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Calgary Census Atlas

Silver Springs (northeast) population

Census Tract 0052.02 · Calgary, Alberta

Silver Springs (northeast) is a neighbourhood of Calgary, in Calgary. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 3,542 in Silver Springs (northeast) (people living in private households). Children aged 0 to 14 made up 18.1% of the population. 11.2% of residents identified as members of a racialized (visible minority) group, against 38.8% across Calgary as a whole; the largest single group was Chinese at 3.1%. 86.7% were Caucasian (not a visible minority, excluding Indigenous identity), and 2.1% reported Indigenous identity. Immigrants made up 14.0% of the population, compared with 31.5% citywide. Median household income before tax was $120,000 in 2020, compared with $100,000 for Calgary. 9.6% of households rented rather than owned. The neighbourhood covers 1.64 km², giving a population density of 2,166 people per square kilometre (Calgary averages about 300).

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Population3,5422021, private households
Children aged 0–1464018.1% of population
Visible minority11.2%Calgary 38.8%
Caucasian86.7%excl. Indigenous identity
Immigrants14.0%Calgary 31.5%
Median household income$120,000Calgary $100,000
Renter households9.6%Calgary 29.5%
Density2,166 /km²3,542 people over 1.64 km²

Population & age

Population and dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Population, 20213,542
Population, 20163,672
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021-4
Total private dwellings1,382
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents1,344
Population density per square kilometre2,163
Land area in square kilometres2

Age groups of the population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data3,545100.0%100.0%
0 to 14 years64018.1%18.5%
0 to 4 years2055.8%5.7%
5 to 9 years2156.1%6.3%
10 to 14 years2306.5%6.4%
15 to 64 years2,18061.5%68.0%
15 to 19 years1955.5%5.7%
20 to 24 years1955.5%5.8%
25 to 29 years1303.7%6.5%
30 to 34 years2055.8%7.9%
35 to 39 years2657.5%8.5%
40 to 44 years2356.6%7.7%
45 to 49 years2105.9%7.0%
50 to 54 years2256.3%6.5%
55 to 59 years2356.6%6.3%
60 to 64 years2807.9%6.0%
65 years and over72020.3%13.5%
65 to 69 years2607.3%4.8%
70 to 74 years2055.8%3.6%
75 to 79 years1353.8%2.2%
80 to 84 years802.3%1.4%
85 years and over401.1%1.5%

Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data (Rate)100
0 to 14 years1818.1%18.5%
15 to 64 years6261.5%68.0%
65 years and over2020.3%13.5%
85 years and over11.1%1.5%
Average age of the population (Average)42
Median age of the population4342.8%38.0%

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data1,340100.0%100.0%
Single-detached house1,12584.0%56.9%
Semi-detached house806.0%6.4%
Row house1158.6%9.8%
Apartment or flat in a duplex201.5%3.8%
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys50.4%15.4%
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys00.0%7.2%
Other single-attached house00.0%0.1%
Movable dwelling00.0%0.4%

Occupied private dwellings by period of construction

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data1,360100.0%100.0%
1960 or before151.1%8.1%
1961 to 19801,08579.8%24.7%
1981 to 199017512.9%11.3%
1991 to 2000503.7%15.3%
2001 to 200500.0%10.3%
2006 to 2010201.5%10.3%
2011 to 201500.0%10.3%
2016 to 202100.0%9.8%

Occupied private dwellings by condominium status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data1,360100.0%100.0%
Condominium1208.8%23.8%
Not condominium1,23590.8%76.2%

Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data1,360100.0%100.0%
No bedrooms00.0%0.5%
1 bedroom00.0%10.9%
2 bedrooms805.9%22.2%
3 bedrooms46534.2%34.3%
4 or more bedrooms81059.6%32.0%

Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data1,360100.0%100.0%
1 to 4 rooms453.3%28.8%
5 rooms1359.9%15.4%
6 rooms15011.0%14.0%
7 rooms21515.8%12.1%
8 or more rooms81559.9%29.6%
Average number of rooms per dwelling (Average)8

Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data1,360100.0%100.0%
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed1,28094.1%95.6%
Major repairs needed755.5%4.4%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data1,345100.0%100.0%
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs1,22090.7%77.5%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs1208.9%22.5%
30% to less than 100%1158.6%20.2%

Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data1,355100.0%100.0%

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,330100.0%100.0%
In core need201.5%9.8%
Not in core need1,31098.5%90.2%

Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data1,225100.0%100.0%
% of owner households with a mortgage534.3%0.0%
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs70.6%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,340$1,740
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,524$1,802
Median value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$516,000$460,000
Average value of dwellings ($) (Dollars)$516,000$528,500

Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data130100.0%100.0%
% of tenant households in subsidized housing00.0%0.0%
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs2317.8%0.0%
% in core housing need00.0%0.0%
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,500$1,350
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($) (Dollars)$1,480$1,416

Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data0

Income

Income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,895100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,81597.2%95.0%
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$52,400$44,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,81597.2%95.1%
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$45,600$40,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,66091.9%86.4%
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$44,000$40,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data1,96067.7%72.3%
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$51,200$42,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2,41083.2%83.1%
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,300$7,450
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data2257.8%10.9%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,160$5,800
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data69524.0%30.5%
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,000$8,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,895100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,78096.0%95.0%
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$68,600$65,500
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,78096.0%95.0%
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$56,450$53,100
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,64591.4%86.4%
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$63,400$62,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,02069.8%72.3%
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$65,000$61,050
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2,39082.6%83.0%
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$9,530$9,980
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data2307.9%10.9%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,300$7,070
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data67523.3%30.4%
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$8,560$9,310

Income statistics for economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data1,055100.0%100.0%
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$135,000$120,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$116,000$103,000
Average family size of economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data1,04599.1%100.0%
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$156,000$153,600
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$128,400$124,200

Employment income statistics in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,895100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data96033.2%34.0%
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$73,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,200$94,200
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data85029.4%29.3%
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$21,400$20,600
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$38,800$33,960
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)88
Employment income (%) (Rate)69
Government transfers (%) (Rate)12
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) (Rate)3

Total income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,900100.0%100.0%
Without total income802.8%5.0%
With total income2,81597.1%95.0%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2659.1%8.4%
$10,000 to $19,9992558.8%9.0%
$20,000 to $29,99935012.1%13.9%
$30,000 to $39,9992508.6%11.2%
$40,000 to $49,9992408.3%9.6%
$50,000 to $59,9992307.9%7.9%
$60,000 to $69,9992057.1%6.7%
$70,000 to $79,9991806.2%5.4%
$80,000 to $89,9991505.2%4.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991304.5%3.5%
$100,000 and over56019.3%15.1%

After-tax income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,900100.0%100.0%
Without after-tax income802.8%4.9%
With after-tax income2,81597.1%95.1%
Under $10,000 (including loss)2809.7%8.8%
$10,000 to $19,9992659.1%9.4%
$20,000 to $29,99937512.9%15.8%
$30,000 to $39,99931010.7%13.1%
$40,000 to $49,99930510.5%11.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992508.6%9.0%
$60,000 to $69,9992408.3%6.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991856.4%5.1%
$80,000 to $89,9991705.9%4.0%
$90,000 to $99,9991103.8%2.8%
$100,000 and over32011.0%9.2%

Employment income groups in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,900100.0%100.0%
Without employment income93532.2%27.7%
With employment income1,96067.6%72.3%
Under $5,000 (including loss)2659.1%8.9%
$5,000 to $9,9991354.7%5.8%
$10,000 to $19,9991705.9%8.0%
$20,000 to $29,9991555.3%6.1%
$30,000 to $39,9991204.1%5.8%
$40,000 to $49,9991154.0%5.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991354.7%5.3%
$60,000 to $69,9991154.0%4.8%
$70,000 to $79,9991154.0%3.9%
$80,000 to $89,9991003.4%3.2%
$90,000 to $99,9991053.6%2.9%
$100,000 and over42514.7%12.0%

