Photo: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada · CC BY 2.0Only 7.9% of households rent their home in Rocky View County
By its share of one-person households (13%), Rocky View County is below 95% of Canadian towns. 42% of residents said they have no religion. With a median age of 45.6, Rocky View County is older than 71% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 50,260 people (July 2025 estimate), in 13,905 households at the 2021 Census.
+4% since 2016, a pace 50% of Canadian towns didn’t match
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 23%.
Above 81% of Canadian towns: 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.9% of residents. 17% of residents are under 15, more than in 63% of Canadian towns. Where nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, Rocky View County has 18%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Rocky View County, 45.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
2.9 people per household, more than in 87% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 4.5% of households are one-parent families here.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 98% of Canadian towns: 62%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 22% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Few places have so few common-law partners: 6.4% here, fewer than in 84% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 94% of Canadian towns: 93%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 42% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 6.4% built before 1961.
Household income, middle of the range: $150,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Rocky View County had $150,000 before tax, 74% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $92,200, the median across Alberta’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Below 74% of Canadian towns: 8.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
3.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens (Canada’s towns: 5.8%). Measured more widely, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (40%) and in Asia (39%).
3.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 53% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Sikh (4.5%) and Muslim (2.1%). Across Canada’s towns, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity. Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 14% of residents belong to a visible minority in Rocky View County.
English is the mother tongue of 84%, and 7% 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
6.4% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.7% speak neither official language. Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 62% of Canadian towns.
In Rocky View County, 37% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 67% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 5.6%, against 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 59% of residents 15 and over had a job
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 59% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
41 towns of 42,989 to 58,010 people: this is the 8th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from Whalley, at 34.9, to Shawinigan, at 54.4. Nearest to Rocky View County in age: Pointe-aux-Trembles (45.3), Quinte West (45.6), Cornwall (46.4) and Victoriaville (47.2).
Rocky View County is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbours
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky View County | 50,260 | — | 45.6 | 18% | 16% |
| Rocky Ridge | 8,419 | 2.2 km | 42.1 | 16% | 36% |
| Royal Oak | 12,343 | 3.2 km | 38.3 | 10% | 39% |
| Tuscany | 19,986 | 4.0 km | 37.8 | 8.7% | 23% |
| Arbour Lake | 10,454 | 5.1 km | 45.9 | 20% | 36% |
| Scenic Acres | 8,026 | 5.5 km | 50.7 | 25% | 24% |
| Citadel | 10,196 | 6.1 km | 39.6 | 10% | 40% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Rocky View County’s residents
What religion are people in Rocky View County?
Christian: 49%. No religion: 42%. Another religion: 8.6%.
Is Rocky View County good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 73% of households are couple families and 4.5% one-parent families. Schools near Rocky View County are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rocky View County?
$150,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Rocky View County (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Rocky View County?
Statistics Canada estimates 50,260 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 41,028 in Rocky View County, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Rocky View County?
45.6 is the median age, older than 71% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 18%.
Is Rocky View County bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 7% are. Another 0% speak only French and 92% only English, and French is the first language of 1.2%.
How diverse is Rocky View County?
Immigrants make up 16% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 14% are members of a visible minority, and 3.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).