Pump Hill

Residential · South sector · Calgary, Alberta

Pump Hill is a residential community in the South sector of Calgary. At the 2021 Census of Canada it had a population of 1,455 living in private households. 26.0% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 41.4% across Calgary as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 13.4%. 71.9% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 1.7% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 30.8% of the population, compared with 33.3% citywide. Median household income before tax was $140,000 in 2020, compared with $98,000 for Calgary. 25.0% of households rented rather than owned. The community covers 0.93 km², giving a population density of 1,567 people per square kilometre (Calgary averages about 2,600).

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Population1,4552021, private households

Visible minority26.0%Calgary 41.4%

Caucasian71.9%excl. Indigenous identity

Immigrants30.8%Calgary 33.3%

Median household income$140,000Calgary $98,000

Renter households25.0%Calgary 31.2%

Density1,567 /km²1,455 people over 0.93 km²

Population & age

Population and Dwellings

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,455	100.0%	100.0%
Population in private households (Total)	1,455
Population in private households (Men +)	650
Population in private households (Women +)	805
0 to 14 years	230	15.8%	18.2%
15 to 64 years	710	48.8%	68.8%
65 to 84 years	455	31.3%	11.8%
85 years and over	65	4.5%	1.1%
0-4 (Total)	45
0-4 (Men +)	15
0-4 (Women +)	35
5-9 (Total)	65
5-9 (Men +)	35
5-9 (Women +)	35
10-14 (Total)	120
10-14 (Men +)	45
10-14 (Women +)	75
15-19 (Total)	65
15-19 (Men +)	40
15-19 (Women +)	30
20-24 (Total)	70
20-24 (Men +)	40
20-24 (Women +)	30
25-29 (Total)	45
25-29 (Men +)	20
25-29 (Women +)	25
30-34 (Total)	45
30-34 (Men +)	20
30-34 (Women +)	25
35-39 (Total)	50
35-39 (Men +)	10
35-39 (Women +)	35
40-44 (Total)	70
40-44 (Men +)	25
40-44 (Women +)	45
45-49 (Total)	80
45-49 (Men +)	40
45-49 (Women +)	35
50-54 (Total)	85
50-54 (Men +)	40
50-54 (Women +)	45
55-59 (Total)	80
55-59 (Men +)	45
55-59 (Women +)	40
60-64 (Total)	115
60-64 (Men +)	50
60-64 (Women +)	70
65-69 (Total)	210
65-69 (Men +)	95
65-69 (Women +)	115
70-74 (Total)	110
70-74 (Men +)	45
70-74 (Women +)	65
75-79 (Total)	85
75-79 (Men +)	45
75-79 (Women +)	40
80-84 (Total)	50
80-84 (Men +)	15
80-84 (Women +)	30
85-89 (Total)	55
85-89 (Men +)	20
85-89 (Women +)	35
90-94 (Total)	0
90-94 (Men +)	0
90-94 (Women +)	0
95-99 (Total)	0
95-99 (Men +)	0
95-99 (Women +)	0
100 years and over (Total)	0
100 years and over (Men +)	0
100 years and over (Women +)	0

Families & households

Private Households by Household Size

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	600	100.0%	100.0%
1 person	190	31.7%	26.4%
2 persons	210	35.0%	31.9%
3 persons	60	10.0%	15.9%
4 persons	85	14.2%	15.8%
5 or more persons	60	10.0%	10.0%

Census Families

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Census families	435	100.0%	100.0%
Couple families	395	90.8%	85.3%
Married couples	350	80.5%	71.9%
With children	15	3.5%	4.2%
Without children	35	8.1%	9.2%
Common-law couples	45	10.3%	13.4%
One-parent families	40	9.2%	14.7%

One-Parent Census Families

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
One-parent families	40	100.0%	100.0%
Women +	35	87.5%	78.3%
Men +	0	0.0%	21.7%

Marital Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over	1,225	100.0%	100.0%
Married/common-law	800	65.3%	58.9%
Married	715	58.4%	49.8%
Common-law	90	7.3%	9.1%
Not living with spouse or common-law partner	430	35.1%	41.1%
Never married	215	17.6%	29.2%
Separated	40	3.3%	2.2%
Divorced	75	6.1%	6.3%
Widowed	95	7.8%	3.4%

