Grand Forks
Small town · British Columbia · Population 4,112
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 56 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 52.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 55.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 · 2011: 2.1 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 49.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 45% · 2016: 41.3%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.4%2016: 12.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.5%2016: 7.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.8%2016: 16.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.4%2016: 29.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%34.8%2016: 33.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.2%2011: 16.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.3%2011: 33%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.1%2011: 10.1%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33.3%2016: 35.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.1%2011: 6.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%13.9%2016: 12.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.1%2016: 30.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.5%2016: 15.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.5%2016: 29.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.2%2016: 12.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.8%2016: 96.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.7%2016: 3.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%88.3%2016: 86.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 0.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10.8%2016: 13%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 11.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%74.1%2016: 79.4%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%25.9%2016: 20.6%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%75.9%2016: 77.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.2%2016: 1.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%6.4%2016: 7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.1%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%11%2016: 11%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.4%2016: 2.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%24.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%80%2016: 81%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%14.5%2016: 12.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%3.1%2016: 4.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 1.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021