North Okanagan B
Small town · British Columbia · Population 3,274
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
- 50.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 35.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 50.9% (estimated) · 2016: 32.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.4%2016: 14.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.2%2016: 10.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.9%2016: 19.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.8%2016: 33%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25.8%2016: 23%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.3%2011: 25.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.4%2011: 35.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.8%2011: 6.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%23%2016: 21%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.5%2011: 13%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.1%2016: 8.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%39%2016: 29.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%9.1%2016: 15.4%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.8%2016: 29.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.2%2016: 16%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.6%2016: 94.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.4%2016: 4.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.2%2016: 89.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 0.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.9%2016: 9.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.8%2016: 85.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.2%2016: 14.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%73.9%2016: 74.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.9%2016: 1.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%10.1%2016: 10.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.3%2016: 2.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%11.7%2016: 9.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%49.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%19.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.4%2016: 92.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.1%2016: 4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.9%2016: 2.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021