Photo: Neil · CC BY 2.0Above 85% of Canadian towns: 20% of residents are under 15
The share of Indigenous residents tops 77% of Canadian towns: 6.5%. Some 6,965 people live in Devon, by the estimate for July 2025. Households in single-detached houses: 78% of the total. At 22%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 69% of Canadian towns.
Since 2016, Devon has changed by −1%, slower than 81% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%.
Half of Devon is under 40, younger than 63% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
With residents aged 65 and over at 17%, Devon is behind three fifths of Canadian towns on that count. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 11%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Devon, 40. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Devon households average 2.6 people, larger than in 67% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families is 9.4%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
More married residents 15 and over than 64% of Canadian towns: 51%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a quarter of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 11% in Devon.
23% of households rent their home, fewer than in 56% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
30% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 12% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $95,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $95,000, the middle household in Devon out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 10%. Among Alberta’s towns, the typical figure is $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 29% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Devon sits below 72% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (9%)
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 recent wave: 29% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 5.6%, fewer than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 2.4% of the total.
Residents with no religion: 48%, a higher share than 84% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Devon, 5.3%. As a yardstick, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
93% have English as their mother tongue; 3.1% also speak French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of 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 3.1% in Devon. Here, 1.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 87% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
10% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 59%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 59%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 19th youngest of 41 towns this size
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Fairwinds is the oldest at 61.6, Rhineland the youngest at 27.2. Closest in median age to Devon are Lowertown East (39.1), Kiniski Gardens (39.3), L'Ange-Gardien (42) and Garden City (42.4).
The towns around Devon are all younger
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon | 6,965 | — | 40 | 17% | 5.6% |
| Keswick | 3,957 | 9.9 km | 32.1 | 4.4% | 41% |
| Calmar | 2,345 | 11.2 km | 38.4 | 14% | 6% |
| Chappelle | 14,815 | 11.3 km | 31.7 | 3.6% | 42% |
| Glenridding Heights | 4,388 | 11.3 km | 31.9 | 2.9% | 46% |
| Windermere | 14,922 | 11.6 km | 33.9 | 7% | 40% |
| Ambleside | 7,733 | 11.7 km | 34.4 | 8.7% | 38% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Devon’s residents
How diverse is Devon?
5.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 5.3% belong to a visible minority and 6.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Devon?
51% are Christian and 48% have no religion; 1.6% follow another religion.
Is Devon good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 59% of households. One-parent families: 9.4%. Schools near Devon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Devon?
The median household in Devon took in $95,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Devon?
Devon had about 6,965 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 6,545, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Devon?
A median age of 40, younger than 63% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 17%.
Is Devon bilingual?
English and French: 3.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.3%.
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).