Total Population
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 277 |
| 2002 | 283 |
| 2001 | 296 |
| 2000 | 289 |
| 1999 | 284 |
| 1998 | 287 |
| 1997 | 303 |
| 1996 | 290 |
| 1995 | 291 |
| 1994 | 297 |
| 1993 | 293 |
Age Distribution
Pelly Crossing's 2003 population of 277 is at the lowest point it has been for the past several years.
Pelly is predominantly a First Nations community. The 2001 Census indicated that First Nation members made up over 85 percent of the community population. In addition, a few non-First Nations people live and work in Pelly Crossing.
There has been little movement into Pelly Crossing during the past decade. The 2001 Census reported that just about 20 percent of residents had moved into the community during the previous five years. Some of these movers will be people who have moved from other provinces to take up positions in the community; others will have moved within the Yukon. It is also likely that some of those moving into Pelly Crossing will be returning residents who had previously moved away to work elsewhere.
The percentage of the population that is female is 51, just over the Yukon average of 50 percent.
Pelly Crossing has proportionately more children than the Yukon's overall average. Nearly 24 percent of the Pelly population is aged 14 or under, compared to 20 percent Yukon-wide. The proportion of youth, aged 15 to 24, is about the same as for the Yukon as a whole. The 25-to-44 age group is also well represented. The share in the 45-to-64 year age group, reflecting the older working-age adults, is 22 percent, somewhat lower than the Yukon average of 29 percent. This suggests that some people have left the community to look for work elsewhere.
