Photo: Gordalmighty · CC BY-SA 3.0Val-Joli sits below 91% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (6.9%)
With households in single-detached houses at 84%, Val-Joli is ahead of 78% of Canadian towns on that count. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,787 for July 2025. Locally, a fifth of residents are under 15. The town has fewer residents with no religion than just over four fifths of Canadian towns, at 23%.
What stands out about the people of Val-Joli
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 34% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 82% of Canadian towns: 31%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 2.7%, below 90% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Slower growth than 55% of Canadian towns: Val-Joli changed by +3% since 2016
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, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 7%.
Val-Joli sits below 80% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (9%)
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 60–64: 9.3% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. On average, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. Across Val-Joli, 17% of residents are 65 or over. Half of the town’s residents are over 43.2, older than in 57% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women.
2.4 people per household, fewer than in 53% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Few places have so few one-parent families: 7.2% here, fewer than in 67% of Canadian towns. Here, 28% of households are one person living alone.
Common-law partners: 32%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
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%. Typically, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of renter households than 81% of Canadian towns, at 13%
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
24% of homes were built before 1961 and 16% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%.
$80,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Val-Joli’s median household took in $80,000 before tax, 7% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns the median is $74,000. 27% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
1.5% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Val-Joli, 1.5%. Add to that, residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
77% said they are Christian and 23% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Val-Joli, 0.6% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Val-Joli, 0.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
12% 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
14% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
A job for 66% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 66%.
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 5 are older than Val-Joli
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Joli | 1,787 | — | 43.2 | 17% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Claude | 1,167 | 3.1 km | 46 | 17% | 0% |
| Windsor | 5,368 | 4.3 km | 44.4 | 24% | 0.7% |
| Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton | 2,650 | 9.0 km | 41.2 | 18% | 0.8% |
| Saint-Georges-de-Windsor | 1,034 | 14.5 km | 43.6 | 22% | 2.6% |
| Stoke | 3,272 | 15.3 km | 43.6 | 18% | 3% |
| Cleveland | 1,624 | 17.1 km | 53.2 | 32% | 1.1% |
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 Val-Joli’s residents
Is Val-Joli bilingual?
English and French: 31% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 69%. French mother tongue: 96%.
How diverse is Val-Joli?
Immigrants make up 1.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.6% are members of a visible minority, and 0.9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Val-Joli?
Christian: 77%. No religion: 23%. Another religion: 0.9%.
Is Val-Joli good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 59% of households are couple families and 7.2% one-parent families. Schools near Val-Joli are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Val-Joli?
$80,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Val-Joli (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Val-Joli?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,787 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,671 in Val-Joli, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Val-Joli?
43.2 is the median age. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 17%.
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).