Pincher Creek
Small town · Alberta · Population 3,622
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
- 45.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 43.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 45.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 38.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 44.9% · 2016: 40.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%17.7%2016: 17.2%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.4%2016: 9.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.9%2016: 22.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.3%2016: 26.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.5%2016: 24.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.1%2011: 24.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%28.9%2011: 31.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.5%2011: 9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.6%2016: 29.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.9%2011: 7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12.5%2016: 15.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25%2016: 25.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.8%2016: 14.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.7%2016: 25.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%21.6%2016: 20.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.5%2016: 94.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.4%2016: 5.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%90.2%2016: 92.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%8.6%2016: 6.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.7%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%77%2016: 78.9%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%22.6%2016: 20.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%81.9%2016: 79.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3%2016: 3.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.6%2016: 4.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.6%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.6%2016: 3.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.2%2016: 8.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%42.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%16.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.8%2016: 86.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.1%2016: 3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%8.4%2016: 9.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.3%2016: 0.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021