Photo: Louis White · CC BY-SA 2.012% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
With a median age of 36.8, Saskatoon is younger than 83% of Canadian towns. About 318,067 people lived here in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Census figures put households in buildings of five or more storeys at 4.4% locally. Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year in Saskatoon comes in at 16%.
What stands out about the people of Saskatoon
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
12% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 5.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Saskatoon grew +8% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 71% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 20% higher again.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 15% in Saskatoon, less than in 71% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Here 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Saskatoon: 30% of households are one person living alone, above 60% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Saskatoon, 2.4. Locally, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families. One-person households make up 27% across Canada’s towns.
Saskatoon ranks below 62% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 9.3%
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 nearly a third of adults, beside a typical 27%. In Saskatoon, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Saskatoon sits above 68% of Canadian towns for renter households (35%)
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
31% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 16% built before 1961. As a yardstick, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. On households in single-detached houses, Saskatoon sits lower than 62% of Canadian towns: 55%.
A median household income of $85,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Saskatoon: half had more than $85,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Saskatchewan’s towns, the typical figure is $86,500. COVID-19 benefits went to 29% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
A higher share of residents without Canadian citizenship than 73% of Canadian towns, at 12%
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 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 59% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (68%) and in Europe (13%). Elsewhere, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns.
Saskatoon ranks above 61% of Canadian towns on visible minority residents: 25%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (5%) and Hindu (2%). As a yardstick, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, 38% of residents said they have no religion in Saskatoon.
76% have English as their mother tongue; 6.5% 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
12% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.4% speak neither official language. Lower than in 62% of Canadian towns: 1.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue. Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Saskatoon has 6.5%.
Saskatoon sits above 68% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (38%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 7.2% (typical 9.5%). As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 62% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
62% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
From a median age of 31 in University to 62 in Nutana Urban Centre
The city’s 43 neighbourhoods, youngest first; each links its own page.
Nutana Urban Centre is the oldest area, with 47% aged 65 or over; University the youngest (median age 31). Blairmore Suburban Centre has the largest immigrant share, 41%. Central Business District has the most renters: 72% of households.
3 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Saskatoon
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatoon | 318,067 | — | 36.8 | 15% | 20% |
| Grosvenor Park | 6,240 | 0.4 km | 32.9 | 16% | 23% |
| Central Business District | 4,987 | 1.1 km | 43.8 | 28% | 14% |
| City Park | 3,827 | 1.4 km | 35.3 | 14% | 12% |
| Haultain | 6,126 | 1.5 km | 35.5 | 13% | 15% |
| Buena Vista | 5,777 | 2.2 km | 40 | 20% | 9.3% |
| Holliston | 2,963 | 2.6 km | 37.7 | 16% | 16% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Saskatoon’s residents
How diverse is Saskatoon?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 20%. A visible minority makes up 25% and Indigenous residents 12%.
What religion are people in Saskatoon?
Most often Christian (52%) or no religion (38%); other religions make up 11%.
Is Saskatoon good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 50% of households and one-parent families 8.6%. Schools near Saskatoon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saskatoon?
Median total household income in Saskatoon was $85,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saskatoon?
The latest figure is an estimate: 318,067 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saskatoon counted 266,141, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saskatoon?
Half the residents are older than 36.8 and half younger; 18% are children under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.
Is Saskatoon bilingual?
English and French: 6.5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.2%.
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).