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In Penticton, unemployment is 8.4% (2021).

The unemployment rate was 8.4% in May 2021. In May 2021, the foreign population was 1,405.

Last checked 2026-09-2623 sources

Population36,885people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Penticton (Census subdivision 5907041)
Median gross salary3,072EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada
Average rent957.1EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01
Unemployment rate8.4%country median 8.4% — about the sameOfficial source · Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain
Recorded crime6,943incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Penticton?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Penticton recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50
Transport pass€28
Mobile plan, 10 GB€24
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited49.79 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Bell Fibe 500 home internet2Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.27 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Public Mobile 50GB plan10Official · national market
Monthly transport pass28.02 EUR/month13 Sept 2026BC Transit / South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit1Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent25.9 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Dwellings18,457 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings17,361 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)1,039 EUR/month31 Oct 2023CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 20235Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)957.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2025CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-014Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Penticton a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker40%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 30–50%
Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on education · range 41–59%
Student29%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 18–40%
Family43%strong on family, weak on education · range 32–54%
Retirement31%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Penticton?

The median gross salary is about 3,072 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions. the regional series (home-region basis, {period}) is a separate labelled row in the table — shown in the table below.

  • Median gross salary: 3,072 EUR/month · Statistics Canada14
  • Median gross salary (regional): 2,179 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca21

What is the unemployment rate in Penticton?

The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain17

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Penticton is 8.4%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate50.9 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Median gross salary3,072 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada14Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,179 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca21Official
Unemployment rate8.4 %country median 8.4% — about the same11 May 2021Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain17Official

What does a salary buy in Penticton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Penticton median gross pay: €3,072 (Statistics Canada, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,349of €2,408 take-home
  • Rent
  • Transport
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,408
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31− €957
Public transport pass€28 · official · BC Transit / South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit · 2026-09-13− €28
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city—
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30− €24
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,349
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Penticton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

Government of Canada

Job SearchMigrant Support

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Penticton. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Penticton?

Police recorded about 6,943 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police6

Recorded crime across major citiesPenticton highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Penticton highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894
Edmonton7,108
Halifax6,020
Vancouver5,438
Calgary4,796
London4,743
Québec4,630
Ottawa4,298
Hamilton4,257
Toronto4,177
Gatineau3,756
Montreal3,674
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,943 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police6Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportYYF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Penticton. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, Frenchfree
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Penticton.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.8°C in January and 21.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 28.1 mm in January and 28.3 mm in July. Annual PM10 was 6 µg/m³ in 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in CanadaWhere Penticton lands among 70 measured cities

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean6 µg/m³country median 10.52024Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.7Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.6 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 15.7 · May 21.4 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 29.2 · Aug 28.4 · Sep 22.6 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 2.1 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — PENTICTON A, 1991-20203Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.2 · Feb -3.1 · Mar -0.6 · Apr 2.4 · May 7.1 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 3.5 · Nov 0 · Dec -2.8 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — PENTICTON A, 1991-20203Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.8 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 9.1 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 21.4 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 3.4 · Dec -0.4 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — PENTICTON A, 1991-20203Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 28.1 · Feb 19.3 · Mar 22.7 · Apr 25.6 · May 38.2 · Jun 43.8 · Jul 28.3 · Aug 27 · Sep 24.5 · Oct 28.9 · Nov 28.1 · Dec 29.6 mm31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — PENTICTON A, 1991-20203Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 42.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 857.3 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Penticton?

The published population was 36,885 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Penticton (Census subdivision 5907041)19

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,405 is not 13.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area43.03 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
City area42.1 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Penticton, CSD 5907045)18Official
Foreign-resident share13.41 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada15Official
Foreign residents1,405 people11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.20Official
Population density857.3 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.20Official
Population36,885 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Penticton (Census subdivision 5907041)19Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 13.7% between 2001 and 2022, from 32,392 to 36,821.

