A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 95% of Canadian towns: 8.6%
Half of Cranston’s residents are under 36.5, younger than in 85% of Canadian towns. There were 6,925 households here at the 2021 Census, home to 20,055 people. In Cranston, 12% of households rent their home. Immigrants: 28%, above 68% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Cranston
A neighbourhood of families
24% of residents are under 15, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 6.6% of households are one-parent families and households average 2.9 people. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Children under 15: 24%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
10% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%).
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Cranston, 36.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
A lower share of one-person households than 87% of Canadian towns, at 16%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.9 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. One-parent families: 6.6% of the total.
Married residents 15 and over make up 59% in Cranston, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here 9.8% of residents 15 and over live common-law, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%. 22% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%).
Cranston sits above 64% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (74%)
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
95% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 0.4% built before 1961.
The median household brings in $128,500 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Cranston’s households had a total income above $128,500, 49% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Alberta’s towns, the typical figure is $92,200. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 29% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Cranston: 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 61% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 38% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (53%), then in Europe (25%).
29% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 35% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion in Cranston comes in at 40%. The share of visible minority residents across Canada’s towns is 15%. Among other religions: Muslim (3.6%) and Hindu (2%).
72% have English as their mother tongue; 5.3% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
The share of bilingual residents trails 71% of Canadian towns: 5.3%. Locally, 1.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
39% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 4.5% (typical 9.5%). Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 68% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 68%.
Ranked by age, 10th youngest of 41 towns this size
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Median ages climb from 28.8 (Mitchell) to 57.2 (Niagara-on-the-Lake) across the group. The closest ages to Cranston’s belong to Père-Marquette (35.6), Purpleville (35.8), Heart Lake South (36.6) and Riverside South - Leitrim (36.7).
Of the 6 towns nearest Cranston, 3 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranston | 20,055 | — | 36.5 | 8.6% | 28% |
| Auburn Bay | 18,296 | 1.5 km | 34.1 | 5.8% | 26% |
| Mahogany | 17,818 | 3.4 km | 34.2 | 8.5% | 30% |
| Chaparral | 12,522 | 3.5 km | 38.5 | 9.1% | 21% |
| Legacy | 7,975 | 3.6 km | 33 | 6.3% | 38% |
| McKenzie Towne | 17,757 | 3.7 km | 37.4 | 11% | 22% |
| McKenzie Lake | 11,966 | 3.9 km | 40.8 | 12% | 19% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Statistics Canada reports the census by municipality; a neighbourhood’s figures are the sum of its dissemination areas, rounded counts and all, with medians estimated from age and income groups and no 2016 count, as the 2016 areas don’t fit.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Cranston’s residents
What religion are people in Cranston?
Most often Christian (52%) or no religion (40%); other religions make up 8.2%.
Is Cranston good for families?
Children under 15 are 24% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 66% of households and one-parent families 6.6%. Schools near Cranston are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Cranston?
Median total household income in Cranston was $128,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Cranston?
20,055, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Cranston alone.
What is the average age in Cranston?
Half the residents are older than 36.5 and half younger, younger than 85% of Canadian towns; 24% are children under 15 and 8.6% are 65 or over.
Is Cranston bilingual?
English and French: 5.3% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1.3%.
How diverse is Cranston?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 28%. A visible minority makes up 29% and Indigenous residents 3.4%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).