Kootenay Boundary D / Rural Grand Forks
Small town · British Columbia · Population 3,226
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
- 57.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 52.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 55.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 40.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.6% · 2016: 26.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.3%2016: 11.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7%2016: 7.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%15.7%2016: 14.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.5%2016: 36.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%32.7%2016: 29.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.7%2011: 19.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%41.2%2011: 40.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.6%2011: 6.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.7%2016: 26.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.9%2011: 8.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.6%2016: 8.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%37.5%2016: 31%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.4%2016: 16.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.3%2016: 31.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.2%2016: 12.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.7%2016: 96.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.3%2016: 3.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.3%2016: 86.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%9.5%2016: 12.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%93%2016: 88.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%6.7%2016: 11.1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%87.4%2016: 90.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.4%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%12.3%2016: 9.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%22.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%34.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.4%2016: 91.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%8.1%2016: 5.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.4%2016: 3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.7%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021