Photo: Yakky97 · CC BY-SA 4.0Younger than 90% of Canadian towns: half of McNab is under 35.2
The share of renter households tops 88% of Canadian towns: 54%. 12% of households are one-parent families, a higher share than in 89% of Canadian towns. At the 2021 Census, 2,510 people lived in McNab, in 1,090 households. Locally, nearly one in ten residents are not Canadian citizens.
What stands out about the people of McNab
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 11% of residents, more than in 88% of Canadian towns, and 5.6% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of McNab’s residents are under 35.2 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 19% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
23% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2.1 times the typical share; 67% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 42%, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and 18% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of children under 15 than 74% of Canadian towns: 19%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
18% of residents are 65 or over. At 11%, residents aged 15 to 24 sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ McNab, 35.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women.
One-person households make up 42% in McNab, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 6.9% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 86% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Average household size: 2.1 people.
In McNab, 32% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 38% of adults (typical: 27%). Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 12% in McNab.
McNab sits above 71% of Canadian towns for households in buildings of five or more storeys (4.1%)
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
Half of households live in a single-detached house (Canada’s towns: 64%). Newer homes outnumber old: 38% date from 2001 or later, 19% from before 1961.
Half of households earn more than $74,100 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in McNab: half had less than $74,100, 14% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Saskatchewan’s towns, the household in the middle had $86,500. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 28% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
McNab sits above 96% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (23%)
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
20% of residents are immigrants; across Canada’s towns the figure is 17%. Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%.
In McNab, 11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
37% of residents said they have no religion (Canada’s towns: 35%). Here, 26% of residents belong to a visible minority. As a reference point, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 79%, and 7.7% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At 1.9%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns. 9% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.4% speak neither official language.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 53% of Canadian towns, at 29%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 11% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 57% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 57%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (2,500 to 2,588), the 6th youngest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
City Commercial Core is the youngest of them at 32.7; North Frontenac, at 61.6, the oldest. The towns whose median age is nearest to McNab’s: Dufferin (34.8), Minchau (35.2), Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague (36) and Magrath (36).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than McNab
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNab | 2,510 | — | 35.2 | 18% | 20% |
| Rosemont/Mount Royal | 10,497 | 1.6 km | 37.6 | 14% | 15% |
| North Central | 9,124 | 1.8 km | 35.1 | 9.8% | 15% |
| Cathedral Village | 7,311 | 1.8 km | 37.4 | 14% | 13% |
| Normanview Residents Group | 3,916 | 2.8 km | 37.7 | 16% | 25% |
| Normanview West | 2,866 | 2.8 km | 40.6 | 17% | 11% |
| Downtown | 4,282 | 2.9 km | 51.4 | 34% | 21% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- 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.
Questions about McNab’s residents
How diverse is McNab?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 20%. A visible minority makes up 26% and Indigenous residents 11%.
What religion are people in McNab?
Most often Christian (52%) or no religion (37%); other religions make up 11%.
Is McNab good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 35% of households and one-parent families 12%. Schools near McNab are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in McNab?
Median total household income in McNab was $74,100 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of McNab?
McNab had 2,510 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in McNab?
Half the residents are older than 35.2 and half younger, younger than 90% of Canadian towns; 19% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is McNab bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 7.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 92% speak only English and 0.2% only French; 1.9% grew up with French.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).