Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain13% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%; Saint-Prosper has 81%. On immigrants, Saint-Prosper sits lower than 99% of Canadian towns: 0.7%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 4,042 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,560 households. Locally, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Prosper
Common-law couples
26% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 38% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Saint-Prosper: 22% of residents speak English and French, above 75% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated 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
In Saint-Prosper, 0.8% of residents have English as their mother tongue, beside 66% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 99%, English 0.6%.
From 2016 to 2021, 76% of Canadian towns grew faster than Saint-Prosper: ±0%
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 12%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
8.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 81% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, 18% of residents are under 15 here. Half of Saint-Prosper’s residents are over 44, older than in 62% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Prosper, 44. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
31% of households are one person living alone, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. One-parent families: 6.7% of the total.
Above 89% of Canadian towns: 26% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 24% of adults, against a typical 27%. At 38%, the share of married residents 15 and over is lower than in 71% of Canadian towns. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Renter households make up 23% in Saint-Prosper, less than in 56% 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
29% of homes were built before 1961 and 18% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
$67,500 a year: where the middle household sits
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Saint-Prosper: half had less than $67,500, 22% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns the median is $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 30% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
8.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 81% of Canadian towns
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship: 0.7% here and 5.8% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
87% said they are Christian and 13% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents: 1% here and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. The share of visible minority residents stands at 0.8%.
Only 13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Saint-Prosper
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 17%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 58% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
58% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 20th oldest of 41 towns of 3,973 to 4,115 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Okanagan Falls is the oldest at 59.2, Mistissini the youngest at 29. The towns whose median age is nearest to Saint-Prosper’s: Swan River (42.8), Templeton-Sinclair (42.9), East Lawrencetown (44.4) and Smoky Lake County (44.8).
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Saint-Prosper
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Prosper | 4,042 | — | 44 | 23% | 0.7% |
| Saint-Benjamin | 1,267 | 9.5 km | 40.4 | 17% | 0% |
| Saint-Zacharie | 1,674 | 14.0 km | 52 | 25% | 0.6% |
| Notre-Dame-des-Pins | 1,935 | 16.8 km | 42 | 23% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Côme--Linière | 3,435 | 17.2 km | 42.8 | 20% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Georges | 33,881 | 17.2 km | 45.6 | 23% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne | 1,460 | 18.8 km | 44.8 | 25% | 0% |
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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Saint-Prosper’s residents
Is Saint-Prosper good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 58% of households and one-parent families 6.7%. Schools near Saint-Prosper are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Prosper?
Median total household income in Saint-Prosper was $67,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Prosper?
The latest figure is an estimate: 4,042 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saint-Prosper counted 3,596, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Prosper?
Half the residents are older than 44 and half younger, older than 62% of Canadian towns; 18% are children under 15 and 23% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Prosper bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 22% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 78% only French; 98% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Prosper?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0.7%. A visible minority makes up 0.8% and Indigenous residents 1%.
What religion are people in Saint-Prosper?
Most often Christian (87%) or no religion (13%); other religions make up 0.1%.
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).