| Statistic | Fort St. James | British Columbia | National | 
| Population | 1,648 | 5,149,422 | 38,134,230 | 
| Population density (sq km) | 65 | 5 | 4 | 
| Median age | 39.1 | 42.3 | 40.9 | 
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 
| Married couples | 59% | 71% | 66% | 
| Families w/ kids at home | 40% | 41% | 43% | 
| Speak English only | 97.1% | 89.7% | 68.8% | 
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 
| Data | Percent | 
| South Asian | 3.9% | 
| Latin American | 1.6% | 
| Chinese | 1.1% | 
| Japanese | 0.9% | 
| Filipino | 0.9% | 
| Data | Percent | 
| India | 1.3% | 
| Germany | 1.0% | 
| Mexico | 0.9% | 
| Czech Republic | 0.5% | 
| China | 0.4% |