Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0A higher share of one-person households than 86% of Canadian towns, at 39%
In Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, 25% of residents are 65 or over, beside 19% across Canada’s towns. About 47,002 people lived in the town in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Across Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, 45% of households rent their home. The median age locally is 47.2, higher than in 77% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 26% of adults, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, while 27% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield: 38% of residents speak English and French, above 85% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, nearly two thirds of residents have English as their mother tongue; in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, 3.6%. Against that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Growth of +5% since 2016 puts Salaberry-de-Valleyfield ahead of 56% 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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 10%. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, less than in 82% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 60–64: nearly one in ten residents. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, 47.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 83% 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 make up 9.5%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Above 90% of Canadian towns: 26% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, 27%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
46% of households live in a single-detached house, below 73% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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 19% in 2001 or later. Households in single-detached houses: 64% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
$62,000 a year: where the middle household sits
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
At $62,000, the middle household in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield earned 28% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 27% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Above 70% of Canadian towns: 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are 31% of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 0.4% of residents. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns. For Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the census puts immigrants at 3.2%. 1.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 86% of Canadian towns.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 74% of Canadian towns: 27%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 3.1% of residents belong to a visible minority in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Lower than in 65% of Canadian towns: 1.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Across the comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 92% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
20% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Employment: 55% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 55% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 25% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 40,728 to 54,539 people: this is the 5th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
At one end is Whalley (34.9), at the other Shawinigan (54.4). By median age, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield sits among Victoriaville (47.2), Rimouski (47.2), Boucherville (48) and Vernon (49.2).
The towns around Salaberry-de-Valleyfield are all younger
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | 47,002 | — | 47.2 | 25% | 3.2% |
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | 5.8 km | 44 | 19% | 4.1% |
| Les Coteaux | 6,294 | 7.2 km | 38.8 | 14% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka | 2,162 | 7.7 km | 44.8 | 21% | 1.1% |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 8.3 km | 41.2 | 14% | 6% |
| Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | 2,536 | 8.3 km | 36 | 14% | 1% |
| Saint-Zotique | 10,445 | 11.3 km | 41.2 | 18% | 4.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Salaberry-de-Valleyfield’s residents
How diverse is Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?
3.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.1% belong to a visible minority and 1.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?
72% are Christian and 27% have no religion; 1.1% follow another religion.
Is Salaberry-de-Valleyfield good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 45% of households. One-parent families: 9.5%. Schools near Salaberry-de-Valleyfield are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?
The median household in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield took in $62,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield had about 47,002 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 42,787, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?
A median age of 47.2, older than 77% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is Salaberry-de-Valleyfield bilingual?
English and French: 38% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 1.1%. French only: 60%. French mother tongue: 92%.
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).