Photo: Saddle Hills County · CC BY-SA 4.0Saddle Hills County sits below 97% of Canadian towns for renter households (6.2%)
Here 3.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 11%. Census figures put residents with no religion at 50% in Saddle Hills County. The median age here is 40, lower than in 63% of Canadian towns. About 2,449 people lived here in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates.
What stands out about the people of Saddle Hills County
A town of families
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.6 people, and 4.5% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Saddle Hills County outgrew 57% of Canadian towns: +5%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Alberta’s towns the median is +1%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Children under 15: 21%, a higher share than 90% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Saddle Hills County comes in at 10%. Locally, 18% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
23% of households are one person living alone, below 66% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Saddle Hills County hold 2.6 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). For one-person households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 27%. One-parent families: 4.5% of the total.
Married residents 15 and over: 61%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%; Saddle Hills County has 8.7%. Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses: 94%, a higher share than 95% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. 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
31% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 16% built before 1961. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Household income at the median: $83,000 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
Household incomes sit at the middle in Saddle Hills County: half had more than $83,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. COVID-19 benefits went to 18% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
3.1% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
In Saddle Hills County, 0.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens, beside 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (50%) or in the Americas (43%). This Alberta town has fewer immigrants than 89% of Canadian towns, at 3.1%.
More Indigenous residents than 71% of Canadian towns: 5.1%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
90% have English as their mother tongue; 2.4% also speak French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 2.4% in Saddle Hills County. In Saddle Hills County, 0.9% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Saddle Hills County sits below 97% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (9.4%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 22% (typical 9.5%). Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 70% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
70% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Nearby, 3 of 5 towns have older populations than Saddle Hills County
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Distances here run 51–75 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Saddle Hills County.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Hills County | 2,449 | — | 40 | 18% | 3.1% |
| Dawson Creek | 13,635 | 50.5 km | 35.6 | 14% | 10% |
| Clear Hills | 3,110 | 57.2 km | 30.6 | 14% | 6.3% |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 5,100 | 57.3 km | 44 | 18% | 6.4% |
| Fairview | 2,918 | 71.0 km | 44.4 | 23% | 10% |
| Fairview No. 136 | 1,647 | 74.7 km | 44 | 19% | 5.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Saddle Hills County’s residents
What is the population of Saddle Hills County?
Saddle Hills County had about 2,449 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,338, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saddle Hills County?
A median age of 40. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 18%.
Is Saddle Hills County bilingual?
English and French: 2.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
How diverse is Saddle Hills County?
3.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 5.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saddle Hills County?
49% are Christian and 50% have no religion; 1.1% follow another religion.
Is Saddle Hills County good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 67% of households. One-parent families: 4.5%. Schools near Saddle Hills County are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saddle Hills County?
The median household in Saddle Hills County took in $83,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).