Photo: Charny · CC BY-SA 3.0Older than 95% of Canadian towns: half of Saint-Ulric is over 55.6
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%; Saint-Ulric has 15%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,658 for July 2025. Locally, 4.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Few places have as many households in single-detached houses: 89% here, more than in 86% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Ulric
Older than most towns
Line Saint-Ulric’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 55.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 29% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 32% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 75% of Canadian towns, at 21%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
At home: French 98%, English 0.3%. The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%. 1% of residents have English as their mother tongue, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns.
−1% since 2016, a pace below 85% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%.
Saint-Ulric sits below 99% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (5.8%)
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Saint-Ulric, 13%. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 29%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
2 people per household, fewer than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 7%, below 70% of Canadian towns. Higher than in 83% of Canadian towns: 37% of households are one person living alone.
Above 96% of Canadian towns: 32% 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
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 32% in Saint-Ulric. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Renter households make up 13% in Saint-Ulric, less than in 81% 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
28% of homes were built before 1961 and 15% in 2001 or later. By way of comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
$62,800 a year is the median household income here
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Saint-Ulric’s, at $62,800, is 27% lower. Household incomes across Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 21% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
2.6% 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
The share of immigrants trails 91% of Canadian towns: 2.6%. Locally, 1.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
84% said they are Christian and 15% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. For Saint-Ulric, the census puts Indigenous residents at 2.6%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 83% of Canadian towns: 15%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 14%, against 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 53%
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.
At 53%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 29% are 65 or over.
Every neighbour of Saint-Ulric has a younger population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Distances here run 14–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Saint-Ulric.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ulric | 1,658 | — | 55.6 | 29% | 2.6% |
| Matane | 14,180 | 14.5 km | 52.4 | 30% | 1.2% |
| Sayabec | 1,763 | 25.1 km | 52 | 27% | 0% |
| Sainte-Félicité | 1,053 | 28.8 km | 52.4 | 29% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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. 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-Ulric’s residents
What is the population of Saint-Ulric?
Saint-Ulric had about 1,658 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,567, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Ulric?
A median age of 55.6. Children under 15 make up 13%, and people 65 and over 29%.
Is Saint-Ulric bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 21% are. Another 79% speak only French and 0% only English, and French is the first language of 98%.
How diverse is Saint-Ulric?
2.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 2.6% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint-Ulric?
84% are Christian and 15% have no religion; 0.3% follow another religion.
Is Saint-Ulric good for families?
Under 15: 13% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 53% of households. One-parent families: 7%. Schools near Saint-Ulric are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Ulric?
The median household in Saint-Ulric took in $62,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).