Photo: Veillg1 · CC097% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 98% of Canadian towns
Half of Sainte-Marthe’s residents are over 48.4, older than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. This Quebec town is home to some 1,065 people (July 2025 estimate), in 430 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 7.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 2.9% of residents are immigrants here.
What stands out about the people of Sainte-Marthe
A bilingual town
53% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 43% speak French only and 5% English only. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sainte-Marthe went from 1,097 to 1,014 residents (−8%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
28% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 39% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
More bilingual residents than 92% of Canadian towns: 53%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
14% of residents have English as their mother tongue; across Canada’s towns the figure is 66%. Across the comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
−8% since 2016, a pace below 99% 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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 5%. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Only 8.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Sainte-Marthe
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Residents aged 65 and over: 21% here and 19% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
One-person households make up 23% in Sainte-Marthe, less than in 64% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
At 2.4 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Across Sainte-Marthe, 7% of households are one-parent families.
28% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 91% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, nearly two in five residents 15 and over are married in Sainte-Marthe. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A smaller share of renter households than 76% of Canadian towns: 15%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 42% predate 1961, 13% date from 2001 or later. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. 16% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Households here have a median income of $83,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $83,000, the middle household in Sainte-Marthe earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Quebec’s towns: $74,000. 30% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
2.9% of residents are immigrants
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
1.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens (Canada’s towns: 5.8%).
Sainte-Marthe ranks below 64% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 30%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Sainte-Marthe has 1%. The wider picture: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Locally, 2.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Only 13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Sainte-Marthe
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 18% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 68% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 68%.
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 1 are older than Sainte-Marthe
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marthe | 1,065 | — | 48.4 | 21% | 2.9% |
| Saint-Clet | 1,784 | 6.9 km | 40.4 | 16% | 2.9% |
| Très-Saint-Rédempteur | 1,163 | 7.9 km | 44 | 16% | 6.6% |
| Rigaud | 8,187 | 9.2 km | 46.4 | 21% | 7.6% |
| Saint-Lazare | 22,895 | 9.5 km | 40.8 | 13% | 12% |
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 11.2 km | 38.4 | 17% | 2.7% |
| Hudson | 5,533 | 11.6 km | 54 | 31% | 18% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Sainte-Marthe’s residents
What religion are people in Sainte-Marthe?
30% said they have no religion and 69% that they are Christian; 0.9% named another faith.
Is Sainte-Marthe good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 62% of households and one-parent families 7%. Schools near Sainte-Marthe are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sainte-Marthe?
Half of Sainte-Marthe’s households had more than $83,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Sainte-Marthe?
About 1,065, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,014 people in Sainte-Marthe, 8% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Sainte-Marthe?
The median age is 48.4. 14% are under 15 and 21% 65 or older.
Is Sainte-Marthe bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 53% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 5% speak only English and 43% only French; 81% grew up with French.
How diverse is Sainte-Marthe?
Immigrants: 2.9% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1%. Indigenous identity: 2.4%.
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).