Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0A larger share of children under 15 than 95% of Canadian towns: 23%
Just over a fifth of households are one person living alone, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are common here: 45%, more than in 78% of Canadian towns. With about 10,763 residents in July 2025, Morinville counted 3,770 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put renter households at 17% here.
What stands out about the people of Morinville
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
11% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 3.2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Morinville’s residents are under 36.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 23% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A growing town: +6% since 2016, faster than 59% 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
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Alberta’s towns, by more than +1%.
Morinville is younger than 85% of Canadian towns: a median age of 36.4
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 35–39: 8.8% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Fewer residents aged 65 and over than in 84% of Canadian towns: 13%. Here, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Morinville, 36.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 76% of Canadian towns: 2.7 people on average
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.
By its share of one-parent families (9.4%), Morinville is above two thirds of Canadian towns.
In Morinville, 13% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, 50% of residents 15 and over are married in Morinville. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 69% of Canadian towns, at 3.3%
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
Here 73% of households live in a single-detached house, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 64%. Newer homes outnumber old: 45% date from 2001 or later, 4.1% from before 1961.
Median household income here: $108,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Morinville: half had more than $108,000, 26% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Alberta’s towns is $92,200. 26% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A higher share of residents who moved in within the year than 57% 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
The figure for immigrants is 4.9% in Morinville and 17% across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 1.7%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 88% of Canadian towns: 11%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Morinville has 5%. The benchmark for Indigenous residents across Canada’s towns: 2.8%.
More residents whose mother tongue is French than 71% of Canadian towns: 4.3%
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
At home: English 96%, French 1.4%. Compared with other places, bilingual residents are common here: 10%, more than in 61% of Canadian towns. Typically, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 89% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 9.4% (typical 9.5%). Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 65% of adults
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.
More people work here than in the typical town: 65%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 6th youngest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
At one end is Lethbridge County (32.8), at the other Liverpool (55.6). In age, Morinville keeps company with Grand River South (35.9), Bassin-de-la-Lièvre (36), Shelburne (36.8) and Hintonburg-Mechanicsville (36.9).
The towns around Morinville are all older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morinville | 10,763 | — | 36.4 | 13% | 4.9% |
| Sturgeon County | 21,144 | 7.5 km | 41.2 | 16% | 6.2% |
| Bon Accord | 1,457 | 15.8 km | 36.8 | 11% | 4.2% |
| Legal | 1,253 | 16.7 km | 36.8 | 15% | 3.1% |
| St. Albert | 74,621 | 17.6 km | 42.4 | 19% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Morinville’s residents
What is the average age in Morinville?
36.4 is the median age, younger than 85% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 23%. 65 and over: 13%.
Is Morinville bilingual?
English and French: 10% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 90%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 4.3%.
How diverse is Morinville?
Immigrants make up 4.9% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 5% are members of a visible minority, and 11% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Morinville?
Christian: 53%. No religion: 45%. Another religion: 1.8%.
Is Morinville good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 23%. 60% of households are couple families and 9.4% one-parent families. Schools near Morinville are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Morinville?
$108,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Morinville (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Morinville?
Statistics Canada estimates 10,763 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 10,385 in Morinville, 6% more than 2016.
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).