Thompson-Nicola P (Rivers and the Peaks)
Small town · British Columbia · Population 4,098
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: 48.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 38.8% (estimated) · 2016: 32.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.9%2016: 13.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.7%2016: 7.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.2%2016: 20.7%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.2%2016: 35.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.2%2016: 21.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.8%2011: 26.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%43.9%2011: 43.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.1%2011: 4.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%20.6%2016: 18.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.6%2011: 6.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.5%2016: 12%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.6%2016: 25.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%17.6%2016: 18%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.4%2016: 27.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.3%2016: 16.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.1%2016: 95.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.8%2016: 4.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.3%2016: 93.6%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.5%2016: 5.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.3%2016: 91.2%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%8.7%2016: 8.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%87.8%2016: 77.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.4%2016: 1.3%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.4%2016: 1.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.6%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.2%2016: 0.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%7.5%2016: 18.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%5.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%37.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%6.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.6%2016: 95.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.6%2016: 1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.6%2016: 1.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%6.2%2016: 1.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021