Samson 137
Small town · Alberta · Population 3,252
Scores based on limited data
Statistics Canada does not publish some figures for First Nations reserves, such as housing costs, and figures marked Estimated come from a nearby source. Scores for Samson 137 use the figures that are available.
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
- 25 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 21.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 23.2 years
- Average household size
- 4.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 4.2 · 2011: 4.5 · 2016: 4.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 18.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 26.5% · 2016: 22.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%32.9%2016: 35.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%17.1%2016: 16.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.6%2016: 25.6%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%19.5%2016: 17.9%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%5.4%2016: 4.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%21.3%2011: 21.3%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%4.5%2011: 5.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%22.6%2011: 17.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%14.8%2016: 12.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%36.8%2011: 42%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%43%2016: 43.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%24.3%2016: 14.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7%2016: 13.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%17.6%2016: 23.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%8.1%2016: 4.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%99.8%2016: 99.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%0%2016: 0.3%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%71.3%2016: 75.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0%2016: 0.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%28.7%2016: 24%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.3%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%3.9%2016: 3.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%0%2016: 1.3%
- Band or local government housing96.1%2016: 94.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%90.4%2016: 92.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.1%2016: 3.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0%2016: 0%
- 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%3.8%2016: 3.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%1.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%49%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%98.1%2016: 95%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.9%2016: 2.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021