Vulcan County
Small town · Alberta · Population 4,237
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
- 39.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 36.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 38 years
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.7 (estimated) · 2011: 2.7 (estimated) · 2016: 2.6
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 29.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 22.6% (estimated) · 2016: 30.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%22.2%2016: 24.3%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12%2016: 10.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%22.8%2016: 22.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26%2016: 28.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%16.9%2016: 14.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28.2%2011: 33.3% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%40.7%2011: 39.3% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%4.1%2011: 4.6% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%21.6%2016: 21.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.4%2011: 4.1% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10%2016: 18.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%38.6%2016: 34.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.2%2016: 11.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.8%2016: 23.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.7%2016: 12.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.8%2016: 95.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%1.3%2016: 1.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%2.9%2016: 3.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%65.2%2016: 65.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%34.3%2016: 34.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 2.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%82.2%2016: 79.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%17.8%2016: 19.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%96.3%2016: 91.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0.4%
- 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%3.7%2016: 7.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%32%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%25.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%21.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%18.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.3%2016: 96.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1%2016: 1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%6.6%2016: 2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021