Photo: George Back · Public domainÎle-à-la-Crosse is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 31
The share of residents who moved in within the year is 5.1%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. In Île-à-la-Crosse, 18% of households are one-parent families. 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a higher share than in 86% of Canadian towns. The town had about 1,484 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 445 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Île-à-la-Crosse
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 92% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 20% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 10% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Île-à-la-Crosse’s median age is 31; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Île-à-la-Crosse has grown +10%, faster than 81% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 4%.
Île-à-la-Crosse: 28% of residents are under 15, above 99% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Just over a tenth of Île-à-la-Crosse is 65 or over, against 16% across Saskatchewan’s towns and 19% across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 94% of Canadian towns: 3.2 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households make up 20%, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
Île-à-la-Crosse ranks below 88% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 30%
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 46% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Compared with other places, common-law partners are common here: 14%, more than in 73% of Canadian towns.
49% of households rent their home, a share 85% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
The share of households in buildings of five or more storeys tops nearly two thirds of Canadian towns: 2.2%. The comparison figure for renter households is 25% across Canada’s towns. 76% of households live in a single-detached house.
Median gross household income: $86,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Île-à-la-Crosse’s median household took in $86,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Saskatchewan’s towns have a median of $86,500. The pandemic’s benefits: 45% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
0.7% 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
100% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Fewer immigrants than in 99% of Canadian towns: 0.7%.
Indigenous residents: 92%, a higher share than 99% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Île-à-la-Crosse has 1.4%. Add to that, 28% of residents said they have no religion, a lower share than in 71% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, Indigenous residents come to 2.8%.
81% have English as their mother tongue; 1.4% also speak French
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. Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Île-à-la-Crosse has 1.4%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 14%, a lower share than 86% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 23% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
37% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 37%; 11% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age: 3 of the 5 towns around Île-à-la-Crosse are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 58–152 km from Île-à-la-Crosse.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île-à-la-Crosse | 1,484 | — | 31 | 11% | 0.7% |
| Buffalo Narrows | 1,064 | 57.9 km | 34 | 11% | 0% |
| Pinehouse | 1,064 | 83.8 km | 25.4 | 5.4% | 0% |
| Beaver River No. 622 | 1,442 | 147.2 km | 45.6 | 20% | 1.6% |
| La Loche | 3,124 | 148.7 km | 25.6 | 4.8% | 0.4% |
| Meadow Lake | 5,667 | 151.8 km | 32.8 | 13% | 7.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Saskatchewan’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.
Questions about Île-à-la-Crosse’s residents
Is Île-à-la-Crosse good for families?
Children under 15 are 28% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 37% of households and one-parent families 18%. Schools near Île-à-la-Crosse are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Île-à-la-Crosse?
Median total household income in Île-à-la-Crosse was $86,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Île-à-la-Crosse?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,484 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Île-à-la-Crosse counted 1,425, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Île-à-la-Crosse?
Half the residents are older than 31 and half younger; 28% are children under 15 and 11% are 65 or over.
Is Île-à-la-Crosse bilingual?
1.4% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 99% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0%.
How diverse is Île-à-la-Crosse?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0.7%. A visible minority makes up 1.4% and Indigenous residents 92%.
What religion are people in Île-à-la-Crosse?
Most often Christian (72%) or no religion (28%); other religions make up 0.3%.
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).