Photo: Jnicperron · CC BY-SA 4.0Valcourt: 43% of households are one person living alone, above 93% of Canadian towns
Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, 18% of residents said they have no religion in Valcourt. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,203 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,050 households. Renter households account for 48%. 1.2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Valcourt
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 43%, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 25% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 31% in Valcourt, more than in 81% 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
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 1.9% here and 66% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for bilingual residents is 7.5% across Canada’s towns. At home: French 96%, English 1.7%.
Valcourt’s population moved −1% on 2016, less than in 86% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 3% higher again. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
Older than 80% of Canadian towns: half of Valcourt is over 48
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 Valcourt, 15%. On the census count, a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2 people, below 90% 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.
One-parent families are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 9%.
A larger share of common-law partners than 86% of Canadian towns: 22%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 29% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%. The census found that 32% of residents 15 and over are married in Valcourt.
Households in single-detached houses make up 49% in Valcourt, less than in 69% 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
Nearly a fifth of homes were built before 1961 and 7.6% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $58,000 a year in household income
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Valcourt’s, at $58,000, is 33% lower. The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 32% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
1.2% 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
Of the immigrants living here, 60% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 3.1% of the total. 11% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns.
81% said they are Christian and 18% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%; Valcourt has 1%. 2.4% of residents belong to a visible minority.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 88% of Canadian towns: 13%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 14%, beside a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 56% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 56% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Nearby, 2 of 6 towns have older populations than Valcourt
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valcourt | 2,203 | — | 48 | 25% | 1.2% |
| Valcourt | 1,081 | 2.6 km | 47.2 | 27% | 1.5% |
| Racine | 1,441 | 7.9 km | 50.8 | 27% | 2.7% |
| Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford | 1,552 | 17.1 km | 40.8 | 18% | 3.3% |
| Durham-Sud | 1,041 | 17.4 km | 42 | 21% | 2.9% |
| Saint-Denis-de-Brompton | 5,249 | 17.6 km | 41.2 | 17% | 2.4% |
| Stukely-Sud | 1,242 | 17.8 km | 49.6 | 23% | 3.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Valcourt’s residents
How diverse is Valcourt?
Immigrants: 1.2% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.4%. Indigenous identity: 1%.
What religion are people in Valcourt?
18% said they have no religion and 81% that they are Christian; 0.4% named another faith.
Is Valcourt good for families?
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 44% of households and one-parent families 9%. Schools near Valcourt are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Valcourt?
Half of Valcourt’s households had more than $58,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Valcourt?
About 2,203, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,139 people in Valcourt, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Valcourt?
The median age is 48. 15% are under 15 and 25% 65 or older.
Is Valcourt bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 31% are. Another 69% speak only French and 1% only English, and French is the first language of 95%.
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).