Prince Rupert
Town · British Columbia · Population 12,300
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
- 39.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 39.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 40.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 41.7% · 2016: 43.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.2%2016: 18.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.9%2016: 12.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.2%2016: 25.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%27.5%2016: 29.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.2%2016: 14.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.6%2011: 25.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%22.9%2011: 22.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.8%2011: 12.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.2%2016: 29.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.6%2011: 11.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%16.9%2016: 20.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32%2016: 30.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.2%2016: 13.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19.8%2016: 21.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%19.2%2016: 13.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.3%2016: 94.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.5%2016: 4.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.1%2016: 0.8%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.4%2016: 84.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%14.9%2016: 14.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 4.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%62.3%2016: 59.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%37.8%2016: 40.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%56.7%2016: 56.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.9%2016: 4.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.6%2016: 6.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%12.5%2016: 12.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%17.9%2016: 16.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%1.1%2016: 0.7%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.2%2016: 2.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%36%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%39.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%2.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.7%2016: 83.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.7%2016: 3.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%10.2%2016: 10%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.9%2016: 1.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.6%2016: 2%
Statistics Canada, 2021