Cardston County
Small town · Alberta · Population 4,856
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
- 36.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 35.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.9
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.9 (estimated) · 2011: 2.9 (estimated) · 2016: 3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 26%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 19.9% (estimated) · 2016: 25.6%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%26.2%2016: 25.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.6%2016: 13.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.8%2016: 21.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.1%2016: 25.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%18.5%2016: 15%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%31%2011: 34.1% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%39.7%2011: 41.4% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.4%2011: 2.4% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%18.3%2016: 13.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.6%2011: 7.2% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.3%2016: 9.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%34.1%2016: 36.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.1%2016: 10.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.6%2016: 26.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.5%2016: 16.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.5%2016: 96.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2%2016: 1.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.5%2016: 1.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%65.8%2016: 68.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%33.5%2016: 31.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%84.2%2016: 81.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%15.8%2016: 18.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%97.8%2016: 96.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.4%2016: 0.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1.8%2016: 2.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%28.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%23.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%97.2%2016: 95.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0%2016: 3.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021