Photo: Peter Vaitkunas · Public domainSt. Paul sits above 97% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (21%)
Half of St. Paul’s residents are under 38.4, younger than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. There are about as many residents as in 2016. Locally, 15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Recent arrivals are 66% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
What stands out about the people of St. Paul
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 21% of residents, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, and 12% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 73% of Canadian towns grew faster than St. Paul: +1%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 6%.
St. Paul sits above 86% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (21%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 in St. Paul. The biggest five-year age group is 35–39, with 7.3% of residents. The highest share aged 65 or over among Alberta’s towns is Country Hills Village’s: 36%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ St. Paul, 38.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women.
St. Paul ranks above 66% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 31%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In St. Paul the average household is 2.4 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. One-person households make up 27% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put one-parent families at 10% locally.
45% of residents 15 and over are married, below 56% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 29% of adults, against a typical 27%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For St. Paul, the census puts common-law partners at 10%.
St. Paul ranks above 62% of Canadian towns on renter households: 32%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. For St. Paul, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 72%.
Median household income: $79,500 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 run lower in St. Paul: half had less than $79,500, 8% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. 27% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A higher share of residents without Canadian citizenship than 59% of Canadian towns, at 7.7%
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
Immigrants: 11% here and 17% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns.
St. Paul ranks above 65% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 40%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
On the census count, 14% of residents belong to a visible minority. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%.
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 9.4%, a higher share than 76% 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
At home: English 88%, French 2.1%. Typically, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. St. Paul has more bilingual residents than 72% of Canadian towns, at 18%.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 60% of Canadian towns: 23%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 12%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 60% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 60% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
12th lowest median age among 41 towns of 6,114 to 6,312
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans The Orchards At Ellerslie, youngest at 31.3, to Peachland, oldest at 60. The towns whose median age is nearest to St. Paul’s: Sioux Lookout (38), Rolston (38.4), Les Coteaux (38.8) and Richmond West (39).
Around St. Paul, 2 of 5 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. St. Paul has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 10–43 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul | 6,218 | — | 38.4 | 20% | 11% |
| St. Paul County No. 19 | 6,462 | 10.2 km | 45.6 | 21% | 3.9% |
| Elk Point | 1,481 | 27.6 km | 41.2 | 19% | 12% |
| Kehewin 123 | 1,064 | 32.3 km | 26.8 | 7.7% | 0% |
| Two Hills County No. 21 | 3,626 | 34.8 km | 37.6 | 18% | 17% |
| Two Hills | 1,698 | 42.7 km | 30.4 | 19% | 33% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 St. Paul’s residents
What is the average age in St. Paul?
Half the residents are older than 38.4 and half younger, younger than 74% of Canadian towns; 21% are children under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.
Is St. Paul bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 18% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 82% speak only English and 0.1% only French; 9.4% grew up with French.
How diverse is St. Paul?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 11%. A visible minority makes up 14% and Indigenous residents 21%.
What religion are people in St. Paul?
Most often Christian (56%) or no religion (40%); other religions make up 4.6%.
Is St. Paul good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 49% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near St. Paul are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in St. Paul?
Median total household income in St. Paul was $79,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of St. Paul?
The latest figure is an estimate: 6,218 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, St. Paul counted 5,863, about the same as 2016.
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).