Census Profile · BC Interior
2021 Census of Population, Salmon Arm, City, British Columbia.
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is below 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
Salmon Arm was home to 19,432 residents in 2021, up 9.7% from 2016. The median age is 51.6, and the typical household has 2.3 people.
Of the area's 8,105 households, 77.7% own their home and 22.3% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $75,000.
Salmon Arm overlooks Shuswap Lake's southern arm, an agricultural and tourism town famous for houseboating, a landmark wooden wharf and some of the Interior's mildest winters.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Salmon Arm, 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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