Photo: Masterhatch · CC0Hanna is older than 83% of Canadian towns: a median age of 49.2
Recent arrivals are 55% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Hanna is home to some 2,665 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,100 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 88% of households live in a single-detached house. On residents with no religion, Hanna sits higher than 86% of Canadian towns: 49%.
What stands out about the people of Hanna
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Hanna went from 2,559 to 2,394 residents (−6%), slower growth than in 98% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−6% since 2016, a pace below 98% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 25%, a higher share than 80% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 55–59: 8.8% of residents. 14% of residents are under 15, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Hanna, 49.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
One-person households make up 36% in Hanna, more than in 80% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Hanna hold 2.1 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). The census found that 6.4% of households are one-parent families locally. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
More married residents 15 and over than 54% of Canadian towns: 48%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 24% of adults (typical: 27%). To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 10%.
Hanna sits above 51% of Canadian towns for renter households (26%)
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
Older homes outnumber new: 34% predate 1961, 8.2% date from 2001 or later. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 11% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
A median household income of $74,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Hanna: half had less than $74,000, 14% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Alberta’s towns, the median household income is $92,200. 22% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
9.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 63% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
By its share of immigrants (8.6%), Hanna is below 68% of Canadian towns. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%. Here, 5.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Hanna: 5.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 71% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here nearly one in ten residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. Across Canada’s towns, Indigenous residents come to 2.8%.
English is the mother tongue of 91%, and 1.3% speak French as well
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
Nothing unusual on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.9%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Hanna has fewer bilingual residents than 99% of Canadian towns, at 1.3%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 88% of Canadian towns: 13%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 12%, against 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 54% of adults
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 54%; 25% of residents are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 2,629 to 2,703 people, the 7th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
At one end is La Ronge (31), at the other Brockville (67.7). Next to Hanna on this scale come Sundre (47.6), Spaniard's Bay (48), Bouctouche (54.4) and Division No. 7, Subdivision E (55.2).
The towns around Hanna are all younger
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. The nearest places to Hanna with figures are 24–79 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanna | 2,665 | — | 49.2 | 25% | 8.6% |
| Special Area No. 2 | 1,837 | 24.4 km | 40.8 | 19% | 3.8% |
| Starland County | 1,820 | 44.6 km | 42.4 | 19% | 2.2% |
| Drumheller | 8,439 | 57.8 km | 44 | 21% | 12% |
| Paintearth County No. 18 | 2,014 | 72.3 km | 41.6 | 17% | 2.1% |
| Special Area No. 4 | 1,171 | 78.5 km | 37.6 | 15% | 4.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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.
Questions about Hanna’s residents
What is the average age in Hanna?
The median age is 49.2, older than 83% of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 25% 65 or older.
Is Hanna bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 1.3% are. Another 0% speak only French and 99% only English, and French is the first language of 0.9%.
How diverse is Hanna?
Immigrants: 8.6% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 8.8%. Indigenous identity: 5.1%.
What religion are people in Hanna?
49% said they have no religion and 50% that they are Christian; 1.2% named another faith.
Is Hanna good for families?
14% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 51% of households and one-parent families 6.4%. Schools near Hanna are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Hanna?
Half of Hanna’s households had more than $74,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Hanna?
About 2,665, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,394 people in Hanna, 6% fewer than 2016.
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).