Language

Knowledge of Official Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,455	100.0%	100.0%
English only	1,250	85.9%	90.8%
French only	0	0.0%	0.1%
English and French	150	10.3%	6.6%
Neither English nor French	60	4.1%	2.5%

Languages Spoken Most Often at Home

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,455	100.0%	100.0%
English	1,170	80.4%	75.3%
French	0	0.0%	0.5%
Non-official language	230	15.8%	18.8%
Multiple languages	50	3.4%	5.5%
Mandarin	110	7.6%	1.7%
Russian	45	3.1%

Mother Tongue

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,455	100.0%	100.0%
English	1,040	71.5%	63.9%
French	10	0.7%	1.2%
Non-official language	345	23.7%	29.6%
Spanish	20	1.4%	2.3%
Multiple responses	60	4.1%	5.2%
Mandarin	110	7.6%	2.4%
Russian	35	2.4%
Urdu	25	1.7%

Knowledge of Non-Official Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,455	100.0%	100.0%
Spanish	60	4.1%	4.2%
Mandarin	130	8.9%	3.5%
Russian	55	3.8%

Indigenous

Indigenous Identity

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,460	100.0%	100.0%
Indigenous identity	25	1.7%	3.2%
Non-Indigenous identity	1,430	98.0%	96.8%

Indigenous Groups

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Indigenous identity population in private households	25	100.0%	100.0%
First Nations (North American Indian)	15	60.0%	44.6%
Metis	10	40.0%	50.4%
Inuk (Inuit)	0	0.0%	1.0%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere	0	0.0%	1.9%
Multiple Indigenous responses	0	0.0%	2.1%

Knowledge of Indigenous Languages

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households with knowledge of an Indigenous language	0		100.0%

Race & diversity

Visible Minority (Racialized Population)

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,460	100.0%	100.0%
Visible minority	380	26.0%	41.4%
South Asian	80	5.5%	11.0%
Chinese	195	13.4%	7.1%
Black	10	0.7%	5.5%
Filipino	0	0.0%	6.5%
Arab	0	0.0%	2.4%
Latin American	15	1.0%	2.5%
Southeast Asian	0	0.0%	2.0%
West Asian	0	0.0%	1.2%
Korean	0	0.0%	1.0%
Japanese	0	0.0%	0.5%
Visible minority, n.i.e.*	0	0.0%	0.4%
Multiple visible minorities	40	2.7%	1.5%
Not a visible minority	1,075	73.6%	58.6%

Generation Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,460	100.0%	100.0%
First generation	490	33.6%	36.5%
Second generation	365	25.0%	21.8%
Third generation or more	600	41.1%	41.7%

Religion

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Total religion for the population in private households	1,460	100.0%	100.0%
Buddhist	0	0.0%	1.6%
Christian	550	37.7%	44.5%
Hindu	0	0.0%	2.6%
Jewish	285	19.5%	0.5%
Muslim	55	3.8%	7.4%
Sikh	15	1.0%	3.8%
Traditional (North American Indigenous Spirituality)	0	0.0%	0.1%
Other Religions & Spiritual Traditions	0	0.0%	0.8%
No Religion & Secular Perspectives	535	36.6%	38.7%

Immigration

Immigrant Status and Year of Immigration

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,460	100.0%	100.0%
Non-immigrants	1,000	68.5%	64.6%
Immigrants	450	30.8%	33.3%
Before 1980	135	9.2%	3.8%
1980 to 1990	55	3.8%	3.1%
1991 to 2000	45	3.1%	4.8%
2001 to 2010	130	8.9%	9.1%
2011 to 2015	40	2.7%	6.3%
2016 to 2021	40	2.7%	6.3%
Non-permanent residents	0	0.0%	2.1%

Citizenship

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households	1,460	100.0%	100.0%
Canadian citizens	1,370	93.8%	87.6%
Not Canadian citizens	90	6.2%	12.4%

Continent and Country of Birth of Immigrants

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Immigrant population in private households	450	100.0%	100.0%
Americas	65	14.4%	10.2%
Europe	160	35.6%	16.0%
Africa	15	3.3%	12.0%
Asia	205	45.6%	61.0%
Oceania and other	0	0.0%	0.8%
Other places of birth in Europe	45	10.0%
Other places of birth in Asia	20	4.4%
China	110	24.4%	8.4%
United States of America	30	6.7%
Pakistan	35	7.8%	4.7%