Income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data2,895100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,71593.8%92.8%
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$53,200$44,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,71593.8%92.9%
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,800$40,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,61090.2%85.2%
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$46,800$43,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,03570.3%72.4%
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$50,400$45,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data2,26078.1%78.5%
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$2,200$1,160
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data1705.9%6.7%
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,800$6,500
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,895100.0%100.0%
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,66592.1%92.8%
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$78,300$65,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,67092.2%92.8%
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$61,950$52,600
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,58089.1%85.2%
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$75,300$65,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,03070.1%72.4%
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$69,400$64,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data2,20076.0%78.6%
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$6,650$6,025
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data1705.9%6.7%
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) (Dollars)$7,450$8,230

Employment income statistics in 2019

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,895100.0%100.0%
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data95533.0%33.7%
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$85,000$70,500
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$98,600$92,100
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data82528.5%27.7%
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$32,800$29,000
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$49,000$43,720
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data (Rate)100
Market income (%) (Rate)93
Employment income (%) (Rate)67
Government transfers (%) (Rate)7
Employment insurance benefits (%) (Rate)1

Income statistics for couple-only economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data430100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$111,000$108,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$96,000$93,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families (Average)2
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data42097.7%100.1%
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$134,000$142,200
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$112,400$114,200

Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data485100.0%100.0%
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$166,000$144,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$139,000$123,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families (Average)4
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data48099.0%100.0%
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$189,000$180,600
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$152,000$144,600

Income statistics for one-parent economic families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data115100.0%100.0%
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$99,000$75,000
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$86,000$68,500
Average family size of one-parent economic families (Average)3
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data125108.7%99.5%
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$94,000$90,300
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$84,000$78,200

Income statistics for persons

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data380100.0%100.0%
Median total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$51,600$44,800
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$45,200$40,000
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data410107.9%100.0%
Average total income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$66,400$60,250
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$54,800$49,800

LIM low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data3,545100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years76521.6%22.2%
0 to 5 years2406.8%7.1%
18 to 64 years2,05558.0%64.9%
65 years and over72020.3%12.9%
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)1403.9%8.6%
0 to 17 years250.7%2.3%
0 to 5 years50.1%0.7%
18 to 64 years902.5%5.0%
65 years and over300.8%1.3%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) (Rate)4
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)3
0 to 5 years (%) (Rate)2
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)4
65 years and over (%) (Rate)4

LICO low-income status in 2020

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data3,540100.0%100.0%
0 to 17 years76021.5%22.2%
0 to 5 years2456.9%7.1%
18 to 64 years2,05558.1%64.9%
65 years and over72020.3%12.9%
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)1002.8%5.4%
0 to 17 years100.3%1.2%
0 to 5 years00.0%0.4%
18 to 64 years802.3%3.8%
65 years and over150.4%0.4%
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) (Rate)3
0 to 17 years (%) (Rate)2
18 to 64 years (%) (Rate)4
65 years and over (%) (Rate)2

Families & households

Private households by household size

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data1,345100.0%100.0%
1 person25018.6%25.4%
2 persons51037.9%32.1%
3 persons22016.4%16.0%
4 persons26019.3%16.2%
5 or more persons1057.8%10.3%
Number of persons in private households3,540263.2%260.0%
Average household size (Average)3

Marital status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data2,900100.0%100.0%
Married or living common-law1,90065.5%59.3%
Married1,68057.9%50.3%
Living common-law2257.8%9.0%
Not married and not living common-law99534.3%40.7%
Not married and not living common law - Never married67523.3%28.6%
Not married and not living common law - Separated501.7%2.3%
Not married and not living common law - Divorced1705.9%6.2%
Not married and not living common law - Widowed1053.6%3.8%

Household type

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Household type - 100% data1,345100.0%100.0%
One-census-family households without additional persons96071.4%61.5%
Couple-family households86564.3%53.7%
One-parent-family households1007.4%7.8%
Multigenerational households251.9%3.4%
Multiple-census-family households100.7%0.8%
One-census-family households with additional persons503.7%3.8%
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households503.7%5.2%
One-person households25018.6%25.4%

Income statistics for private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data1,345100.0%100.0%
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$120,000$100,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$103,000$87,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data1,355100.7%100.0%
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$140,400$131,600
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) (Dollars)$115,700$106,700

