Humboldt
Small town · Saskatchewan · Population 6,033
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: 45.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 44.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 36% (estimated) · 2016: 38.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.6%2016: 17.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.3%2016: 10.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.8%2016: 22.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.9%2016: 24.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24.5%2016: 24.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.3%2011: 26.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.1%2011: 30.8%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.6%2011: 5.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.5%2016: 31.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.6%2011: 4.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.1%2016: 8.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%29.8%2016: 30.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%15.5%2016: 16.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.6%2016: 25.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%21.2%2016: 19.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.5%2016: 96.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.2%2016: 3.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86%2016: 86%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 1.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.4%2016: 12.6%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 12%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 9.8%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%79.4%2016: 79.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%20.4%2016: 20.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%77.2%2016: 75.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.4%2016: 4.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4%2016: 3.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.6%2016: 0.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%12.6%2016: 12.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%17.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%31.5%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%31.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%88.7%2016: 92%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%8.7%2016: 6.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021