Photo: Daniel Paquet from Regina, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.030% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, against 86% in Foam Lake. There are 4% more residents than in 2016. Here, 14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The median age in the town is 49.6, higher than in 84% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Foam Lake
Many older residents
30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 11% are 80 or over, and 39% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +4% change since 2016: slower than 52% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% below the census count.
Only 9.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Foam Lake
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, against 15% in Foam Lake.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
In Foam Lake, 39% of households are one person living alone, more than in 87% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
At 2.1 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Locally, 5.5% of households are one-parent families.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 57% of Canadian towns, at 49%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
22% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
Renter households: 24%, a lower share than 53% 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 third of homes were built before 1961 and 2.8% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for renter households is 25% across Canada’s towns.
Median gross household income: $58,000 a year
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
Foam Lake’s median household took in $58,000 before tax, 33% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Saskatchewan’s towns the median is $86,500. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 20% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
8.5% 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 Foam Lake, 8.5%. 2.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Indigenous residents make up 11% in Foam Lake, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 6.7% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 38% of residents said they have no religion. The comparison figure for Indigenous residents is 2.8% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 89%, and 1.3% speak French as well
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 French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 1.3% of residents speak English and French here.
In Foam Lake, 13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 17% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
47% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
47% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 30% are 65 or more.
Median age: 2 of the 5 towns around Foam Lake are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 39–75 km from Foam Lake.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foam Lake | 1,154 | — | 49.6 | 30% | 8.5% |
| Wadena | 1,278 | 39.0 km | 52.4 | 32% | 3.7% |
| Wynyard | 1,827 | 47.0 km | 46.8 | 26% | 9.9% |
| Preeceville | 1,046 | 69.2 km | 51.6 | 34% | 11% |
| Preeceville No. 334 | 1,043 | 71.9 km | 46 | 24% | 2.6% |
| Canora | 2,179 | 75.3 km | 48.8 | 29% | 5.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Foam Lake’s residents
How diverse is Foam Lake?
Immigrants make up 8.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 6.7% are members of a visible minority, and 11% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Foam Lake?
Christian: 61%. No religion: 38%. Another religion: 1.3%.
Is Foam Lake good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 51% of households are couple families and 5.5% one-parent families. Schools near Foam Lake are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Foam Lake?
$58,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Foam Lake (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Foam Lake?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,154 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,183 in Foam Lake, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Foam Lake?
49.6 is the median age. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 30%.
Is Foam Lake bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 1.3% are. Another 0% speak only French and 99% only English, and French is the first language of 0%.
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).