Cardston
Small town · Alberta · Population 3,724
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
- 40.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 41.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.8
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 · 2011: 2.9 · 2016: 2.9
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 37.6% · 2016: 36.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%23.2%2016: 22.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.9%2016: 12.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.2%2016: 18.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%19.6%2016: 21.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.2%2016: 25.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%26.9%2011: 32.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30%2011: 31%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.7%2011: 8.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%22.1%2016: 20.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.3%2011: 6.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%8.4%2016: 4.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.1%2016: 31.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.8%2016: 15.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.4%2016: 27.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%24.3%2016: 20.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97%2016: 96.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.8%2016: 3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.8%2016: 94.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 0.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.6%2016: 4.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.6%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%73.8%2016: 82.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%26.2%2016: 17.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.3%2016: 90.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.6%2016: 2.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.4%2016: 5.1%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.2%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%4%2016: 1.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.6%2011: 2.9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%29%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%91.5%2016: 92.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.8%2016: 1.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.6%2016: 6.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021