International community in Penticton

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data4,795100.0%
Europe2,47051.5%
Asia1,39529.1%
United Kingdom96020.0%
Americas60512.6%
India53511.2%
United States of America4158.7%
Germany3908.1%
Philippines3757.8%
Other places of birth in Europe3256.8%
Portugal2004.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Africa2004.2%
Netherlands1753.6%
Other places of birth in Asia1352.8%
Oceania and other places of birth1202.5%
Korea, South1102.3%
Hungary952.0%
South Africa, Republic of952.0%
Other places of birth in Americas651.4%
Poland651.4%
China651.4%
Mexico601.3%
Italy551.1%
Other places of birth in Africa551.1%
France501.0%
Viet Nam501.0%
Iran400.8%
Greece350.7%
Nigeria350.7%
Croatia300.6%
Russian Federation300.6%
Ukraine300.6%
Hong Kong300.6%
Serbia250.5%
Jamaica200.4%
El Salvador150.3%
Peru150.3%
Romania150.3%
Afghanistan150.3%
Syria150.3%
Egypt100.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data35,720100.0%
Canadian citizens34,32096.1%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over29,15581.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 185,16014.4%
Not Canadian citizens1,4053.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data36,075100.0%
Single responses35,65098.8%
Official languages34,05094.4%
English33,89093.9%
Non-official languages1,5954.4%
Non-Indigenous languages1,5954.4%
Indo-European languages1,1153.1%
Indo-Iranian languages6851.9%
Indo-Aryan languages6651.8%
Punjabi (Panjabi)6151.7%
Multiple responses4251.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
English and non-official language(s)3551.0%
Italic (Romance) languages1750.5%
French1650.5%
Austronesian languages1450.4%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)1350.4%
Germanic languages1200.3%
Sino-Tibetan languages1100.3%
Chinese languages1100.3%
Balto-Slavic languages900.2%
Slavic languages900.2%
Spanish800.2%
Portuguese750.2%
High German languages650.2%
German650.2%
Korean600.2%
Yue (Cantonese)550.2%
English and French550.2%
Mandarin500.1%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages450.1%
Uralic languages400.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages350.1%
Vietnamese350.1%
Hungarian300.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages300.1%
Semitic languages300.1%
Arabic300.1%
Japanese300.1%
Afrikaans250.1%
Hindi250.1%
Polish200.1%
Serbo-Croatian200.1%
Dutch200.1%
Greek200.1%
Iranian languages200.1%
Persian languages200.1%
Italian200.1%
Tai-Kadai languages150.0%
Thai150.0%
Albanian150.0%
Czech150.0%
Russian150.0%
Nepali150.0%
Iranian Persian150.0%
Sign languages100.0%
American Sign Language100.0%
Dravidian languages100.0%
Tamil100.0%
Croatian100.0%
Serbian100.0%
Slovak100.0%
Scandinavian languages100.0%
Finnish50.0%
French and non-official language(s)50.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.0%
Multiple non-official languages50.0%
Ilocano50.0%
Malayalam50.0%
Swedish50.0%
Bengali50.0%
Urdu50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad13.4 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada12Official
Households17,360 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Labour force participation rate55.6 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Median age52 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada16Official

Alternatives for people set on Penticton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Kelowna as a Penticton alternative in the same region

44 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 144,576 Kelowna vs 36,885 Penticton+292%
  • Nearest airport: 11.4 km Kelowna vs 4.0 km Penticton+185%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,922 (2024) Kelowna vs 6,943 (2025) Pentictonno percentage
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,312 Kelowna vs €3,072 Penticton+8%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,331 Kelowna vs €2,179 Penticton+7%
  • Foreign residents: 15.3% Kelowna vs 13.4% Penticton+14%
  • Unemployment: 7.9% Kelowna vs 8.4% Penticton−6%

Aurora as a Penticton alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3079 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 4.0 km Penticton+888%
  • Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 13.4% Penticton+174%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,072 Penticton+42%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,179 Penticton+42%
  • Unemployment: 11.8% Aurora vs 8.4% Penticton+40%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 6,943 Penticton−38%
  • Residents: 62,057 Aurora vs 36,885 Penticton+68%

Cities near Penticton

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Canada

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Penticton in rankings

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Penticton?

The published population was 36,885 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Penticton (Census subdivision 5907041).

How safe is Penticton?

Police recorded about 6,943 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police.

What is the typical salary in Penticton?

The median gross salary is about 3,072 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Penticton?

The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain.

What is the typical salary around Penticton?

The median gross salary is 2,179 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Penticton?

1,405 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status..

Is Penticton a good place to live?

Penticton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Penticton?

Summerland is near Penticton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data live in Penticton?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,795 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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