Edson
Small town · Alberta · Population 8,374
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
- 38.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 35.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 35.9 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 · 2011: 2.5 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 43.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 58.9% · 2016: 49.3%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.3%2016: 18.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.8%2016: 13.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%29.7%2016: 30.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.7%2016: 26%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.6%2016: 11.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%24.8%2011: 27.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%23.2%2011: 25.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.6%2011: 8.3%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.8%2016: 27.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%13.7%2011: 12.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%18.1%2016: 17.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%37.4%2016: 32.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.2%2016: 14.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19.7%2016: 21.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.5%2016: 14.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%93.8%2016: 93.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6%2016: 5.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%87.3%2016: 87.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 2.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%11.1%2016: 10.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 10%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 10.6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%69.4%2016: 67.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%30.7%2016: 32.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%60.6%2016: 59.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2.1%2016: 2.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5%2016: 4.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.2%2016: 1.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%17.6%2016: 17.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%13.6%2016: 14.9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%13.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%36.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%20.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%90.1%2016: 88.4%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.5%2016: 3.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.7%2016: 5.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.4%2016: 0.8%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.3%2016: 1.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021