Continent and Country of Birth of Recent Immigrants (immigrated to Canada between 2016 and 2021)

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Recent immigrant population in private households	40	100.0%	100.0%
Americas	0	0.0%	9.3%
Europe	0	0.0%	8.0%
Africa	0	0.0%	18.5%
Asia	40	100.0%	63.4%
Oceania and other	0	0.0%	0.8%
China	40	100.0%	6.8%

Immigrant Admission Category

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2021	310	100.0%	100.0%
Economic immigrants	190	61.3%	56.4%
Immigrants sponsored by family	105	33.9%	28.0%
Refugees	0	0.0%	14.6%
Other immigrants	10	3.2%	1.0%

Education

Highest Certificate, Diploma, or Degree

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 15 years and over in private households	1,225	100.0%	100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree	65	5.3%	12.7%
High school diploma or equivalent	350	28.6%	25.9%
Post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree	815	66.5%	61.4%
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	40	3.3%	5.9%
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	140	11.4%	16.4%
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	25	2.0%	3.4%
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	605	49.4%	35.7%

Employment

Labour Force Status and Employment Status

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 15 years and over in private households	1,225
In the labour force	590
Employed	525
Self-Employed	195
Unemployed	65
Not in the labour force	640
Labour force participation rate	48
Employment rate	43
Unemployment rate	11

Labour Force Status and Employment Status by Gender

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 15 years and over in private households (Men +)	565
Population aged 15 years and over in private households (Women +)	670
In the labour force (Men +)	325
In the labour force (Women +)	265
Employed (Men +)	285
Employed (Women +)	240
Self-Employed (Men +)	135
Self-Employed (Women +)	60
Unemployed (Men +)	40
Unemployed (Women +)	25
Not in the labour force (Men +)	235
Not in the labour force (Women +)	405
Labour force participation rate (Men +)	58
Labour force participation rate (Women +)	40
Employment rate (Men +)	50
Employment rate (Women +)	36
Unemployment rate (Men +)	12
Unemployment rate (Women +)	9

Labour Force by Industry

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
In the labour force	590	100.0%	100.0%
Retail trade	40	6.8%	11.0%
Health care and social assistance	90	15.2%	12.4%
Professional, scientific and technical services	100	16.9%	11.5%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	50	8.5%

Labour Force by Occupation

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
In the labour force	590	100.0%	100.0%
Sales and service occupations	100	16.9%	24.0%
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	50	8.5%	15.8%
Business, finance and administration occupations	150	25.4%	18.5%
Health occupations	80	13.6%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	85	14.4%	11.4%

Income

Median Household and Individual Income Before Tax in 2020

Indicator	Number	Calgary
Median income of population aged 15 years and over	$57,200	$44,400
Men +	$76,000	$50,400
Women +	$45,600	$39,600
Median household income of private households	$140,000	$98,000

Total Household Income Groups in 2020 for Private Households

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	600	100.0%	100.0%
Under $20,000	0	0.0%	3.6%
$20,000 to $39,999	95	15.8%	10.9%
$40,000 to $59,999	20	3.3%	12.3%
$60,000 to $79,999	15	2.5%	12.6%
$80,000 to $99,999	40	6.7%	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	35	5.8%	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	55	9.2%	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	75	12.5%	12.2%
$200,000 and over	200	33.3%	15.0%

Low Income in 2020 by Age

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable	1,455
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable (Number in low income)	150
Population in private households to whom low- income concepts are applicable (Per cent in low income)	10	10.0%	9.0%
0 to 17 years	275
0 to 17 years (Number in low income)	0
0 to 17 years (Per cent in low income)	0	0.0%	11.0%
18 to 64 years	665
18 to 64 years (Number in low income)	60
18 to 64 years (Per cent in low income)	9	9.0%	8.0%
65 years and over	520
65 years and over (Number in low income)	70
65 years and over (Per cent in low income)	13	13.0%	11.0%

Low Income in 2020 by Age — Low-income measure after tax (LIM-AT) threshold for private households, 2020

