Photo: Richard Mc Neil · CC BY 3.0Saint-Eugène sits above 95% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (94%)
7.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity (Canada’s towns: 2.8%). Saint-Eugène had about 1,180 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 485 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 3.9% of residents are immigrants. Few places have so few one-parent families: 5.1% here, fewer than in 91% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Eugène
Common-law couples
30% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 33% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents: 23%, a higher share than 76% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says 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
The figure for residents whose mother tongue is English is 0.9% in Saint-Eugène and 66% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Slower growth than 70% of Canadian towns: Saint-Eugène changed by +1% since 2016
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Half of Saint-Eugène is over 44, older than 62% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
10% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). Among Quebec’s towns, Centre has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 46%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women.
In Saint-Eugène, 33% of households are one person living alone, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Saint-Eugène, 2.3. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of common-law partners than 94% of Canadian towns: 30%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
33% of residents 15 and over are married, against 46% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
19% of households rent their home, fewer than in 63% 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. A third of homes were built before 1961 and 15% in 2001 or later. On average, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
The midpoint household income is $65,000 a year
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
Half of Saint-Eugène’s households had a total income below $65,000, 24% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. 31% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
3.9% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens; in Saint-Eugène, 2.2%. On the census count, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Residents with no religion make up 21% in Saint-Eugène, less than in 85% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 0.9% in Saint-Eugène. Typically, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 98% of Canadian towns, at 8.8%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Saint-Eugène, 8.8%, and 52% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 21%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
In work on census day: 63% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 63%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
1 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Saint-Eugène
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Eugène | 1,180 | — | 44 | 19% | 3.9% |
| Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot | 1,887 | 7.7 km | 39.2 | 17% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Germain-de-Grantham | 5,054 | 9.2 km | 40.4 | 16% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Guillaume | 1,489 | 12.9 km | 45.6 | 22% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Théodore-d'Acton | 1,650 | 13.4 km | 40.4 | 18% | 2.2% |
| Wickham | 2,745 | 13.8 km | 39.2 | 16% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Hugues | 1,414 | 14.4 km | 39.2 | 16% | 2.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as 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. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Saint-Eugène’s residents
What is the median income in Saint-Eugène?
The median household in Saint-Eugène took in $65,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Eugène?
Saint-Eugène had about 1,180 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,139, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Eugène?
A median age of 44. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 19%.
Is Saint-Eugène bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 23% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 77% only French; 97% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Eugène?
3.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.9% belong to a visible minority and 7.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint-Eugène?
79% are Christian and 21% have no religion; 0.4% follow another religion.
Is Saint-Eugène good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 57% of households. One-parent families: 5.1%. Schools near Saint-Eugène 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).