.2 is the median age, older than 97% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 12%. 65 and over: 39%.
Is Saint-Charles-Borromée bilingual?
English and French: 30% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.2%. French only: 69%. French mother tongue: 96%.
How diverse is Saint-Charles-Borromée?
Immigrants make up 2.6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.7% are members of a visible minority, and 2.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saint-Charles-Borromée?
Christian: 75%. No religion: 24%. Another religion: 1.1%.
Is Saint-Charles-Borromée good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 12%. 46% of households are couple families and 7.9% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-Charles-Borromée are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Charles-Borromée?
$60,400 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-Charles-Borromée (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).