Indicator	Number	Calgary
1 person (After-tax income)	$26,503	—
2 persons (After-tax income)	$37,480	—
3 persons (After-tax income)	$45,904	—
4 persons (After-tax income)	$53,005	—
5 persons (After-tax income)	$59,261	—
6 persons (After-tax income)	$64,918	—
7 persons (After-tax income)	$70,119	—

Housing

Housing Tenure

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	600	100.0%	100.0%
Owner households	450	75.0%	68.8%
Renter households	150	25.0%	31.2%

Housing Affordability (shelter-cost-to-income ratio)

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households with income	590	100.0%	100.0%
Households spending less than 30% of total income on shelter	480	81.4%	77.1%
Households spending 30% or more of total income on shelter	115	19.5%	22.9%

Housing Affordability for Renter and Owner Households

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households with total income greater than zero (Owner)	450
Private households with total income greater than zero (Renter)	150
Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total income on shelter (Owner)	11
Per cent households with income spending 30% or more total income on shelter (Renter)	45
Median monthly shelter costs (Owner)	1,330
Median monthly shelter costs (Renter)	840
Per cent with mortgage (Owner)	40
Per cent in subsidized housing (Renter)	50

Dwelling Condition

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	600	100.0%	100.0%
Regular maintenance or minor repairs needed	575	95.8%	95.5%
Major repairs needed	30	5.0%	4.5%

Housing Suitability

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Private households	600	100.0%	100.0%
Suitable	585	97.5%	94.9%
Not suitable	10	1.7%	5.1%

Dwellings by Period of Construction

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	600	100.0%	100.0%
1960 or before	10	1.7%	8.7%
1961 to 1980	285	47.5%	26.5%
1981 to 1990	185	30.8%	11.9%
1991 to 2000	95	15.8%	15.1%
2001 to 2010	15	2.5%	19.5%
2011 to 2015	0	0.0%	9.1%
2016 to 2021	0	0.0%	9.2%

Dwellings by Structure Type

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Occupied private dwellings	600	100.0%	100.0%
Single-detached house	355	59.2%	55.0%
Semi-detached house	45	7.5%	6.4%
Row house	55	9.2%	9.7%
Apartment or flat in a duplex	0	0.0%	4.1%
Apartment in a building that less than 5 storeys	60	10.0%	16.3%
Apartment in a building that has more than 5 storeys	75	12.5%	8.1%
Other single-attached house	0	0.0%	0.0%
Movable dwelling	0	0.0%	0.4%

Mobility & commuting

Mobility Status 1 year Ago

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 1 year and over in private households	1,445	100.0%	100.0%
Non-movers	1,240	85.8%	86.2%
Movers	205	14.2%	13.8%
Non-migrants	150	10.4%	10.4%
Migrants	60	4.2%	3.4%
Internal migrants	60	4.2%	2.3%
External migrants	0	0.0%	1.1%

Mobility Status 5 Years Ago

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Population aged 5 years and over in private households	1,410	100.0%	100.0%
Non-movers	935	66.3%	58.1%
Movers	475	33.7%	41.9%
Non-migrants	340	24.1%	27.4%
Migrants	135	9.6%	14.6%
Internal migrants	100	7.1%	8.5%
External migrants	40	2.8%	6.0%

Mode of Transportation to Work

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	280	100.0%	100.0%
Driver – car, truck or van	235	83.9%	77.2%
Passenger – car, truck or van	10	3.6%	6.0%
Public transit	15	5.4%	8.8%
Walked	20	7.1%	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%	0.9%
Other methods	0	0.0%	2.9%

Commuting Duration

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	280	100.0%	100.0%
Less than 15 minutes	70	25.0%	21.5%
15 to 29 minutes	160	57.1%	46.9%
30 to 44 minutes	30	10.7%	21.9%
45 to 59 minutes	10	3.6%	4.6%
60 minutes and over	20	7.1%	5.0%

Time Leaving for Work

Indicator	Number	Share	Calgary
Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households	280	100.0%	100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.	0	0.0%	6.3%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.	30	10.7%	17.5%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.	80	28.6%	25.7%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.	95	33.9%	18.9%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.	55	19.6%	14.8%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.	25	8.9%	16.7%

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