Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.08.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24, below 88% of Canadian towns
Immigrants: 2.8%, below 90% of Canadian towns. Saint-Jean-Baptiste had about 3,332 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,345 households at the 2021 Census. Across Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 2.1% of residents belong to a visible minority. The median age here is 44, higher than in 62% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Common-law couples
33% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 30% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 31% in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, more than in 82% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is English is 66%; Saint-Jean-Baptiste has 1.7%. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A +2% change since 2016: slower than 62% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 5%.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste sits above 66% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (18%)
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents. As a yardstick, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. Among Quebec’s towns, Centre has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 46%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 44. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
2.4 people per household, fewer than in 53% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The census found that 28% of households are one person living alone in Saint-Jean-Baptiste. On one-parent families, 8.5% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste: 33% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 97% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 30% of residents 15 and over are married in Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste sits above 56% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (68%)
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 74% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for households in single-detached houses is 64% across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 21% date from 2001 or later, 20% from before 1961. Where a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns, Saint-Jean-Baptiste has 24%.
Half of households earn more than $80,000 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-Jean-Baptiste had $80,000 before tax, 7% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 30% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 64% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
2.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens; across Canada’s towns the figure is 5.8%. As a reference point, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 28% in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, less than in 71% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for Indigenous residents is 1.7% in Saint-Jean-Baptiste and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. On average, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 95% of Canadian towns, at 11%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 11%, and 48% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 18%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
In work on census day: 67% 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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 67%.
20th lowest median age among 41 towns of 3,279 to 3,389
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Arviat, at 21.8; the oldest, North Kawartha, is at 59.2. Next to Saint-Jean-Baptiste on this scale come Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska (41.6), Eaux Claires (42.6), Coach Hill (44.7) and Northmount (45.4).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Saint-Jean-Baptiste
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 3,332 | — | 44 | 20% | 2.8% |
| Otterburn Park | 9,460 | 6.7 km | 41.6 | 16% | 5.3% |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire | 19,447 | 7.9 km | 47.2 | 23% | 5.5% |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 2,940 | 7.9 km | 42.4 | 17% | 1.9% |
| Marieville | 11,910 | 9.2 km | 40 | 17% | 3% |
| Saint-Damase | 2,390 | 9.4 km | 44.4 | 19% | 1.8% |
| McMasterville | 6,114 | 9.5 km | 41.6 | 20% | 3.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Jean-Baptiste’s residents
What is the population of Saint-Jean-Baptiste?
About 3,332, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 3,179 people in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Jean-Baptiste?
The median age is 44, older than 62% of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 20% 65 or older.
Is Saint-Jean-Baptiste bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 31% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.2% speak only English and 68% only French; 96% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Jean-Baptiste?
Immigrants: 2.8% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.1%. Indigenous identity: 1.7%.
What religion are people in Saint-Jean-Baptiste?
28% said they have no religion and 72% that they are Christian; 0.2% named another faith.
Is Saint-Jean-Baptiste good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 57% of households and one-parent families 8.5%. Schools near Saint-Jean-Baptiste are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Jean-Baptiste?
Half of Saint-Jean-Baptiste’s households had more than $80,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $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).