Photo: Umbra Lab, Inc. · CC BY 4.0Residents who moved in within the year: 7.7%, a lower share than 85% of Canadian towns
Of the immigrants living here, 11% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. At 14%, the share of renter households is lower than in 77% of Canadian towns. With about 11,072 residents in July 2025, Lacombe County counted 3,975 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 43% of residents said they have no religion locally.
Lacombe County changed by −1% from 2016 to 2021, behind 82% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +1% across Alberta’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 8%.
Children under 15 make up 19% in Lacombe County, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Among Alberta’s towns, Country Hills Village has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 36%. On average, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Lacombe County, 44.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 21%, a lower share than 72% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Lacombe County the average household is 2.5 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. One-parent families: 4.5% of the total.
Lacombe County ranks above 96% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 61%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: a fifth of adults (typical: 27%). Census figures put common-law partners at 7.7% in Lacombe County. Set beside that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
87% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 83% of Canadian towns
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
Nearly a third of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 18% built before 1961. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Median household income: $89,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Lacombe County’s households had a total income above $89,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. The pandemic’s benefits: 22% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
6.1% of residents are immigrants
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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Lacombe County, 6.1%. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 2% of the total.
Above 66% of Canadian towns: 4.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 1.7%, below 88% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 90%, and 2.9% speak French as well
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
There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.8%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 95% of Canadian towns: 2.9% of residents speak English and French.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 90% of Canadian towns, at 12%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
A job for 62% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 62%.
Ranked by age, 18th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Thornbury is the oldest at 58.8, Lethbridge County the youngest at 32.8. In age, Lacombe County keeps company with Vieux Greenfield Park (43.4), Carson Grove - Carson Meadows (44.4), Yellowhead County (44.8) and Laurentian (45.4).
A younger town than 1 of the 3 around it: Lacombe County
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacombe County | 11,072 | — | 44.4 | 19% | 6.1% |
| Lacombe | 14,733 | 4.2 km | 39.6 | 19% | 12% |
| Blackfalds | 12,258 | 7.3 km | 31.8 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| Bentley | 1,153 | 17.8 km | 46 | 21% | 4.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about Lacombe County’s residents
What is the median income in Lacombe County?
$89,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Lacombe County (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Lacombe County?
Statistics Canada estimates 11,072 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 10,283 in Lacombe County, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Lacombe County?
44.4 is the median age, older than 64% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 19%. 65 and over: 19%.
Is Lacombe County bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 2.9% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.8% grew up with French.
How diverse is Lacombe County?
Immigrants make up 6.1% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.7% are members of a visible minority, and 4.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Lacombe County?
Christian: 56%. No religion: 43%. Another religion: 0.9%.
Is Lacombe County good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 19%. 67% of households are couple families and 4.5% one-parent families. Schools near Lacombe County are on its Schools page.
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).