Prince George
Small city · British Columbia · Population 76,708
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
- 38.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 38.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 45.3% · 2016: 43.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.9%2016: 17.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.8%2016: 13.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.3%2016: 27.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.8%2016: 27.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.2%2016: 14.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22%2011: 25.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%24.9%2011: 24.8%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.6%2011: 10.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.6%2016: 28.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.9%2011: 12.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11%2016: 13.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32%2016: 30.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.1%2016: 12.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%22.9%2016: 23.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%22.9%2016: 19.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.4%2016: 94.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5%2016: 5.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.5%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.8%2016: 87.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%12%2016: 10.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 7.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 7.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%68.2%2016: 68.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%31.9%2016: 31.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%58.1%2016: 59.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.1%2016: 4.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.8%2016: 5.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%7.8%2016: 7.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.9%2016: 14.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1.8%2016: 1.4%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%7.5%2016: 7.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%10.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%51.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.2%2016: 89.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.2%2016: 2.9%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.9%2016: 5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.8%2016: 1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021