Photo: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Younger than 83% of Canadian towns: half of Edmonton is under 36.8
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 19%; Edmonton has 14%. The city has more residents without Canadian citizenship than 78% of Canadian towns, at 13%. The 2021 Census found 396,405 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 1,238,295. Indigenous residents: 5.8% of the total.
A +8% change since 2016: faster than 74% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 22% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%.
18% of residents are under 15, a share 72% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 here. The largest age band is 30–34: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
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.
One-person households: 29% here and 27% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 8.7% of households are one-parent families.
Edmonton ranks below 64% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 9.1%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up nearly a third of adults, beside a typical 27%. For comparison, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Households in buildings of five or more storeys: 7.4%, a higher share than 77% 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
Nearly two in five homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 13% built before 1961. Households in single-detached houses are rarer here than in just over two thirds of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 25% of households rent their home; in Edmonton, 36%.
Median household income here: $90,000 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 Edmonton’s households had a total income above $90,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $92,200 is the median household income across Alberta’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 34% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Edmonton ranks above 75% of Canadian towns on immigrants: 33%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: just over two in five immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Across Canada’s towns, immigrants come to 17%. 15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
43% of residents belong to a visible minority, a share 80% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (8.3%), Sikh (4.2%) and Hindu (3.4%). Across Canada’s towns, visible minority residents come to 15%. The figure for residents with no religion is 36% in Edmonton and 35% across Canada’s towns.
63% have English as their mother tongue; 6.6% 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
At home, 19% mostly speak another language; 2.3% speak neither English nor French. Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 1.6%, from the figure across Canada’s towns.
Above 65% of Canadian towns: 36% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 9.8% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
60% 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. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 60%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
From a median age of 30 in Albany to 51 in Rhatigan Ridge
The city’s 195 neighbourhoods, youngest first; each links its own page.
Rhatigan Ridge is the oldest area, with 28% aged 65 or over; Albany the youngest (median age 30). Laurel has the largest immigrant share, 61%. Renting is most common in Central McDougall, where 88% of households rent.
Every nearby town is younger than Edmonton
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 1,238,295 | — | 36.8 | 14% | 33% |
| Garneau | 8,492 | 0.7 km | 30.2 | 13% | 23% |
| Queen Alexandra | 5,106 | 0.8 km | 34.1 | 14% | 21% |
| Strathcona | 8,283 | 1.0 km | 35 | 14% | 19% |
| McKernan | 2,880 | 1.5 km | 30 | 12% | 23% |
| Downtown | 12,880 | 2.0 km | 33.8 | 12% | 25% |
| Allendale | 2,951 | 2.1 km | 33.7 | 10% | 17% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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 Edmonton’s residents
What is the population of Edmonton?
Edmonton had about 1,238,295 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,010,899, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Edmonton?
A median age of 36.8. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 14%.
Is Edmonton bilingual?
6.6% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.6%.
How diverse is Edmonton?
33% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 43% belong to a visible minority and 5.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Edmonton?
45% are Christian and 36% have no religion; 19% follow another religion.
Is Edmonton good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 8.7%. Schools near Edmonton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Edmonton?
The median household in Edmonton took in $90,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).