Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Lac Ste. Anne County ranks below 94% of Canadian towns on renter households: 7.8%
Most recent wave: 3.6% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). 9.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity. The median age in Lac Ste. Anne County is 46.8, higher than in just over three quarters of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 12,639 residents; the 2021 Census found 4,370 households.
Lac Ste. Anne County changed by −1% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 82% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 17%. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Alberta’s towns +1%.
8.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Where 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns, Lac Ste. Anne County has 18%. Add to that, the highest share aged 65 or over among Alberta’s towns is Country Hills Village’s: 36%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Lac Ste. Anne County, 46.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Only 24% of households are one person living alone in Lac Ste. Anne County
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Couple families are 63% of households (Canada’s towns 53%) and one-parent families 5.3% (8.2%). By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. On average, 2.4 people share a household.
Married residents 15 and over make up 55% in Lac Ste. Anne County, more than in 78% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Lac Ste. Anne County, 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. 20% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%).
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 79% of Canadian towns, at 84%
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
10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Newer homes outnumber old: 34% date from 2001 or later, 13% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house.
Before tax, the median household income is $87,000 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
The middle household in Lac Ste. Anne County had $87,000 before tax, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Alberta’s towns, the median household income is $92,200. The pandemic’s benefits: 24% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
7.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 87% 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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (72%), then in the Americas (16%). Fewer immigrants than in 81% of Canadian towns: 5.2%. As a yardstick, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 1.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 93% of Canadian towns: 56%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Lac Ste. Anne County, 2% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%.
1.8% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
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
Bilingual residents: 3.3%, below 92% of Canadian towns. For residents whose mother tongue is French, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 1.5%.
Only 9.7% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Lac Ste. Anne County
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Lac Ste. Anne County, 9.7%, and 43% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 15%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
In work on census day: 57% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 57%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 12,378 to 12,917 people: this is the 8th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The group spans Thompson, youngest at 31, to Saltspring Island, oldest at 56.4. The towns whose median age is nearest to Lac Ste. Anne County’s: Rothesay (45.6), Orleans Village - Chateauneuf (46.6), Kings County, Subdivision B (47.2) and Bromont (47.6).
Lac Ste. Anne County is younger than 1 of its 5 nearest neighbours
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. The nearest places to Lac Ste. Anne County with figures are 30–40 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 12,639 | — | 46.8 | 20% | 5.2% |
| Alexander 134 | 1,139 | 30.2 km | 28.4 | 8.8% | 0% |
| Wabamun 133A | 1,005 | 32.0 km | 23.6 | 5.1% | 0% |
| Barrhead | 4,768 | 36.4 km | 47.6 | 30% | 12% |
| Parkland County | 34,286 | 38.0 km | 45.2 | 18% | 7.5% |
| Barrhead County No. 11 | 6,186 | 40.5 km | 40.8 | 19% | 7.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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 Lac Ste. Anne County’s residents
Is Lac Ste. Anne County bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Lac Ste. Anne County?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.2%. A visible minority makes up 2% and Indigenous residents 9.8%.
What religion are people in Lac Ste. Anne County?
Most often Christian (43%) or no religion (56%); other religions make up 0.9%.
Is Lac Ste. Anne County good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 63% of households and one-parent families 5.3%. Schools near Lac Ste. Anne County are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lac Ste. Anne County?
Median total household income in Lac Ste. Anne County was $87,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Lac Ste. Anne County?
The latest figure is an estimate: 12,639 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Lac Ste. Anne County counted 10,832, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Lac Ste. Anne County?
Half the residents are older than 46.8 and half younger, older than 76% of Canadian towns; 18% are children under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.
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).