Photo: Felspar13 · CC BY-SA 4.0Alexander is older than 98% of Canadian towns: a median age of 58.4
6.2% of households rent their home (Canada’s towns: 25%). Alexander is home to some 4,032 people (July 2025 estimate), in 1,845 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, just over one in ten residents are under 15. Residents who moved in within the year are more common here than in 78% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Alexander
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
26% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 9.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Line Alexander’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 58.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Alexander went from 3,333 people in 2016 to 3,854 in 2021, +16%: faster growth than in 93% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Alexander grew +16% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 93% 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
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Manitoba’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 5%.
31% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
60–64 is the most common age band: 15% of residents, 2.2 times the share across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Alexander, 58.4. 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.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households make up 30%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. At the same time, at 4.3%, the share of one-parent families is lower than in 96% of Canadian towns.
In Alexander, 58% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 18% of adults (typical: 27%). As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% of the total.
95% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 97% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Just over a quarter of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 12% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Against that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $71,500 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Alexander: half had less than $71,500, 17% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Manitoba’s towns the median is $83,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 18% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
7.2% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
0.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. A year before the census, 15% lived somewhere else: more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. Most immigrants were born in Europe (56%) or in the Americas (22%).
More Indigenous residents than 98% of Canadian towns: 26%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 2.3% of residents belong to a visible minority in Alexander. As a yardstick, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. The census found that two in five residents said they have no religion locally.
Alexander sits above 75% of Canadian towns for residents whose mother tongue is French (7.9%)
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
14% of residents speak English and French, against 7.5% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue. At home: English 95%, French 2.6%.
13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 88% 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: 11% (typical 9.5%). By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 42% 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 work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
42% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 31% are 65 or more.
Ranked by age, 2nd oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages climb from 29 (Mistissini) to 59.2 (Okanagan Falls) across the group. In age, Alexander keeps company with Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard (58), Lake of Bays (58.4) and Okanagan Falls (59.2).
Alexander is older than every town around it
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | 4,032 | — | 58.4 | 31% | 7.2% |
| Powerview-Pine Falls | 1,311 | 5.0 km | 39.2 | 21% | 1.6% |
| Fort Alexander 3 | 2,300 | 11.2 km | 25.4 | 7.8% | 0% |
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. 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.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Manitoba’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.
Questions about Alexander’s residents
What is the median income in Alexander?
$71,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Alexander (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Alexander?
Statistics Canada estimates 4,032 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 3,854 in Alexander, 16% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Alexander?
58.4 is the median age, older than 98% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 11%. 65 and over: 31%.
Is Alexander bilingual?
English and French: 14% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 86%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 7.9%.
How diverse is Alexander?
Immigrants make up 7.2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.3% are members of a visible minority, and 26% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Alexander?
Christian: 58%. No religion: 40%. Another religion: 1.5%.
Is Alexander good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 11%. 60% of households are couple families and 4.3% one-parent families. Schools near Alexander are on its Schools page.
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).