Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Half of Saint-Chrysostome is over 46.8, older than 76% of Canadian towns
13% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. At 7.7%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is lower than in 85% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts Saint-Chrysostome’s population at 2,641 for July 2025. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 8.7%.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Chrysostome
Fewer people than before
Saint-Chrysostome went from 2,645 people in 2016 to 2,582 in 2021, −2%: slower growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 27% of adults, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, while 31% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 84% of Canadian towns: 35% of residents speak English and French
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
Compared with 66% across Canada’s towns, 7.3% of residents have English as their mother tongue here. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
From 2016 to 2021, 90% of Canadian towns grew faster than Saint-Chrysostome: −2%
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
In Saint-Chrysostome, 22% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 9.3% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. 17% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Chrysostome, 46.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
More one-person households than 71% of Canadian towns: 33%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Saint-Chrysostome the average household is 2.3 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
A higher share of common-law partners than 90% of Canadian towns, at 27%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over is 46%; Saint-Chrysostome has 31%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses make up 77% in Saint-Chrysostome, more than in 68% 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
39% of homes were built before 1961 and 16% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Renter households make up 31%, against 25% across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $63,200 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $63,200, the middle household in Saint-Chrysostome earned 27% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. In 2020, 28% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
3.1% 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: 0.8%, below 92% of Canadian towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (50%) and in the Americas (31%). Lower than in 89% of Canadian towns: 3.1% of residents are immigrants.
Residents with no religion make up 25% in Saint-Chrysostome, less than in 78% of Canadian towns
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%), Saint-Chrysostome is below 81% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 95% of Canadian towns.
5.6% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
28% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
59% 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. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 59%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 2,599 to 2,685 people: this is the 12th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Brockville is the oldest at 67.7, La Ronge the youngest at 31. The closest ages to Saint-Chrysostome’s belong to Saint George (46.8), Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove (46.8), Meadowlark Park (47.1) and Sundre (47.6).
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Saint-Chrysostome are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chrysostome | 2,641 | — | 46.8 | 22% | 3.1% |
| Sainte-Clotilde | 3,297 | 6.7 km | 37.6 | 13% | 3.1% |
| Hemmingford | 2,206 | 11.0 km | 50.4 | 25% | 11% |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement | 1,223 | 13.0 km | 42.8 | 18% | 2.9% |
| Saint-Urbain-Premier | 1,380 | 13.9 km | 38.8 | 16% | 1.9% |
| Franklin | 1,754 | 14.3 km | 48.8 | 25% | 4.3% |
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 17.3 km | 41.2 | 18% | 2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Saint-Chrysostome’s residents
What is the median income in Saint-Chrysostome?
Median total household income in Saint-Chrysostome was $63,200 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Chrysostome?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,641 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saint-Chrysostome counted 2,582, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Chrysostome?
Half the residents are older than 46.8 and half younger, older than 76% of Canadian towns; 17% are children under 15 and 22% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Chrysostome bilingual?
English and French: 35% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 2%. French only: 63%. French mother tongue: 89%.
How diverse is Saint-Chrysostome?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.1%. A visible minority makes up 1% and Indigenous residents 1%.
What religion are people in Saint-Chrysostome?
Most often Christian (75%) or no religion (25%); other religions make up 0.2%.
Is Saint-Chrysostome good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 50% of households and one-parent families 8.6%. Schools near Saint-Chrysostome 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).