Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Merritt, City
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Merritt (City), 2016 to 2021
English only
-0.1%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -0.1% (or -5 people).
French only
...
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was ... (or 0 people).
English and French
-19.1%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was -19.1% (or -85 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Merritt (City), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Merritt (City), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Merritt (City), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Merritt (City), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Merritt (City), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English only | 6,520 | 93.0 | 6,515 | 94.2 |
French only | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
English and French | 445 | 6.3 | 360 | 5.2 |
Neither English nor French | 45 | 0.6 | 35 | 0.5 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Merritt (City), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English | 6,210 | 88.5 | 6,190 | 89.5 |
French | 85 | 1.1 | 75 | 1.1 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Merritt (City), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English | 6,760 | 96.4 | 6,645 | 96.1 |
French | 30 | 0.4 | 20 | 0.3 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Merritt (City), 2016 and 2021
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