Photo: rd laloche · CC BY 2.0La Loche is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 25.6
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (15%), La Loche is above 94% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 725 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 3,124. The census found that 5.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier here. 21% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 74% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of La Loche
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 94% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 53% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 67% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of La Loche is 25.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 34% are under 15 and 4.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A town of renters
68% of households rent their home, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 2.8% live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower than most: +3% since 2016, behind 58% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, by more than ±0%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 24%.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns, at 4.8%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Children under 15 make up 34%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ La Loche, 25.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women.
28% of households are one-parent families, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in La Loche, 3.5. The share of one-parent families across Canada’s towns is 8.2%.
La Loche ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 15%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law; in La Loche, 17%. 63% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%.
68% of households rent their home, a share 95% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Against a figure of 64% across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses in La Loche comes in at 55%. Set beside that, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 30% date from 2001 or later, 2.1% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $71,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; La Loche’s, at $71,500, is 17% lower. Within Saskatchewan’s towns, the household in the middle had $86,500. Pandemic benefits reached 69% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
0.4% of residents are immigrants, the fewest of Saskatchewan’s towns
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
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 0.4% in La Loche. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 97% of Canadian towns.
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 94% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 1.4% in La Loche. For comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Here, just over a fifth of residents said they have no religion.
Beyond English and French: 9.8% grew up with another language
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
At home, 52% mostly speak another language; 0.6% speak neither English nor French. On bilingual residents, La Loche sits lower than 99% of Canadian towns: 0.8%. Here 0.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 1.5%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 7.7%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 47% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
In work on census day: 31% of adults
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.
The employment rate of 31% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 4.8% of residents are 65 or over.
Of 41 towns its size (3,073 to 3,176 people), the 1st youngest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
La Loche is the youngest of them at 25.6; Valhalla, at 66, the oldest. By median age, La Loche sits among Ainslie Wood East (28.2) and Clear Hills (30.6).
La Loche is younger than every town around it
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to La Loche with figures are 91–149 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Loche | 3,124 | — | 25.6 | 4.8% | 0.4% |
| Buffalo Narrows | 1,064 | 90.8 km | 34 | 11% | 0% |
| Fort McMurray | 81,611 | 125.2 km | 34.4 | 4.3% | 22% |
| Île-à-la-Crosse | 1,484 | 148.7 km | 31 | 11% | 0.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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 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.
Questions about La Loche’s residents
What is the average age in La Loche?
A median age of 25.6, younger than 99% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 34%, and people 65 and over 4.8%.
Is La Loche bilingual?
0.8% 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 0.2%.
How diverse is La Loche?
0.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.4% belong to a visible minority and 94% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in La Loche?
75% are Christian and 21% have no religion; 3.8% follow another religion.
Is La Loche good for families?
Under 15: 34% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 24% of households. One-parent families: 28%. Schools near La Loche are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in La Loche?
The median household in La Loche took in $71,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of La Loche?
La Loche had about 3,124 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,514, 3% more 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).