| Statistic | Downtown Nanaimo | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| Population | 1,714 | 101,513 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 1,537 | 1,066 | 5 |
| Median age | 58.8 | 45.0 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.1:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 59% | 65% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 8% | 33% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 90.2% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Southeast Asian | 1.1% |
| Korean | 0.8% |
| Chinese | 0.8% |
| South Asian | 0.5% |
| Data | Percent |
| United Kingdom | 4.6% |
| United States | 2.8% |
| South Korea | 0.9% |
| Other Western Europe | 0.9% |
| Other Northern Europe | 0.8% |