Photo: Tara Zieminek · Public domainYounger than 87% of Canadian towns: half of Spruce Grove is under 36
Of the immigrants living here, 50% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. With about 44,575 residents in July 2025, Spruce Grove counted 14,275 households at the 2021 Census. For Spruce Grove, the census puts Indigenous residents at 8.9%. 14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 74% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Spruce Grove
Younger than most towns
The middle resident of Spruce Grove is 36; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 22% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A growing town: +10% since 2016, faster than 83% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 18%.
22% of residents are under 15, a share 90% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: 8.8% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The census found that 13% of residents are 65 or over in Spruce Grove.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Spruce Grove, 36. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
22% of households are one person living alone, below 71% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families is 8.2%; Spruce Grove has 9.4%. A household here holds 2.6 people on average. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Above 61% of Canadian towns: 50% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 25% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. For Spruce Grove, the census puts common-law partners at 12%.
Only 24% of households rent their home in Spruce Grove
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 60% date from 2001 or later, 1.2% from before 1961. Single-detached houses hold 63% of households, less than in 51% of Canadian towns, and buildings of five or more storeys 0.5%. Measured more widely, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $106,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Spruce Grove’s median household took in $106,000 before tax, 23% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns, half of households had more than $92,200 before tax. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 28% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
9.4% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Spruce Grove has 9.4%. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (44%), then in Europe (32%).
More residents with no religion than 84% of Canadian towns: 48%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here one in ten residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. Residents with no religion: 35% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
1.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Spruce Grove, 5.9%. As a yardstick, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. At home: English 95%, French 0.5%.
Spruce Grove sits below 70% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (19%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.7% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
63% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 63%.
The 5th youngest of 41 towns of 39,194 to 50,739 people
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans Malton, youngest at 34.8, to West Vancouver, oldest at 50.8. Closest in median age to Spruce Grove are Sullivan (35.6), Churchill Meadows (35.9), Leduc (36.8) and Yaletown (38.2).
3 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Spruce Grove
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Grove | 44,575 | — | 36 | 13% | 9.4% |
| Stony Plain | 19,662 | 6.7 km | 40.8 | 20% | 7.9% |
| Parkland County | 34,286 | 12.6 km | 45.2 | 18% | 7.5% |
| Enoch Cree Nation | 1,947 | 13.9 km | 26.8 | 6.8% | 0% |
| Secord | 8,205 | 13.9 km | 32.4 | 3.2% | 47% |
| Rosenthal | 4,873 | 14.0 km | 33.5 | 5.2% | 48% |
| Suder Greens | 2,928 | 15.1 km | 37.6 | 11% | 34% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Spruce Grove’s residents
How diverse is Spruce Grove?
9.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 9.8% belong to a visible minority and 8.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Spruce Grove?
49% are Christian and 48% have no religion; 3% follow another religion.
Is Spruce Grove good for families?
Under 15: 22% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 9.4%. Schools near Spruce Grove are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Spruce Grove?
The median household in Spruce Grove took in $106,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Spruce Grove?
Spruce Grove had about 44,575 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 37,645, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Spruce Grove?
A median age of 36, younger than 87% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 22%, and people 65 and over 13%.
Is Spruce Grove bilingual?
English and French: 5.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 94%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 1.7%.
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).