Photo: Padowntown · CC BY-SA 4.0More Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 45%
By its share of residents who moved in within the year (18%), Prince Albert is above 89% of Canadian towns. Locally, 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24. On renter households, Prince Albert sits higher than 76% of Canadian towns: 41%. The 2021 Census found 14,310 households locally; by July 2025 the population was about 40,728.
What stands out about the people of Prince Albert
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
45% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 25% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Prince Albert’s median age is 35.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 22% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Prince Albert’s population changed by +5% since 2016, more than in 57% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and ±0% across Saskatchewan’s towns.
Half of Prince Albert is under 35.2, younger than 90% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 10–14 than any other five-year age: 7.5% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of children under 15 stands at 22%. 16% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 67% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Prince Albert, 35.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women.
A larger share of one-parent families than 97% of Canadian towns: 15%
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-person households is 29%, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns. Average household size: 2.5 people.
Below 74% of Canadian towns: 37% of residents 15 and over are married
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
For Prince Albert, the census puts common-law partners at 10%. Set beside that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Prince Albert ranks above 72% of Canadian towns on households in buildings of five or more storeys: 4.3%
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
24% of homes were built before 1961 and 15% in 2001 or later. In Prince Albert, 65% of households live in a single-detached house, beside 64% across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $74,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Prince Albert’s median household took in $74,500 before tax, 13% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Saskatchewan’s towns, the typical figure is $86,500. 30% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
9.6% 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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most immigrants were born in Asia (58%) or in Africa (22%). Fewer immigrants than in 65% of Canadian towns: 9.6%. Still, of the immigrants living here, 68% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 54% of Canadian towns, at 36%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Prince Albert, just over one in ten residents belong to a visible minority. On religion, 59% answered Christian and 36% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
82% have English as their mother tongue; 7.2% also speak French
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
At home, 6.1% mostly speak another language; 0.5% speak neither English nor French. Prince Albert sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.8%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 20% in Prince Albert, less than in 67% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 13% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
54% 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 work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 54% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 16% of residents are 65 or over.
Youngest by rank: 3rd of 41 towns of 36,452 to 44,575 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Malton, at 34.8; the oldest, Sorel-Tracy, is at 53.2. The closest ages to Prince Albert’s belong to Malton (34.8), Strawberry Hill (35.2), Sullivan (35.6) and Panorama Ridge (35.7).
The towns around Prince Albert are all older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Albert | 40,728 | — | 35.2 | 16% | 9.6% |
| Prince Albert No. 461 | 3,589 | 2.5 km | 41.6 | 16% | 3% |
| Buckland No. 491 | 3,550 | 7.5 km | 46 | 20% | 2.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Saskatchewan’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Prince Albert’s residents
What is the average age in Prince Albert?
Half the residents are older than 35.2 and half younger, younger than 90% of Canadian towns; 22% are children under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.
Is Prince Albert bilingual?
7.2% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.1% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.8%.
How diverse is Prince Albert?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 9.6%. A visible minority makes up 12% and Indigenous residents 45%.
What religion are people in Prince Albert?
Most often Christian (59%) or no religion (36%); other religions make up 5.1%.
Is Prince Albert good for families?
Children under 15 are 22% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 42% of households and one-parent families 15%. Schools near Prince Albert are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Prince Albert?
Median total household income in Prince Albert was $74,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Prince Albert?
The latest figure is an estimate: 40,728 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Prince Albert counted 37,756, 5% more than 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).