PlaceDossier / BC places / North Okanagan

Enderby

A city in the North Okanagan Regional District. 3,028 people lived here in 2021, up 2.2% from 2016.

Land and hazards

HereRank in BC
In the farmland reserve (ALR)15%100th of 267
Burned by wildfire since 19960.0%
Years with a mapped wildfire since 19191most recent 1939
Under mineral, placer or coal titles0.0%
Land area4 km²

Shares of the land area, measured by us from the provincial maps. Fire perimeters before the 1950s are less complete. A title or a past fire somewhere in the area says nothing about a given lot: a property report checks the parcel itself.

Source: Agricultural Land Reserve polygons, Agricultural Land Commission (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Fire perimeters – historical, BC Wildfire Service (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Mineral, placer and coal tenures, Mineral Titles Branch (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); 2021 census subdivision boundaries, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Water wells

14 water-supply wells on record; half are deeper than 30 m, and the median tested yield is 34 L/min. Wells here rank 199th of 296 for depth.

Source: Groundwater wells (GWELLS), Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).

Climate

HereRank in BC
January mean temperature-3.7 °C
July mean temperature19.1 °C55th of 237
Yearly precipitation653 mm
Yearly snowfall184 cm35th of 237

Normals for 1981-2010 at the Salmon Arm A station, about 16 km from the centre of the area. Elevation matters a lot in BC: a hillside lot can be much colder and snowier than the station.

Source: Climate normals 1981-2010, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada).

People and homes

HereBC
Population, 20213,0285,000,879
Change since 2016+2.2%+7.6%
Median age54.442.8
Under 1513.9%14.3%
65 and over32.9%20.3%
Median household income (2020)$59,600$85,000
Homes owned by the people living in them73.9%66.8%
Single-detached houses59.9%42.4%
Movable dwellings (mobile homes and the like)2.1%2.5%
Built before 196119.2%12.5%
Needing major repairs5.2%5.8%
Median home value (owners' estimate)$400,000$785,000
Median monthly rent$890$1,370
Worked from home14.9%22.6%
Unemployment rate7.1%8.4%

Bars: the dark bar is this place, the gold mark is BC.

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Who lives here

HereBC
Indigenous identity10.6%5.9%
Immigrants7.6%29.0%
Visible minority3.2%34.4%
No religion or a secular outlook58.9%52.1%

Bars: the dark bar is this place, the gold mark is BC.

Shown for context, like the other census figures. We don't rank or score places on these.

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Census figures are from 2021; the next census results start in 2027. Area boundaries are Statistics Canada's census subdivisions, which follow municipal and electoral area lines.