Photo: Guillaumelandry · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 60.8: Saint-Pacôme is older than 99% of Canadian towns
Households in Saint-Pacôme hold 2.1 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). Lower than in 91% of Canadian towns: 11% of residents are under 15. The town had about 1,540 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 700 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 18% of residents said they have no religion.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Pacôme
Older than most towns
Line Saint-Pacôme’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 60.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 40% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Saint-Pacôme went from 1,598 people in 2016 to 1,806 in 2021, +13%: faster growth than in 89% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
17% of residents speak English and French, a share 72% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of 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 0.6% in Saint-Pacôme and 66% across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A +13% change since 2016: faster than 89% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 15% below the census count.
Saint-Pacôme sits above 99% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (40%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 60–64: 12% of residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. On residents aged 15 to 24, Saint-Pacôme sits lower than 99% of Canadian towns: 6.1%. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Saint-Pacôme ranks above 76% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 34%
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families are rarer here than in just over two thirds of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
More common-law partners than 86% of Canadian towns: 23%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 22% of adults (typical: 27%). On the census count, 28% of residents 15 and over are married. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Saint-Pacôme: 80% of households live in a single-detached house, above 73% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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. Just over a fifth of households rent their home. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $65,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Saint-Pacôme’s median household took in $65,000 before tax, 24% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 24% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Only 6.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Saint-Pacôme
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 1% of residents are immigrants in Saint-Pacôme. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. On average, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
82% said they are Christian and 18% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 91% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 16% (typical 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
50% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 50%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 40% of residents are 65 or over.
Every nearby town is younger than Saint-Pacôme
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pacôme | 1,540 | — | 60.8 | 40% | 1% |
| Rivière-Ouelle | 1,014 | 6.6 km | 54.8 | 31% | 1% |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière | 1,635 | 7.0 km | 50.4 | 25% | 0% |
| La Pocatière | 4,206 | 7.7 km | 50.4 | 29% | 1.4% |
| Mont-Carmel | 1,191 | 8.9 km | 54 | 31% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Pascal | 3,516 | 17.3 km | 52.8 | 32% | 1.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Pacôme’s residents
Is Saint-Pacôme good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 11%. 53% of households are couple families and 7.1% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-Pacôme are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Pacôme?
$65,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-Pacôme (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint-Pacôme?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,540 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,806 in Saint-Pacôme, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Pacôme?
60.8 is the median age. Under 15: 11%. 65 and over: 40%.
Is Saint-Pacôme bilingual?
English and French: 17% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 82%. French mother tongue: 98%.
How diverse is Saint-Pacôme?
Immigrants make up 1% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 0% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saint-Pacôme?
Christian: 82%. No religion: 18%. Another religion: 0.3%.
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).