| Statistic | Historic Japantown | Vancouver | British Columbia |
| Population | 5,762 | 694,440 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 16,059 | 5,844 | 5 |
| Median age | 52.1 | 39.3 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 0.6:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 45% | 66% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 17% | 40% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 77.9% | 83.3% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| Chinese | 20.7% |
| Latin American | 3.1% |
| Black | 2.5% |
| Southeast Asian | 2.0% |
| Korean | 1.3% |
| Data | Percent |
| China | 13.5% |
| United Kingdom | 2.3% |
| Hong Kong | 2.1% |
| United States | 2.1% |
| Vietnam | 1.5% |