Photo: jayscratch from Victoria, B.C., Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Renter households: 11%, a lower share than 87% of Canadian towns
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, nearly a fifth of residents are under 15 here. Residents who moved in within the year account for 6.6%. Camrose County has fewer one-person households than 72% of Canadian towns, at 21%. There are 2% fewer residents than in 2016.
−2% since 2016, a pace below 88% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again.
Older than 59% of Canadian towns: half of Camrose County is over 43.6
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 60–64: 8.7% of residents. Camrose County has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 68% of Canadian towns, at 9.8%. Residents aged 65 and over make up 19%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Camrose County, 43.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
2.5 people per household, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 4.3%, Camrose County is behind 96% of Canadian towns on that count.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 97% of Canadian towns, at 62%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
20% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 8.2%.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 91% of Canadian towns: 91%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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. Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house. Older homes outnumber new: 29% predate 1961, 28% date from 2001 or later. 8.8% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
The median household brings in $90,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Camrose County had $90,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Alberta’s towns is $92,200. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 21% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
4.4% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
15% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 2.1% of the total. Fewer immigrants than in 84% of Canadian towns: 4.4%.
37% of residents said they have no religion, a share 55% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority in Camrose County. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 3.7% here.
89% have English as their mother tongue; 2.5% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
6% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.3% speak neither official language. On bilingual residents, Camrose County sits lower than 96% of Canadian towns: 2.5%. This Alberta town sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.6%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Camrose County sits below 88% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (13%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
An employment rate of 64%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 64%.
41 towns of 8,744 to 9,167 people: this is the 16th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Between Hampton Village (32.3) and Pictou County, Subdivision C (52) lies the rest of the group. Closest in median age to Camrose County are Chelsea (43.6), Uplands (43.6), Sundance (43.9) and Kimberley (45.2).
Camrose County is older than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Camrose County has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 12–48 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camrose County | 8,951 | — | 43.6 | 19% | 4.4% |
| Camrose | 20,800 | 11.7 km | 43.2 | 24% | 10% |
| Beaver County | 6,245 | 37.7 km | 43.6 | 19% | 5.7% |
| Wetaskiwin | 13,703 | 44.7 km | 42.4 | 22% | 13% |
| Tofield | 2,122 | 47.5 km | 42.4 | 24% | 6.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Alberta’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Camrose County’s residents
How diverse is Camrose County?
4.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.8% belong to a visible minority and 3.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Camrose County?
63% are Christian and 37% have no religion; 0.3% follow another religion.
Is Camrose County good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 68% of households. One-parent families: 4.3%. Schools near Camrose County are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Camrose County?
The median household in Camrose County took in $90,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Camrose County?
Camrose County had about 8,951 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 8,504, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Camrose County?
A median age of 43.6, older than 59% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 19%.
Is Camrose County bilingual?
English and French: 2.5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.6%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).