Photo: Syd Cannings · CC BY 4.016% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Statistics Canada puts Macpherson-Grizzly Valley’s population at 1,634 for July 2025. Locally, 87% of households live in a single-detached house. This Yukon town has more one-person households than just over three quarters of Canadian towns, at 34%.
What stands out about the people of Macpherson-Grizzly Valley
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 16% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, and 9.8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Macpherson-Grizzly Valley went from 1,245 to 1,540 residents (+24%), faster growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A growing town: +24% since 2016, faster than 98% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, Canada’s towns changed by a median +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 6%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.8%, a lower share than 92% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The median age in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley is 42.8, higher than in 54% of Canadian towns. On the census count, 18% of residents are 65 or over. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: 9.1% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families is 4.2%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Macpherson-Grizzly Valley: 21% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 85% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley, 44%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Renter households make up 38% in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. 50% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 2.8% built before 1961.
Household income at the median: $95,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $95,000, the middle household in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 10%. Pandemic benefits reached 19% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
12% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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 12% in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (90%), then in Asia (7.9%).
Above 97% of Canadian towns: 63% of residents said they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Macpherson-Grizzly Valley has 3.3%. To put it in context, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
5.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents speak English and French in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley. Across the comparison, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 61% of Canadian towns: 33%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley, 33%, and 35% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 7.7%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
67% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 67%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
The places around Macpherson-Grizzly Valley
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer place has figures: this one lies 21 km from Macpherson-Grizzly Valley.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macpherson-Grizzly Valley | 1,634 | — | 42.8 | 18% | 12% |
| Whitehorse | 34,129 | 21.1 km | 37.6 | 14% | 15% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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 Canada’s towns. Yukon has too few towns of 2,500 or more for a median of its own, so each figure is set beside the median of all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out).
Questions about Macpherson-Grizzly Valley’s residents
Is Macpherson-Grizzly Valley bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 15% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 84% speak only English and 0.3% only French; 5.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is Macpherson-Grizzly Valley?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 12%. A visible minority makes up 3.3% and Indigenous residents 16%.
What religion are people in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley?
Most often Christian (33%) or no religion (63%); other religions make up 4%.
Is Macpherson-Grizzly Valley good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 54% of households and one-parent families 4.2%. Schools near Macpherson-Grizzly Valley are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley?
Median total household income in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley was $95,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Macpherson-Grizzly Valley?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,634 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Macpherson-Grizzly Valley counted 1,540, 24% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley?
Half the residents are older than 42.8 and half younger; 15% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
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).