| Statistic | Fort St. John | British Columbia | National | 
| Population | 21,858 | 5,149,422 | 38,134,230 | 
| Population density (sq km) | 824 | 5 | 4 | 
| Median age | 32.3 | 42.3 | 40.9 | 
| Male/Female ratio | 0.9:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 
| Married couples | 60% | 71% | 66% | 
| Families w/ kids at home | 46% | 41% | 43% | 
| Speak English only | 94.7% | 89.7% | 68.8% | 
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 
| Data | Percent | 
| South Asian | 3.8% | 
| Filipino | 3.4% | 
| Black | 2.5% | 
| Chinese | 1.1% | 
| Southeast Asian | 0.5% | 
| Data | Percent | 
| Philippines | 2.7% | 
| India | 1.1% | 
| United States | 0.9% | 
| Germany | 0.7% | 
| United Kingdom | 0.6% |