Bighorn No. 8
Small town · Alberta · Population 1,598
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 45 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 51.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 28% · 2016: 38.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.6%2016: 16.1%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.2%2016: 7.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.5%2016: 25.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31%2016: 34.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.3%2016: 15.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.9%2011: 23.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%37.5%2011: 38.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%3.9%2011: 4.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.9%2016: 26.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.8%2011: 6.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%4.4%2016: 3.8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.1%2016: 32.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.3%2016: 15.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.8%2016: 27.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%29%2016: 22.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%83.3%2016: 85%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.3%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%16.4%2016: 14.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.3%2016: 83.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%5.7%2016: 5.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10.1%2016: 10.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 11.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%82%2016: 78.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%17.2%2016: 21.1%
- Band or local government housing0.8%2006: 1%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%78.9%2016: 83.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.3%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7%2016: 2.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.1%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.2%2016: 9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.3%2016: 3.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%17.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%97.6%2016: 91.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 4.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.2%2016: 2.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021