Photo: CnekYT · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 35.8: Ritchie is younger than 87% of Canadian towns
Set against 35% across Canada’s towns, 58% of residents said they have no religion in Ritchie. 47% of households rent their home, a higher share than in 83% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood had 5,215 residents in 2,655 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 5.3% of households are one-parent families.
What stands out about the people of Ritchie
Younger than most towns
Half of Ritchie’s residents are under 35.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 13% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
20% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 1.8 times the typical share; 53% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 41%, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and 13% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Many graduates
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 56% of 25- to 64-year-olds, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and a master’s by 14%. Qualifications ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Ritchie, 13% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 30–34, with 14% of residents, 2.2 times the share across Canada’s towns. Fewer children under 15 than in 84% of Canadian towns: 13%. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Ritchie, 35.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
In Ritchie, 41% of households are one person living alone, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
At 2 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Shared houses stand out: 10% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 96% of Canadian towns.
Ritchie sits above 82% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (18%)
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With married residents 15 and over at 33%, Ritchie is behind just over four fifths of Canadian towns on that count. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
41% of households live in a single-detached house, below 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
By its share of households in buildings of five or more storeys (5.6%), Ritchie is above 74% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. A third of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 33% built before 1961.
Households here have a median income of $86,400 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
Half of Ritchie’s households had a total income above $86,400 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns the median is $92,200. 30% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Above 93% of Canadian towns: 20% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are just over a third of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 2.7% of residents. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (40%), then in Europe (33%). The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns.
Above 67% of Canadian towns: 4.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Ritchie, 19%. To put it in context, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Ritchie ranks above 68% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 14%
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
In Ritchie, 3.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue, beside 1.5% across Canada’s towns. 6.5% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.5% speak neither official language. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 91% of Canadian towns: 56%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Ritchie, 56%, and 20% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 4.4%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
67% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 67%.
In its size band (5,138 to 5,297), the 7th youngest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
They run from Rundle Heights, at 32.9, to Oliver, at 58. Nearest to Ritchie in age: Mt. Hope Huron Park (35.7), West Alexander (35.8), Waverley Heights (35.9) and Southdale (36.9).
Of the 6 towns nearest Ritchie, 4 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie | 5,215 | — | 35.8 | 13% | 17% |
| Bonnie Doon | 6,697 | 1.1 km | 40.5 | 20% | 16% |
| Hazeldean | 3,247 | 1.3 km | 39.9 | 19% | 11% |
| Strathcona | 8,283 | 1.4 km | 35 | 14% | 19% |
| Avonmore | 2,971 | 1.9 km | 42.2 | 19% | 13% |
| Queen Alexandra | 5,106 | 2.2 km | 34.1 | 14% | 21% |
| Riverdale | 5,490 | 2.5 km | 43.2 | 21% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. There is no census profile for a neighbourhood, so we add up the dissemination areas inside it. Each count is a sum of Statistics Canada’s rounded counts, the median age and income come from the published groups, and with 2016’s areas drawn differently there is no 2016 count.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Ritchie’s residents
Is Ritchie bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 14% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 86% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 3.1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Ritchie?
Immigrants make up 17% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 19% are members of a visible minority, and 4.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Ritchie?
Christian: 36%. No religion: 58%. Another religion: 6.6%.
Is Ritchie good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 39% of households are couple families and 5.3% one-parent families. Schools near Ritchie are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ritchie?
$86,400 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Ritchie (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Ritchie?
The 2021 Census counted 5,215 people in Ritchie.
What is the average age in Ritchie?
35.8 is the median age, younger than 87% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 13%.
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).