Indigenous residents: 12%, a higher share than 90% of Canadian towns
16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, against 19% in Fox Creek. By contrast, at 8.8%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is lower than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. With about 2,013 residents in July 2025, Fox Creek counted 660 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 11% of residents are immigrants.
What stands out about the people of Fox Creek
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
12% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 1.8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Fox Creek went from 1,971 to 1,639 residents (−17%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower than most: −17% since 2016, behind 99% 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, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Alberta’s towns, by more than +1%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 23%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 12%, a lower share than 87% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 12% in Fox Creek and 11% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The median age locally is 40.4, lower than in 61% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
Fox Creek households average 2.5 people, larger than in 58% 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 7.6%. On one-person households, 27% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners make up 17% in Fox Creek, more than in 80% of Canadian towns
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 just over a quarter of adults, beside a typical 27%. As a reference point, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Renter households make up 24% in Fox Creek, less than in 54% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Newer homes outnumber old: 20% date from 2001 or later, 1.5% from before 1961. On households in single-detached houses, 64% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
$117,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Fox Creek’s median household took in $117,000 before tax, 36% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Alberta’s towns, the household in the middle had $92,200. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 27% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
11% of residents are immigrants
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (64%), then in Europe (31%). Just over a third of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
Fox Creek: 50% of residents said they have no religion, above 87% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 15% across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents in Fox Creek comes in at 11%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%.
88% have English as their mother tongue; 2.4% 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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 2.4% of residents speak English and French here. At home, 6.4% mostly speak another language; 0.6% speak neither English nor French. Lower than in 77% of Canadian towns: 0.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
7.9% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 98% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
14% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 65%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 65%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Older than Fox Creek: 2 of the 5 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. The nearest places to Fox Creek with figures are 79–94 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Creek | 2,013 | — | 40.4 | 12% | 11% |
| Whitecourt | 10,708 | 79.3 km | 34.8 | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Valleyview | 1,807 | 79.7 km | 41.6 | 20% | 11% |
| Sturgeon Lake 154 | 1,326 | 82.4 km | 27 | 8.9% | 0% |
| Woodlands County | 4,778 | 88.7 km | 43.6 | 16% | 5.2% |
| Edson | 8,692 | 94.4 km | 38.4 | 14% | 10% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Fox Creek’s residents
Is Fox Creek good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 55% of households and one-parent families 7.6%. Schools near Fox Creek are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fox Creek?
Median total household income in Fox Creek was $117,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Fox Creek?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,013 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Fox Creek counted 1,639, 17% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Fox Creek?
Half the residents are older than 40.4 and half younger; 19% are children under 15 and 12% are 65 or over.
Is Fox Creek bilingual?
English and French: 2.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
How diverse is Fox Creek?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 11%. A visible minority makes up 11% and Indigenous residents 12%.
What religion are people in Fox Creek?
Most often Christian (49%) or no religion (50%); other religions make up 0.6%.
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).