Photo: paulhami · CC BY-SA 2.0Renter households make up 7.9% in Parkland County, less than in 94% of Canadian towns
Where just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, Parkland County has 46%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 34,286 residents; the 2021 Census found 11,915 households. Here, 17% of households are one person living alone. With a median age of 45.2, Parkland County is older than 69% of Canadian towns.
From 2016 to 2021, 87% of Canadian towns grew faster than Parkland County: −2%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%.
Children under 15 make up 18% in Parkland County, more than in 69% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
55–59 is the most common age band: 9.2% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 18%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Parkland County, 45.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
2.7 people per household, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Parkland County, 5% of households are one-parent families, beside 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 93% of Canadian towns, at 59%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 21% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: nearly a tenth of the total.
Parkland County: 89% of households live in a single-detached house, above 86% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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: 31% date from 2001 or later, 6% from before 1961. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $115,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $115,000, the middle household in Parkland County out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 34%. The figure for Alberta’s towns: $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 24% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Only 8.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Parkland County
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
12% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Across Parkland County, 1.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Fewer immigrants than in 72% of Canadian towns: 7.5%.
6.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 78% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Parkland County, 3.1% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 92%, and 4.9% speak French as well
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 98%, French 0.3%. Parkland County has fewer bilingual residents than 76% of Canadian towns, at 4.9%. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.5%, near enough the figure across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 77% of Canadian towns, at 17%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
In work on census day: 59% of adults
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment here, 59%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
Oldest by rank: 7th of 41 towns of 31,870 to 37,091 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Between DT Core (34.8) and Sorel-Tracy (53.2) lies the rest of the group. By median age, Parkland County sits among LaSalle (44), Fergus (44.4), Saint-Georges (45.6) and Stratford (46).
No nearby town is as old as Parkland County
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland County | 34,286 | — | 45.2 | 18% | 7.5% |
| Stony Plain | 19,662 | 6.2 km | 40.8 | 20% | 7.9% |
| Spruce Grove | 44,575 | 12.6 km | 36 | 13% | 9.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Each comparison is its own median: over Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Parkland County’s residents
What is the average age in Parkland County?
A median age of 45.2, older than 69% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 18%.
Is Parkland County bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.9% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 95% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.5% grew up with French.
How diverse is Parkland County?
7.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.1% belong to a visible minority and 6.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Parkland County?
53% are Christian and 46% have no religion; 1.6% follow another religion.
Is Parkland County good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 68% of households. One-parent families: 5%. Schools near Parkland County are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Parkland County?
The median household in Parkland County took in $115,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Parkland County?
Parkland County had about 34,286 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 32,205, 2% fewer 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).