Fort Saskatchewan
Town · Alberta · Population 27,088
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 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 36.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 34.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 44.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 46% (estimated) · 2016: 51.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20.8%2016: 20.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.2%2016: 12.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%32.5%2016: 32.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.4%2016: 23.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%13.1%2016: 11.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%30.8%2011: 32%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27.4%2011: 28.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.2%2011: 7.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%23.5%2016: 22.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.2%2011: 9.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%5.9%2016: 8%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28%2016: 27.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%17.2%2016: 16.5%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.4%2016: 31.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.4%2016: 16.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.1%2016: 93.8%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.7%2016: 5.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90%2016: 90%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.8%2016: 2.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.2%2016: 7.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 14.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 14.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%75.7%2016: 75.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%24.3%2016: 24.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63.9%2016: 64.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%13.7%2016: 13.1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.3%2016: 5.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.3%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%16.8%2016: 16.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%5.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%13.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%44.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%10.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.1%2016: 91%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.2%2016: 2.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.6%2016: 3.4%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.5%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 2.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021