Photo: Jean-Philippe Boulet · CC BY 3.0A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 99% of Canadian towns: 5.2%
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 7.8% in Wotton. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,448 residents; the 2021 Census found 600 households. For Wotton, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 87%. With a median age of 48.4, Wotton is older than 81% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Wotton
Fewer people than before
Wotton went from 1,430 people in 2016 to 1,402 in 2021, −2%: slower growth than in 88% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 27% of adults, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, while 37% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Wotton sits above 75% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (22%)
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
1.1% of residents have English as their mother tongue, against 66% across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A −2% change since 2016: slower than 88% 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
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 3%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%.
Wotton sits above 84% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (26%)
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
17% of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over 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.
31% of households are one person living alone, a share 65% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Set against 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 5.8% of households are one-parent families in Wotton. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone. On average, 2.3 people share a household.
Wotton ranks above 90% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 27%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in Wotton comes in at 37%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
14% of households rent their home, fewer than in 78% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. 47% of homes were built before 1961 and 12% in 2001 or later. By way of comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $60,400 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $60,400, the middle household in Wotton earned 30% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 26% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
1.1% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
0.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants are rarer here than in 97% of Canadian towns.
19% of residents said they have no religion, below 87% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
With visible minority residents at 0.7%, Wotton is behind 97% of Canadian towns on that count. As a yardstick, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 86% of Canadian towns.
6.8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 15% (typical 9.5%). Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
57% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 57%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
Wotton sits below 2 of its 4 closest neighbours on median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wotton | 1,448 | — | 48.4 | 26% | 1.1% |
| Saint-Georges-de-Windsor | 1,034 | 9.1 km | 43.6 | 22% | 2.6% |
| Val-des-Sources | 7,303 | 9.2 km | 55.2 | 36% | 1.3% |
| Danville | 3,944 | 13.9 km | 50.8 | 27% | 2% |
| Tingwick | 1,567 | 16.9 km | 46 | 19% | 2.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Wotton’s residents
What is the average age in Wotton?
Half the residents are older than 48.4 and half younger; 17% are children under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.
Is Wotton bilingual?
English and French: 22% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 78%. French mother tongue: 97%.
How diverse is Wotton?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 1.1%. A visible minority makes up 0.7% and Indigenous residents 0.7%.
What religion are people in Wotton?
Most often Christian (81%) or no religion (19%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Wotton good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 59% of households and one-parent families 5.8%. Schools near Wotton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Wotton?
Median total household income in Wotton was $60,400 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Wotton?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,448 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Wotton counted 1,402, 2% fewer than 2016.
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).