Household total income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,345100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.7%1.1%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999100.7%0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999100.7%1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999151.1%2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999251.9%2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999151.1%2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999100.7%2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999302.2%2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999302.2%2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999805.9%6.0%
$60,000 to $69,999805.9%6.2%
$70,000 to $79,999654.8%6.2%
$80,000 to $89,999705.2%5.9%
$90,000 to $99,999705.2%5.7%
$100,000 and over82061.0%50.2%
$100,000 to $124,99918013.4%12.4%
$125,000 to $149,99915511.5%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99921516.0%12.6%
$200,000 and over26519.7%15.5%

Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data1,345100.0%100.0%
Under $5,000100.7%1.3%
$5,000 to $9,99900.0%0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999100.7%0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999151.1%1.1%
$20,000 to $24,999151.1%2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999201.5%3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999151.1%2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999251.9%3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999403.0%3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999403.0%3.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991007.4%7.4%
$60,000 to $69,999755.6%7.5%
$70,000 to $79,999906.7%7.3%
$80,000 to $89,999957.1%7.0%
$90,000 to $99,999906.7%6.4%
$100,000 and over70052.0%41.6%
$100,000 to $124,99922016.4%13.1%
$125,000 to $149,99916011.9%9.4%
$150,000 and over32023.8%19.2%

Private households by tenure

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data1,360100.0%100.0%
Owner1,22590.1%70.5%
Renter1309.6%29.5%
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band00.0%0.0%

Census families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data1,070100.0%100.0%
2 persons54050.5%46.1%
3 persons21520.1%21.9%
4 persons24022.4%22.5%
5 or more persons807.5%9.5%
Average size of census families (Average)3
Average number of children in census families with children (Average)2
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data1,070100.0%100.0%
Total couple families94588.3%85.7%
Married couples83077.6%72.4%
Common-law couples11510.7%13.3%
Total one-parent families12511.7%14.3%
in which the parent is a woman+958.9%11.1%
in which the parent is a man+302.8%3.2%

Persons in census families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Persons in census families3,100100.0%100.0%
Married spouses or common-law partners1,89061.0%57.4%
Parents in one-parent families1254.0%4.8%
Children1,08535.0%37.8%

Persons not in census families

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data440100.0%100.0%
Living alone25558.0%57.3%
Living with other relatives6013.6%15.3%
Living with non-relatives only13029.5%27.3%

Income statistics for one-person private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data250100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data255102.0%100.0%

Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data1,090100.0%100.0%
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data1,100100.9%100.0%

Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data3,540100.0%100.0%
In bottom half of the distribution1,06029.9%42.9%
In bottom decile1454.1%8.0%
In second decile1203.4%8.5%
In third decile2306.5%8.5%
In fourth decile2607.3%8.8%
In fifth decile3108.8%9.1%
In top half of the distribution2,48070.1%57.1%
In sixth decile3309.3%9.6%
In seventh decile43512.3%9.9%
In eighth decile50014.1%10.5%
In ninth decile53515.1%11.5%
In top decile68519.4%15.6%

Private households by number of persons per room

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data1,360100.0%100.0%
One person or fewer per room1,35099.3%97.0%
More than one person per room00.0%3.0%

Private households by housing suitability

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data1,360100.0%100.0%
Suitable1,35099.3%95.1%
Not suitable100.7%4.9%

Private households by number of household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data1,360100.0%100.0%
One-maintainer household55040.4%47.6%
Two-maintainer household76055.9%46.5%
Three-or-more-maintainer household453.3%6.0%

Private households by age of primary household maintainers

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data1,360100.0%100.0%
15 to 24 years251.8%2.6%
25 to 34 years16011.8%16.2%
35 to 44 years25018.4%22.3%
45 to 54 years22516.5%20.1%
55 to 64 years27520.2%18.7%
65 to 74 years26519.5%12.6%
75 to 84 years1359.9%5.5%
85 years and over201.5%2.0%

Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'185100.0%100.0%
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only10556.8%69.4%
Not suitable only00.0%12.9%
Major repairs needed only6032.4%9.9%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'00.0%2.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'105.4%4.1%
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.7%
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'00.0%0.2%
Acceptable housing1,170632.4%241.4%

