Photo: dfaulder · CC BY 2.0Two Hills is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 30.4
Against a figure of 35% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion in Two Hills comes in at 13%. The census found that nearly nine in ten households live in a single-detached house locally. Residents aged 15 to 24 are more common here than in 84% of Canadian towns. About 1,698 people lived in the town in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates.
What stands out about the people of Two Hills
Younger than most towns
Half of Two Hills’s residents are under 30.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are under 15 and 19% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Two Hills’s population changed by +5% since 2016, more than in 54% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +1% across Alberta’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 20% higher again.
Above 99% of Canadian towns: 31% of residents are under 15
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 10–14: 11% of residents, 1.9 times the share across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 19% of the total. Set beside that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 90% of Canadian towns: 3 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and 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%; Two Hills has 4.5%. For Two Hills, the census puts one-person households at 29%.
Below 96% of Canadian towns: 3.6% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Two Hills, 55%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
In Two Hills, 33% of households rent their home, more than in 64% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. On average, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Nearly a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 3.4% in 2001 or later.
$68,500 a year: where the middle household sits
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Two Hills’s median household took in $68,500 before tax, 20% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 17% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A larger share of immigrants than 76% of Canadian towns: 33%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Against a figure of 5.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship in Two Hills comes in at 8.6%. 11% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Immigrants make up 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in the Americas (92%) and in Europe (3.4%).
86% said they are Christian and 13% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 1.9% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents account for 1.1%.
66% have a mother tongue other than English or 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
At home, 50% mostly speak another language; 5.5% speak neither English nor French. Compared with other places, bilingual residents are scarce here: 1.5%, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns. On residents whose mother tongue is French, 1.1% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
7.7% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 99% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 57% (typical 9.5%). Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 49% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
The employment rate of 49% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 19% of residents are 65 or over.
No nearby town is as young as Two Hills
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 10–43 km from Two Hills.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Hills | 1,698 | — | 30.4 | 19% | 33% |
| Two Hills County No. 21 | 3,626 | 9.5 km | 37.6 | 18% | 17% |
| Minburn County No. 27 | 3,142 | 25.2 km | 45.2 | 22% | 4.2% |
| Vegreville | 6,153 | 31.9 km | 45.2 | 24% | 11% |
| St. Paul | 6,218 | 42.7 km | 38.4 | 20% | 11% |
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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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 Two Hills’s residents
Is Two Hills bilingual?
English and French: 1.5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.1%.
How diverse is Two Hills?
Immigrants: 33% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.9%. Indigenous identity: 1.1%.
What religion are people in Two Hills?
13% said they have no religion and 86% that they are Christian; 1.1% named another faith.
Is Two Hills good for families?
31% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 58% of households and one-parent families 4.5%. Schools near Two Hills are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Two Hills?
Half of Two Hills’s households had more than $68,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Two Hills?
About 1,698, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,416 people in Two Hills, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Two Hills?
The median age is 30.4. 31% are under 15 and 19% 65 or older.
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).