Secord is younger than 97% of Canadian towns: a median age of 32.4
Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Secord has 21%. Lower than in 82% of Canadian towns: 13% of households rent their home. The neighbourhood counted 8,205 residents and 2,545 households at the 2021 Census. In Secord, just over one in ten households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of Secord
Younger than most towns
Half of Secord’s residents are under 32.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are under 15 and 3.2% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
More immigrants than most towns
47% of residents are immigrants, against 25% across Alberta’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (74%) or in Europe (9.7%); 62% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
61% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 47% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
22% of residents lived at another address a year before the census, 2 times the typical share; 65% moved within five years. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Below 99% of Canadian towns: 3.2% of residents are 65 or over
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
35–39 is the most common age band: 13% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. Here, 27% of residents are under 15. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Secord, 32.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 95% of Canadian towns: 3.2 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Couple families are 65% of households (Canada’s towns 53%) and one-parent families 6.7% (8.2%).
60% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up nearly a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%. Few places have so few common-law partners: 9.5% here, fewer than in three fifths of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of households in single-detached houses than 54% of Canadian towns, at 61%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Nothing unusual on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 0.8%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $126,300 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $126,300, the middle household in Secord out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 47%. Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. In 2020, 37% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Immigrants make up 47% in Secord, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (74%) or in Europe (9.7%). Few places have as many residents who moved in within the year: 22% here, more than in 95% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. 62% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of visible minority residents than 90% of Canadian towns: 61%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Nothing unusual on Indigenous residents: 3.6%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. At 32%, the share of residents with no religion is lower than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, visible minority residents come to 15%.
English is the mother tongue of 52%, and 4.8% speak French as well
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 67%, French 0.5%. On bilingual residents, Secord sits lower than 77% of Canadian towns: 4.8%. Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 1.2%.
A higher share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 76% of Canadian towns, at 43%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 3.7%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 76% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 76%.
In its size band (8,084 to 8,327), the 4th youngest of 41 towns
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
South Pointe is the youngest of them at 30.5; Haliburton Village, at 59.2, the oldest. In age, Secord keeps company with Charlesworth (32.3), Allard (32.4), Walden (33.6) and Jackson (34.8).
The towns around Secord are all older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secord | 8,205 | — | 32.4 | 3.2% | 47% |
| Webber Greens | 5,035 | 1.2 km | 34.9 | 8.4% | 47% |
| Suder Greens | 2,928 | 1.5 km | 37.6 | 11% | 34% |
| Rosenthal | 4,873 | 1.6 km | 33.5 | 5.2% | 48% |
| Glastonbury | 9,745 | 3.6 km | 42.5 | 17% | 31% |
| Granville | 2,994 | 3.8 km | 34.9 | 7.2% | 43% |
| Belmead | 3,970 | 4.0 km | 38 | 14% | 39% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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. 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 Secord’s residents
What is the average age in Secord?
32.4 is the median age, younger than 97% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 27%. 65 and over: 3.2%.
Is Secord bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.8% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 94% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 1.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Secord?
Immigrants make up 47% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 61% are members of a visible minority, and 3.6% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Secord?
Christian: 59%. No religion: 32%. Another religion: 9.4%.
Is Secord good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 27%. 65% of households are couple families and 6.7% one-parent families. Schools near Secord are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Secord?
$126,300 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Secord (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Secord?
8,205, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Secord alone.
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).