Fox Lake 162 is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 17.6
A First Nations reserve, Fox Lake 162 is home to Little Red River Cree Nation. Renter households make up 2.7%, against 25% across Canada’s towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,745 residents; the 2021 Census found 365 households. Locally, 9.6% of households are one person living alone. Fewer residents with no religion than in 80% of Canadian towns: 24%.
What stands out about the people of Fox Lake 162
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 98% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 97% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 90% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Fox Lake 162’s median age is 17.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 45% are under 15 and 1.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Fox Lake 162 went from 2,032 people in 2016 to 2,488 in 2021, +22%: faster growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
34% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 11% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Fox Lake 162 grew +22% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 97% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +1% across Alberta’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 10%.
Fox Lake 162 ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 1.8%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 20% in Fox Lake 162 and 11% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Fox Lake 162, 17.6. 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 99% of Canadian towns: 6.8 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.
Here 5.4% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%.
Common-law partners: 34%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Where 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, Fox Lake 162 has 11%. Singles who have never married make up 52% of adults, beside a typical 27%.
In Fox Lake 162, 71% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 60% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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 74% of Canadian towns. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 68% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$62,000 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Fox Lake 162’s, at $62,000, is 28% lower. The median across Alberta’s towns is $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 22% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Fox Lake 162 sits above 99% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (98%)
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 0.6%, below 98% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 5.4% grew up with another language
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
An Indigenous language is the mother tongue of 90%. Lower than in 99% of Canadian towns: 0.2% of residents speak English and French.
4.2% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 81% (typical 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 23% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
23% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 1.8% are 65 or more.
Fox Lake 162 is younger than every town around it
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 113–152 km from Fox Lake 162.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Lake 162 | 2,745 | — | 17.6 | 1.8% | 0% |
| La Crète | 14,488 | 113.4 km | 23.4 | 7.5% | 3.7% |
| High Level | 4,390 | 151.8 km | 34.8 | 13% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- 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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Alberta’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Fox Lake 162’s residents
What is the population of Fox Lake 162?
About 2,745, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,488 people in Fox Lake 162, 22% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Fox Lake 162?
The median age is 17.6, younger than 99% of Canadian towns. 45% are under 15 and 1.8% 65 or older.
Is Fox Lake 162 bilingual?
English and French: 0.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0.2%. French mother tongue: 0%.
How diverse is Fox Lake 162?
0.6% of residents belong to a visible minority and 98% have an Indigenous identity; Statistics Canada suppresses the immigration figures for Fox Lake 162.
What religion are people in Fox Lake 162?
24% said they have no religion and 72% that they are Christian; 5% named another faith.
Is Fox Lake 162 good for families?
45% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 31% of households and one-parent families 5.4%. Schools near Fox Lake 162 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fox Lake 162?
Half of Fox Lake 162’s households had more than $62,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
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).