Census Profile · BC North
2021 Census of Population, Prince George, City, British Columbia.
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is above it.
Regional average 1,002 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average across the 83 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Prince George was home to 76,708 residents in 2021, up 3.7% from 2016. The median age is 38.8, and the typical household has 2.4 people.
Of the area's 31,795 households, 68.2% own their home and 31.8% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $88,000.
Prince George anchors the entire northern half of the province, a university and forestry city built where the Fraser and Nechako Rivers converge at the crossing of Highways 16 and 97.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Prince George, City, British Columbia, British Columbia. Reproduced and distributed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Median income is the median total income of households in 2020. Figures are rounded by Statistics Canada and are provided for general information only.
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