Photo: Masterhatch · CC BY-SA 4.012% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 89% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Children under 15 make up 21%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Rocky Mountain House had about 8,144 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 2,695 households at the 2021 Census. The share of one-parent families stands at 10%. Half of the town’s residents are under 38.8, younger than in 71% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Rocky Mountain House
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
12% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 5.3% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 64% of Canadian towns grew faster than Rocky Mountain House: +2%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 20%. Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%.
Below 60% of Canadian towns: 17% of residents are 65 or over
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 10–14, with 7.3% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Rocky Mountain House, 38.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
A higher share of one-person households than 62% of Canadian towns, at 30%
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 average household has 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, one-person households come to 27%.
In Rocky Mountain House, 44% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 58% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 27% of adults, beside a typical 27%. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 11% in Rocky Mountain House.
29% of households rent their home, more than in 58% 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
Nearly a quarter of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 11% built before 1961. Set beside that, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Where 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, Rocky Mountain House has 60%.
Half of households earn more than $82,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Rocky Mountain House’s households had a total income above $82,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $92,200 is the median household income across Alberta’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 30% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
More residents who moved in within the year than 66% of Canadian towns: 13%
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
Of the immigrants living here, 59% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. At 9.1%, the share of immigrants is lower than in 67% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Asia (53%) or in Europe (21%).
Residents with no religion make up 51% in Rocky Mountain House, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (8.2%), Rocky Mountain House is below just over three fifths of Canadian towns. Set beside that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
91% have English as their mother tongue; 4% 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
There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Rocky Mountain House has fewer bilingual residents than 86% of Canadian towns, at 4%.
19% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 71% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
14% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
Employment: 56% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 56% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 14th youngest of 41 towns this size
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Between Taber (27.4) and Haliburton Village (59.2) lies the rest of the group. The towns whose median age is nearest to Rocky Mountain House’s: Drayton Valley (37.6), Talbot (38.6), Happy Valley-Goose Bay (39.2) and G-Section (bramalea) (39.2).
Rocky Mountain House and its 5 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Rocky Mountain House has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 14–61 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain House | 8,144 | — | 38.8 | 17% | 9.1% |
| Clearwater County | 11,856 | 14.1 km | 46.4 | 20% | 3.8% |
| Eckville | 1,088 | 37.8 km | 40 | 22% | 4.6% |
| Rimbey | 2,502 | 55.4 km | 50 | 32% | 7.3% |
| Sylvan Lake | 17,897 | 57.5 km | 36 | 11% | 6.6% |
| Bentley | 1,153 | 61.1 km | 46 | 21% | 4.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
Questions about Rocky Mountain House’s residents
What is the median income in Rocky Mountain House?
Median total household income in Rocky Mountain House was $82,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Rocky Mountain House?
The latest figure is an estimate: 8,144 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Rocky Mountain House counted 6,765, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Rocky Mountain House?
Half the residents are older than 38.8 and half younger, younger than 71% of Canadian towns; 21% are children under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
Is Rocky Mountain House bilingual?
English and French: 4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1%.
How diverse is Rocky Mountain House?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 9.1%. A visible minority makes up 8.2% and Indigenous residents 12%.
What religion are people in Rocky Mountain House?
Most often Christian (46%) or no religion (51%); other religions make up 3.4%.
Is Rocky Mountain House good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 48% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Rocky Mountain House are on its Schools page.
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).