Photo: Fil.Al · CC BY 2.0More residents with no religion than 94% of Canadian towns: 58%
With residents who moved in within the year at 16%, Jasper is ahead of 83% of Canadian towns on that count. The census found that 13% of residents are 65 or over in the town. Children under 15 are rarer here than in four fifths of Canadian towns. A median age of 37.6 (younger than nearly four fifths of Canadian towns) sets Jasper apart: 4,738 residents in 1,675 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Jasper
A town of renters
Renters are 50% of households, more than in 85% of Canadian towns, and 34% of households live in an apartment. Homes ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +3% change since 2016: slower than 55% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Alberta’s towns +1%. The July 2025 estimate is down 2% on the census.
Half of Jasper is under 37.6, younger than 79% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 13% in Jasper and 11% across Canada’s towns. 25–29 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Jasper, 37.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families is 5.7%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. For Jasper, the census puts one-person households at 27%. Shared houses stand out: just over one in ten households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 98% of Canadian towns.
Jasper ranks above 71% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 14%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Here 38% of residents 15 and over are married, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 46%. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Above 85% of Canadian towns: 50% of households rent their home
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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. Locally, a third of households live in a single-detached house. Against that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $98,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Jasper’s median household took in $98,000 before tax, 14% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 44% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
A higher share of residents without Canadian citizenship than 75% of Canadian towns, at 12%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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 (43%), then in Europe (37%). Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 5.8% across Canada’s towns. 48% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 64% of Canadian towns: 4.2%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 17% of the total. The benchmark for Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns: 2.8%.
20% of residents speak English and French, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
8.3% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.3% speak neither official language. Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French. Jasper has more residents whose mother tongue is French than 73% of Canadian towns, at 6.2%.
32% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 59% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 4.6% (typical 9.5%). As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 70% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
70% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
The 9th youngest of 41 towns of 4,535 to 4,718 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Electoral Area B, Nanaimo is the oldest at 63.2, Pembina Strip the youngest at 31. The towns whose median age is nearest to Jasper’s: Albion (36.9), Kingsland (37.5), Wainwright No. 61 (38.4) and Vanderhoof (38.4).
The towns around Jasper are all older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Jasper with figures are 67–160 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 4,627 | — | 37.6 | 13% | 18% |
| Hinton | 10,124 | 67.2 km | 38 | 13% | 11% |
| Valemount | 1,082 | 79.5 km | 44.8 | 21% | 15% |
| Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George | 1,604 | 132.2 km | 51.2 | 26% | 13% |
| Edson | 8,692 | 134.9 km | 38.4 | 14% | 10% |
| Yellowhead County | 10,966 | 159.8 km | 44.8 | 19% | 6.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Jasper’s residents
Is Jasper good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 50% of households and one-parent families 5.7%. Schools near Jasper are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Jasper?
Median total household income in Jasper was $98,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Jasper?
The latest figure is an estimate: 4,627 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Jasper counted 4,738, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Jasper?
Half the residents are older than 37.6 and half younger, younger than 79% of Canadian towns; 13% are children under 15 and 13% are 65 or over.
Is Jasper bilingual?
English and French: 20% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 79%. French only: 0.2%. French mother tongue: 6.2%.
How diverse is Jasper?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 18%. A visible minority makes up 17% and Indigenous residents 4.2%.
What religion are people in Jasper?
Most often Christian (39%) or no religion (58%); other religions make up 4%.
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).