Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOnly 7.2% of households rent their home in Alberton
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year in Alberton comes in at 4.5%. In Alberton, 15% of residents said they have no religion. Compared with other places, immigrants are scarce here: 3.4%, fewer than in 88% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,426 residents; the 2021 Census found 905 households.
Alberton’s population moved +3% on 2016, less than in 57% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 9%. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Prince Edward Island’s towns +11%.
Half of Alberton is over 44, older than 62% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with nearly one in ten residents. Among Prince Edward Island’s towns, Summerside has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 24%. On residents aged 15 to 24, 11% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
One-person households make up 24% in Alberton, less than in 62% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Alberton, 2.5. This Prince Edward Island town has fewer one-parent families than just over three quarters of Canadian towns, at 6.6%. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
56% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 83% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% of the total.
More households in single-detached houses than 94% of Canadian towns: 93%
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. 24% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 19% built before 1961. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $84,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Alberton’s households had a total income above $84,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $82,500, the median across Prince Edward Island’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 26% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
3.4% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (33%), then in Asia (13%). Compared with other places, residents without Canadian citizenship are scarce here: 2.2%, fewer than in 73% of Canadian towns. 47% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 0.7% of residents.
85% said they are Christian and 15% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.1% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. Indigenous residents account for 2.2%.
11% of residents speak English and French, a share 64% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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 98%, French 0.7%. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%. More residents whose mother tongue is French than in 67% of Canadian towns: 2.7%.
12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 90% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
17% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
64% of residents 15 and over were in work
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 64%.
Every neighbour of Alberton has an older population
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberton | 2,426 | — | 44 | 19% | 3.4% |
| Alberton | 1,498 | 4.4 km | 49.6 | 32% | 3% |
| Miminegash | 1,166 | 9.7 km | 49.6 | 26% | 3.7% |
| O'Leary | 2,878 | 12.3 km | 46 | 21% | 3.3% |
| O'Leary | 1,021 | 13.0 km | 51.2 | 31% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Prince Edward Island’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. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Alberton’s residents
Is Alberton good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 66% of households are couple families and 6.6% one-parent families. Schools near Alberton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Alberton?
$84,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Alberton (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Alberton?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,426 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,230 in Alberton, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Alberton?
44 is the median age. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 19%.
Is Alberton bilingual?
English and French: 11% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 88%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 2.7%.
How diverse is Alberton?
Immigrants make up 3.4% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.1% are members of a visible minority, and 2.2% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Alberton?
Christian: 85%. No religion: 15%. Another religion: 0%.
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).