Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainImmigrants make up 47% in Evergreen, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, against 11% in Evergreen. Few places have as many visible minority residents: 49% here, more than in 84% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census counted 19,988 residents in 6,490 households. The share of one-person households stands at 15%.
What stands out about the people of Evergreen
More immigrants than most towns
47% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (62%), then in Europe (19%); 37% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A neighbourhood of families
21% of residents are under 15, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 7.1% of households are one-parent families and households average 3.1 people. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Above 88% of Canadian towns: 21% of residents are under 15
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.
Here 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%. The median age in Evergreen is 39.6, lower than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Evergreen, 39.6. 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.
Bigger households than 92% of Canadian towns: 3.1 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The census found that 7.1% of households are one-parent families in Evergreen.
Evergreen sits below 88% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (5.6%)
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
By its share of married residents 15 and over (59%), Evergreen is above 92% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Renter households: 13%, a lower share than 80% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. To put it in context, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. For Evergreen, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 78%.
Median household income: $124,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $124,500, the middle household in Evergreen out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 45%. For Alberta’s towns, the median household income is $92,200. The pandemic’s benefits: 34% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
More residents without Canadian citizenship than 80% of Canadian towns: 14%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Residents who moved in within the year: 9%, below 72% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (62%), then in Europe (19%).
Evergreen ranks below 61% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 31%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (4.5%) and Hindu (3.6%). The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%. 2.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
54% have English as their mother tongue; 4.9% 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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 4.9% in Evergreen. Locally, 1% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
50% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 84% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
4.1% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
62% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
62% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Ranked by age, 19th 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. In age, Evergreen keeps company with Yonge-Doris (38.2), Laflèche (38.7), Vinegar Hill (40) and Highland (40.8).
Older than Evergreen: 5 of the 6 towns nearby
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | 19,988 | — | 39.6 | 11% | 47% |
| Millrise | 6,754 | 2.0 km | 42 | 16% | 41% |
| Bridlewood | 12,547 | 2.1 km | 37 | 8.7% | 48% |
| Fish Creek Park | 9,045 | 2.2 km | 50.3 | 25% | 26% |
| Shawnessy | 9,696 | 2.6 km | 42.5 | 15% | 40% |
| Somerset | 8,416 | 2.9 km | 40.9 | 13% | 46% |
| Woodbine | 8,075 | 2.9 km | 43.5 | 19% | 26% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Evergreen’s residents
Is Evergreen good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 21%. 65% of households are couple families and 7.1% one-parent families. Schools near Evergreen are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Evergreen?
$124,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Evergreen (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Evergreen?
Evergreen had 19,988 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Evergreen?
39.6 is the median age, younger than 66% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 21%. 65 and over: 11%.
Is Evergreen bilingual?
English and French: 4.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Evergreen?
Immigrants make up 47% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 49% are members of a visible minority, and 2.9% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Evergreen?
Christian: 57%. No religion: 31%. Another religion: 12%.
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).