Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA median age of 32.8: Lethbridge County is younger than 96% of Canadian towns
A household here has 3.2 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. Lethbridge County is home to some 10,988 people (July 2025 estimate), in 2,890 households at the 2021 Census. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 14%. Few places have so few residents who moved in within the year: 6.5% here, fewer than in 93% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Lethbridge County
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Lethbridge County is 32.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 28% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Lethbridge County has changed by −1%, slower than 85% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 9%.
28% of residents are under 15, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 10–14: 9.4% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. On residents aged 65 and over, Lethbridge County sits lower than 87% of Canadian towns: 12%. By way of comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Lethbridge County, 32.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
In Lethbridge County, 16% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 87% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families is 3.5%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of common-law partners than 91% of Canadian towns: 4.8%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With married residents 15 and over at 62%, Lethbridge County is ahead of 98% of Canadian towns on that count. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 95% in Lethbridge County, more than in 97% 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
Set against 25% across Canada’s towns, just over a fifth of households rent their home in Lethbridge County. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 24% date from 2001 or later, 23% from before 1961.
Household income at the median: $99,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $99,000, the middle household in Lethbridge County out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 15%. The middle household across Alberta’s towns has $92,200 before tax. In 2020, 15% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
12% of residents are immigrants
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
Recent arrivals are 22% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (50%) and in the Americas (44%).
Below 83% of Canadian towns: 22% of residents said they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. The share of Indigenous residents stands at 2.7%. Residents with no religion make up 35% across Canada’s towns.
72% have English as their mother tongue; 1.8% also speak French
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
14% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 1.7% speak neither official language. Fewer bilingual residents than in 98% of Canadian towns: 1.8%. Here 0.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 1.5%.
Below 75% of Canadian towns: 17% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 18% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 68% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 68%.
Youngest by rank: 1st of 41 towns of 10,745 to 11,205 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Between Lethbridge County (32.8) and Thornbury (58.8) lies the rest of the group. By median age, Lethbridge County sits among Victoria Hills (33.5) and Peguis (34.9).
Older than Lethbridge County: 2 of the 5 towns nearby
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lethbridge County | 10,988 | — | 32.8 | 12% | 12% |
| Picture Butte | 2,380 | 3.8 km | 32 | 17% | 18% |
| Coalhurst | 3,244 | 14.7 km | 32 | 11% | 6.4% |
| Lethbridge | 113,671 | 17.6 km | 38 | 18% | 15% |
| Coaldale | 9,644 | 17.9 km | 37.2 | 18% | 11% |
| Nobleford | 1,694 | 19.1 km | 26.8 | 8.7% | 21% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. 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.
Questions about Lethbridge County’s residents
Is Lethbridge County bilingual?
1.8% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 97% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.3%.
How diverse is Lethbridge County?
12% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3% belong to a visible minority and 2.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Lethbridge County?
77% are Christian and 22% have no religion; 0.9% follow another religion.
Is Lethbridge County good for families?
Under 15: 28% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 74% of households. One-parent families: 3.5%. Schools near Lethbridge County are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lethbridge County?
The median household in Lethbridge County took in $99,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Lethbridge County?
Lethbridge County had about 10,988 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 10,120, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Lethbridge County?
A median age of 32.8, younger than 96% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 28%, and people 65 and over 12%.
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).