Taber
Small town · Alberta · Population 8,862
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
- 36.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 35.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 36 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.6 (estimated) · 2011: 2.6 (estimated) · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 41.3%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 44.1% (estimated) · 2016: 41.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%22.2%2016: 22%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.3%2016: 13.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%25.7%2016: 25.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%22.9%2016: 23.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.8%2016: 15.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%29.7%2011: 32.3% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.6%2011: 28% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.4%2011: 8.1% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%26.6%2016: 26.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.7%2011: 7.9% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%28.7%2016: 25.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%32.8%2016: 33.2%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.8%2016: 10%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.6%2016: 20.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%11.3%2016: 11%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.8%2016: 96.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.1%2016: 1.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%1%2016: 1.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%75.3%2016: 76.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.3%2016: 0.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%24.4%2016: 22.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 7.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%72.8%2016: 75.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%27%2016: 24.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%71.8%2016: 72.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.1%2016: 6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.2%2016: 2.2%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.6%2016: 3.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%12.7%2016: 12%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3.6%2016: 4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%21.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%35.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.7%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.6%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.7%2016: 92.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.8%2016: 4.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 1.4%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0.9%2016: 1.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021