Highlands, British Columbia Population & Demographics

Statistic	Highlands	British Columbia	National
Population	2,398	5,149,422	38,134,230
Population density (sq km)	62	5	4
Median age	45.6	42.3	40.9
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married couples	73%	71%	66%
Families w/ kids at home	42%	41%	43%
Speak English only	94.1%	89.7%	68.8%
Speak French only	0.0%	0.0%	4.5%

Key Findings

The population density in Highlands is 1068% higher than British Columbia
The median age in Highlands is 8% higher than British Columbia
In Highlands 2.17% of the population is South Asian
In Highlands 0.56% of the population is Arab
In Highlands 0.52% of the population is Korean

Compare Highlands, BC Demographics

Visible Minority Population

Data	Percent
South Asian	2.2%
Arab	0.6%
Korean	0.5%
Chinese	0.5%
Filipino	0.5%

Immigrants By Place Of Birth

Data	Percent
United Kingdom	2.0%
Netherlands	1.7%
Germany	1.5%
United States	1.3%
South Africa	0.5%

The best places in British Columbia

Here are the best places to live in British Columbia

Check out the 10 safest cities in British Columbia

Top 10 cities in British Columbia with the best education system

10 best cities to buy a new house in British Columbia

Household income distribution

Family breakdown

Highlands age breakdown

Source: The Highlands, BC data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.