Why LIve in Coquitlam? Here's some info at Glance!

 

141,000+ people call Coquitlam home

 

6,200+ licensed businesses operate in
our community

 

98% of residents rate their quality of
life as “good” or “very good”

 

1 in 4 residents over the age of 18
either work or go to school in Coquitlam

 

38: average age of Coquitlam residents,
younger than the BC average

43% of Coquitlam residents were born
outside of Canada (top three
countries: China, South Korea, Iran)

 

56% of residents over the age of 25
have post-secondary education

 

1: rank of the Coquitlam school district
in the Fraser Health Authority in terms
of high school completion rates

 

45,745: total number of housing units

 

77% of residents own their home

 

$109,712: average family income of
couples with children

 

$67,700: median income

 

*2014 stats