Saskatoon
City · Saskatchewan · Population 266,141
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
- 36.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 37.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 35.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.5
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 45.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 46.6% · 2016: 48.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%18.3%2016: 18%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.1%2016: 13.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%30.3%2016: 30.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.1%2016: 24.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.2%2016: 13.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%25.7%2011: 25%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%23.8%2011: 23.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.6%2011: 8.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.6%2016: 28.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.3%2011: 13.3%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.2%2016: 8.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%25.5%2016: 25.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.7%2016: 9.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.9%2016: 23.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%37.8%2016: 33.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%92.1%2016: 91.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%6.5%2016: 6.6%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1.4%2016: 1.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%75.6%2016: 77.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.2%2016: 1.3%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%23.3%2016: 21.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 21.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 19.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%64.9%2016: 66.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%35.1%2016: 33.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%54.5%2016: 56.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.7%2016: 3.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%6.9%2016: 6.7%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.1%2016: 5.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%23.9%2016: 22.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%4.4%2016: 4.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%22.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8.4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.2%2016: 86.6%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%3.4%2016: 5.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4%2016: 4.5%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.4%2016: 2.2%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 1.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021