Photo: Grant Berg · CC BY-SA 3.0Sexsmith is younger than 95% of Canadian towns: a median age of 33.2
27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, against 19% in Sexsmith. The census found that 48% of residents said they have no religion here. The town has more households in single-detached houses than 77% of Canadian towns, at 83%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,561 residents; the 2021 Census found 855 households.
What stands out about the people of Sexsmith
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 13% of residents, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and 3.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sexsmith went from 2,620 to 2,427 residents (−7%), slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Sexsmith’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 33.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are under 15 and 7.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −7% since 2016 leaves Sexsmith behind 99% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Alberta’s towns, by more than +1%.
Sexsmith ranks below 96% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 7.8%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 10–14: 9.9% of residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. Locally, 26% of residents are under 15. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sexsmith, 33.2. 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.
Sexsmith households average 2.8 people, larger than in 82% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Sexsmith comes in at 11%.
51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 27% of adults (typical: 27%). Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: just over a tenth of the total.
Fewer renter households than 53% of Canadian towns: 24%
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 44% date from 2001 or later, 7.6% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, a quarter of households rent their home.
Households here have a median income of $109,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Sexsmith’s households had a total income above $109,000, 27% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns, half of households had more than $92,200 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 31% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Sexsmith sits below 58% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (10%)
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
The share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 0.6%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Sexsmith has fewer immigrants than 85% of Canadian towns, at 3.9%. For comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (53%), then in the Americas (37%).
Indigenous residents make up 13% in Sexsmith, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Sexsmith has 1.2%. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 3.3% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Sexsmith has 3.3%. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.6% of the total.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 96% of Canadian towns, at 10%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Sexsmith, 10%, and 37% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 13%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
In work on census day: 59% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 59%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
2nd lowest median age among 41 towns of 2,510 to 2,613
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from City Commercial Core, at 32.7, to North Frontenac, at 61.6. By median age, Sexsmith sits among City Commercial Core (32.7), Dufferin (34.8) and Minchau (35.2).
Every neighbour of Sexsmith has an older population
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Distances here run 16–44 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Sexsmith.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexsmith | 2,561 | — | 33.2 | 7.8% | 3.9% |
| Grande Prairie County No. 1 | 25,883 | 15.7 km | 38.8 | 13% | 4.5% |
| Grande Prairie | 71,160 | 21.1 km | 34 | 9.2% | 13% |
| Wembley | 1,516 | 32.5 km | 34.4 | 7.7% | 3.8% |
| Beaverlodge | 2,454 | 43.6 km | 40 | 19% | 7.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Sexsmith’s residents
Is Sexsmith good for families?
Under 15: 26% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 61% of households. One-parent families: 11%. Schools near Sexsmith are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sexsmith?
The median household in Sexsmith took in $109,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sexsmith?
Sexsmith had about 2,561 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,427, 7% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Sexsmith?
A median age of 33.2, younger than 95% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 26%, and people 65 and over 7.8%.
Is Sexsmith bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0.2% only French; 1.6% grew up with French.
How diverse is Sexsmith?
3.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.2% belong to a visible minority and 13% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Sexsmith?
51% are Christian and 48% have no religion; 0.7% follow another religion.
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).