Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.0Above 83% of Canadian towns: 8.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Of the immigrants living here, 67% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Households in single-detached houses are more common here than in 71% of Canadian towns. Manning had about 1,153 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 470 households at the 2021 Census. 22% of residents are 65 or over.
What stands out about the people of Manning
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Manning went from 1,183 to 1,126 residents (−5%), slower growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−5% since 2016, a pace below 96% 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
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 2%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%.
Children under 15: 18%, a higher share than 68% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 35–39: 8% of residents. Half of Manning’s residents are under 42, younger than in 51% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
Manning: 33% of households are one person living alone, above 72% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. One-parent families account for 8.4%.
Manning: 14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 71% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 23% of adults (typical: 27%). Across Manning, 45% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
29% of households rent their home, a share 56% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 26% date from 2001 or later, 15% from before 1961. 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.
The midpoint household income is $86,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $86,000, the middle household in Manning earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Alberta’s towns, the household in the middle had $92,200. 24% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Manning ranks above 73% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 14%
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 Asia (64%), then in the Americas (18%). Residents without Canadian citizenship are more common here than in 63% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents are immigrants in Manning.
Residents with no religion make up 38% in Manning, more than in 59% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
For Manning, the census puts visible minority residents at 17%. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%.
English is the mother tongue of 82%, 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
The share of bilingual residents trails 99% of Canadian towns: 1.3%. For Manning, the census puts residents whose mother tongue is French at 0.9%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 72% of Canadian towns, at 18%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Manning, 18%, and 31% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 17%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
In work on census day: 62% 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.
The employment rate of 62% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
A younger town than 1 of the 5 around it: Manning
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Manning with figures are 17–88 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manning | 1,153 | — | 42 | 22% | 15% |
| Northern Lights County | 4,115 | 17.5 km | 39.2 | 16% | 5.9% |
| Peace River | 7,220 | 79.7 km | 35.6 | 12% | 16% |
| Peace No. 135 | 1,581 | 80.9 km | 44 | 19% | 4.5% |
| Grimshaw | 2,799 | 81.9 km | 38.8 | 17% | 6.6% |
| Northern Sunrise County | 1,848 | 88.0 km | 41.6 | 18% | 9.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into 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. 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 Manning’s residents
Is Manning bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 1.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 98% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.9% grew up with French.
How diverse is Manning?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 15%. A visible minority makes up 17% and Indigenous residents 8.3%.
What religion are people in Manning?
Most often Christian (59%) or no religion (38%); other religions make up 3.7%.
Is Manning good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 52% of households and one-parent families 8.4%. Schools near Manning are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Manning?
Median total household income in Manning was $86,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Manning?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,153 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Manning counted 1,126, 5% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Manning?
Half the residents are older than 42 and half younger; 18% are children under 15 and 22% 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).