Photo: Kappakapa · CC BY 3.0Younger than 99% of Canadian towns: half of Nobleford is under 26.8
Households in Nobleford hold 3.2 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). With about 1,694 residents in July 2025, Nobleford counted 445 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 15% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are scarce here: 29%, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Nobleford
Younger than most towns
Line Nobleford’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 26.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are under 15 and 8.7% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Nobleford went from 1,278 to 1,438 residents (+13%), faster growth than in 88% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Nobleford outgrew 88% of Canadian towns: +13%
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
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 18% higher again. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Alberta’s towns +1%.
Children under 15 make up 32% in Nobleford, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 0–4 than any other five-year age: 13% of residents, 2.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 8.7%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Nobleford ranks below 93% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 14%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 4.5%, below 95% of Canadian towns. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
68% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 21% of adults, against a typical 27%. Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 6.2%.
More households in single-detached houses than 88% of Canadian towns: 90%
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
The share of renter households is 16%, against 25% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Nearly half of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 15% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Household income at the median: $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
Nobleford’s median household took in $87,000 before tax, about the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. In 2020, 17% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Nobleford sits above 71% of Canadian towns for residents without Canadian citizenship (11%)
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
Here 21% of residents are immigrants, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 17%. To put it in context, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 13% in Nobleford.
3.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Nobleford has 9.8%. As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 63%, and 1.4% 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
At home, 24% mostly speak another language; 3.1% speak neither English nor French. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 78% of Canadian towns, at 16%
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 Nobleford, 16%, and 27% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 25%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
A job for 60% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
At 60%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The towns around Nobleford are all older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobleford | 1,694 | — | 26.8 | 8.7% | 21% |
| Coalhurst | 3,244 | 17.7 km | 32 | 11% | 6.4% |
| Lethbridge County | 10,988 | 19.1 km | 32.8 | 12% | 12% |
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. Provincial and national yardsticks: Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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 Nobleford’s residents
How diverse is Nobleford?
Immigrants make up 21% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 9.8% are members of a visible minority, and 3.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Nobleford?
Christian: 71%. No religion: 29%. Another religion: 0.3%.
Is Nobleford good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 32%. 75% of households are couple families and 4.5% one-parent families. Schools near Nobleford are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Nobleford?
$87,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Nobleford (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Nobleford?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,694 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,438 in Nobleford, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Nobleford?
26.8 is the median age. Under 15: 32%. 65 and over: 8.7%.
Is Nobleford bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 1.4% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0% only French; 0% grew up with French.
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).