Thompson-Nicola M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North)
Small town · British Columbia · Population 1,637
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
- 55.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 54.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.6% · 2016: 31.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.8%2016: 11.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%6.4%2016: 8.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%16.8%2016: 16.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.9%2016: 39.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.5%2016: 25.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.1%2011: 20.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%43.2%2011: 39.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.5%2011: 4.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26%2016: 28%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.2%2011: 10.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.7%2016: 16.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%35.4%2016: 29.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%20%2016: 17.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.1%2016: 24.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%9.1%2016: 11.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.1%2016: 95.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.9%2016: 4.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93%2016: 92.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%6.1%2016: 6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.6%2016: 80.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.4%2016: 18.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%80.1%2016: 79.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.1%2016: 2.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%16.4%2016: 16.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%41.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.9%2016: 96.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.5%2016: 0%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.6%2016: 1.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021