Evanston is younger than 93% of Canadian towns: a median age of 34.3
The typical household size is 3.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. At the same time, on renter households, Evanston sits lower than 84% of Canadian towns: 12%. The neighbourhood counted 21,483 residents and 6,700 households at the 2021 Census. For Evanston, the census puts residents without Canadian citizenship at 13%.
What stands out about the people of Evanston
Younger than most towns
Half of Evanston’s residents are under 34.3 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are under 15 and 6.7% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A mix of backgrounds
Visible minority residents make up 62%, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and immigrants 41%. Identity & religion ↓
More immigrants than most towns
41% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (64%) or in Africa (18%); 42% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Below 97% of Canadian towns: 6.7% of residents are 65 or over
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: 12% of residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. In Evanston, 27% of residents are under 15. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Evanston, 34.3. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Below 94% of Canadian towns: 13% of households are one person living alone
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Locally, 7.6% of households are one-parent families. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
60% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 94% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Common-law partners make up 7.8%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Evanston ranks above 71% of Canadian towns on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 4.1%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Here 74% of households live in a single-detached house, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 64%.
Median household income: $123,600 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Evanston’s households had a total income above $123,600, 44% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $92,200 is the median household income across Alberta’s towns. 33% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Immigrants: 41%, a higher share than 85% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 50%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 42% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. At 13%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is higher than in 66% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for immigrants is 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (64%) or in Africa (18%).
62% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (8.9%), Sikh (3.9%), Hindu (3.4%) and Buddhist (2.5%). Measured more widely, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns. Nothing unusual on Indigenous residents: 2.1%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 57%, and 5% speak French as well
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.9%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Evanston has fewer bilingual residents than 74% of Canadian towns, at 5%. At home, 21% mostly speak another language; 2.7% speak neither English nor French.
Evanston ranks above 82% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 48%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 5.8%, against 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
70% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 70%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 21,062 to 22,031 people, the 6th youngest
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver, at 31.4; the oldest, Port Colborne, is at 50.4. Petite-Bourgogne (34.2), South End (34.3), Sandalwood East (mountainash) (34.6) and Steinbach (36): the towns nearest Evanston in median age.
Of the 6 towns nearest Evanston, 4 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston | 21,483 | — | 34.3 | 6.7% | 41% |
| Kincora | 7,290 | 1.8 km | 36.6 | 12% | 45% |
| Sage Hill | 7,974 | 2.3 km | 34 | 6.1% | 41% |
| Carrington | 2,920 | 2.4 km | 32.3 | 4.1% | 62% |
| Panorama Hills | 25,494 | 2.5 km | 37.4 | 9.7% | 50% |
| Hidden Valley | 10,614 | 2.5 km | 40.1 | 11% | 30% |
| Sherwood | 6,537 | 3.0 km | 34.8 | 7.4% | 58% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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 Evanston’s residents
Is Evanston bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 5% are. Another 0% speak only French and 92% only English, and French is the first language of 0.9%.
How diverse is Evanston?
Immigrants: 41% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 62%. Indigenous identity: 2.1%.
What religion are people in Evanston?
36% said they have no religion and 45% that they are Christian; 19% named another faith.
Is Evanston good for families?
27% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 66% of households and one-parent families 7.6%. Schools near Evanston are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Evanston?
Half of Evanston’s households had more than $123,600 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Evanston?
21,483, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Evanston alone.
What is the average age in Evanston?
The median age is 34.3, younger than 93% of Canadian towns. 27% are under 15 and 6.7% 65 or older.
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).