Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainIn Camrose, 7.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 81% of Canadian towns
In Camrose, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, beside 19% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-person households at 33% in the town. This Alberta town has more renter households than 66% of Canadian towns, at 34%. Its population is much the same as in 2016.
Since 2016, Camrose has changed by ±0%, slower than 76% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +1% across Alberta’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 11%.
A median age of 43.2: Camrose is older than 57% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 55–59: 6.6% of residents. 17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%).
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Camrose, 43.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Camrose households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families account for 8.6%.
Camrose ranks below 66% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 8.9%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 24% of adults (typical: 27%). For comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
62% of households live in a single-detached house, below 52% of Canadian towns
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 29% date from 2001 or later, 14% from before 1961. Elsewhere, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 0.7%.
Median household income here: $76,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Camrose’s, at $76,000, is 12% lower. The middle household across Alberta’s towns has $92,200 before tax. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 26% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 77% of Canadian towns: 15%
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 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (56%) or in Europe (21%). Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 10%, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns. Still, 55% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
38% of residents said they have no religion, a share 60% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
11% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Across the comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
89% have English as their mother tongue; 3.9% also speak French
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
Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 0.8%. On bilingual residents, Camrose sits lower than 87% of Canadian towns: 3.9%.
21% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 12% (typical 9.5%). Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 54% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 54%; 24% of residents are 65 or over.
The 16th oldest of 41 towns of 20,171 to 21,386 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Between Édouard-Montpetit (32.5) and Bridgenorth (52) lies the rest of the group. By median age, Camrose sits among Pitt Meadows (43.2), Quispamsis (43.2), Lower Sackville (43.6) and Woodlawn (43.7).
A younger town than 3 of the 5 around it: Camrose
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Distances here run 12–44 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Camrose.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camrose | 20,800 | — | 43.2 | 24% | 10% |
| Camrose County | 8,951 | 11.7 km | 43.6 | 19% | 4.4% |
| Beaver County | 6,245 | 33.7 km | 43.6 | 19% | 5.7% |
| Wetaskiwin | 13,703 | 35.7 km | 42.4 | 22% | 13% |
| Tofield | 2,122 | 42.0 km | 42.4 | 24% | 6.4% |
| Millet | 1,967 | 43.5 km | 44.4 | 20% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Camrose’s residents
Is Camrose bilingual?
English and French: 3.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.8%.
How diverse is Camrose?
10% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 11% belong to a visible minority and 7.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Camrose?
59% are Christian and 38% have no religion; 2.6% follow another religion.
Is Camrose good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 49% of households. One-parent families: 8.6%. Schools near Camrose are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Camrose?
The median household in Camrose took in $76,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Camrose?
Camrose had about 20,800 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 18,772, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Camrose?
A median age of 43.2, older than 57% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 24%.
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).