A higher share of children under 15 than 89% of Canadian towns, at 21%
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Eston comes in at 39%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,005 residents; the 2021 Census found 425 households. The census found that nearly one in ten residents have an Indigenous identity locally. 88% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 85% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Eston
Fewer people than before
Eston went from 1,061 people in 2016 to 972 in 2021, −8%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
A town of families
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.2 people, and 5.8% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−8% since 2016, a pace below 99% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Saskatchewan’s towns the median is ±0%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 3%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 24%, a higher share than 77% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
With a median age of 41.2, Eston is younger than 55% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Here, 9.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24. More residents are 5–9 than any other five-year age: 7.7% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Eston households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families make up 5.8% of households and couple families 49%, against 8.2% and 53% across Canada’s towns.
Above 65% of Canadian towns: 51% of residents 15 and over are married
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: nearly a quarter of adults, against a typical 27%. Census figures put common-law partners at 9.2% in Eston. As a reference point, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of renter households than 59% of Canadian towns: 21%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 47% predate 1961, 4.7% date from 2001 or later.
Half above, half below $74,000 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; Eston’s, at $74,000, is 14% lower. The median across Saskatchewan’s towns is $86,500. Pandemic benefits reached 17% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 10%, a lower share than 57% of Canadian towns
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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Eston, 3.7%. Here, 4.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 23% in Eston, less than in 82% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents is 3.7%, against 15% across Canada’s towns. For residents with no religion, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 35%.
English is the mother tongue of 92%, and 1.6% speak French as well
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.5%, below 92% of Canadian towns. Eston has fewer bilingual residents than 99% of Canadian towns, at 1.6%.
In Eston, 22% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 7%, beside a typical 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 64% of residents 15 and over had a job
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 64%.
A younger town than 1 of the 3 around it: Eston
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. No closer places have figures: these lie 44–70 km from Eston.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eston | 1,005 | — | 41.2 | 24% | 3.7% |
| Kindersley | 4,740 | 44.3 km | 40 | 17% | 11% |
| Kindersley No. 290 | 1,023 | 50.4 km | 38.8 | 17% | 5.1% |
| Rosetown | 2,600 | 69.7 km | 44.8 | 27% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Saskatchewan’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.
- 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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Eston’s residents
Is Eston bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 1.6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 98% only English, and French is the first language of 0.5%.
How diverse is Eston?
3.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.7% belong to a visible minority and 8.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Eston?
76% are Christian and 23% have no religion; 1.5% follow another religion.
Is Eston good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 49% of households. One-parent families: 5.8%. Schools near Eston are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Eston?
The median household in Eston took in $74,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Eston?
Eston had about 1,005 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 972, 8% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Eston?
A median age of 41.2. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 24%.
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).