Census Profile · Sea to Sky & Sunshine Coast
2021 Census of Population, Squamish, District municipality, 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
Squamish was home to 23,819 residents in 2021, up 22.2% from 2016. The median age is 37.6, and the typical household has 2.6 people.
Of the area's 9,190 households, 70.1% own their home and 29.9% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $111,000.
Squamish sits at the head of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway between Vancouver and Whistler, a former forestry and rail town reborn as a self-styled Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Squamish, District municipality, 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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