Race & diversity

Visible minority

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,530100.0%100.0%
Total visible minority population39511.2%38.8%
South Asian401.1%10.5%
Chinese1103.1%6.4%
Black802.3%5.2%
Filipino100.3%6.1%
Arab150.4%2.2%
Latin American300.8%2.3%
Southeast Asian00.0%1.9%
West Asian00.0%1.1%
Korean00.0%0.9%
Japanese300.8%0.4%
Visible minority, n.i.e.150.4%0.4%
Multiple visible minorities300.8%1.4%
Not a visible minority3,13588.8%61.2%

Religion

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,530100.0%100.0%
Buddhist100.3%1.5%
Christian1,91054.1%44.8%
Christian, n.o.s.3359.5%9.6%
Anabaptist100.3%0.2%
Anglican1404.0%2.2%
Baptist651.8%0.9%
Catholic81022.9%20.0%
Christian Orthodox401.1%1.7%
Jehovah's Witness00.0%0.4%
Latter Day Saints351.0%0.8%
Lutheran1153.3%1.2%
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness)00.0%0.2%
Pentecostal and other Charismatic00.0%1.1%
Presbyterian451.3%0.6%
Reformed00.0%0.1%
United Church1755.0%3.0%
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions1253.5%2.7%
Hindu00.0%2.4%
Jewish200.6%0.5%
Muslim200.6%6.9%
Sikh00.0%3.8%
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality00.0%0.1%
Other religions and spiritual traditions00.0%0.7%
No religion and secular perspectives1,55544.1%39.3%

Ethnic or cultural origin

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,525100.0%100.0%
Canadian37010.5%10.4%
English1,01528.8%16.7%
Irish77021.8%12.4%
Scottish81523.1%14.4%
French, n.o.s.2958.4%6.4%
German70019.9%12.0%
Chinese1053.0%6.8%
Italian902.6%2.8%
Indian (India)401.1%5.3%
Ukrainian40011.3%5.6%
Dutch1504.3%3.2%
Polish1454.1%3.4%
Québécois00.0%0.1%
British Isles, n.o.s.2106.0%3.3%
Filipino300.9%5.7%
French Canadian300.9%0.7%
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.651.8%1.7%
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.200.6%1.0%
Métis752.1%1.7%
European, n.o.s.702.0%1.8%
Russian1454.1%2.3%
Norwegian2406.8%2.7%
Welsh702.0%1.7%
Portuguese00.0%0.5%
American1303.7%1.4%
Spanish250.7%1.3%
Swedish952.7%1.7%
Hungarian250.7%1.3%
Acadian200.6%0.2%
Pakistani00.0%1.6%
African, n.o.s.601.7%1.0%
Jewish00.0%0.5%
Punjabi00.0%1.4%
Vietnamese300.9%1.5%
Arab, n.o.s.150.4%0.8%
Greek401.1%0.4%
Jamaican200.6%0.5%
Asian, n.o.s.200.6%1.1%
Cree, n.o.s.00.0%0.5%
Korean00.0%0.9%
Romanian702.0%0.8%
Lebanese200.6%0.9%
Iranian00.0%0.4%
Christian, n.i.e.00.0%0.4%
Danish802.3%1.2%
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Sikh00.0%1.1%
Austrian200.6%0.8%
Belgian250.7%0.4%
Haitian00.0%0.1%
Hindu00.0%0.6%
Mexican00.0%0.6%
Mennonite250.7%0.3%
Swiss351.0%0.5%
Finnish300.9%0.4%
Sri Lankan00.0%0.1%
Croatian150.4%0.4%
Japanese300.9%0.6%
South Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Northern European, n.o.s.100.3%0.5%
Muslim00.0%0.4%
Egyptian00.0%0.3%
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.150.4%0.4%
Tamil00.0%0.1%
Icelandic100.3%0.5%
Colombian00.0%0.5%
Moroccan00.0%0.1%
Czech300.9%0.5%
Syrian00.0%0.3%
Guyanese00.0%0.1%
Afghan00.0%0.5%
Black, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Serbian00.0%0.2%
Ojibway00.0%0.1%
Newfoundlander00.0%0.1%
Hong Konger00.0%0.3%
Ontarian00.0%0.1%
Persian00.0%0.2%
Trinidadian/Tobagonian00.0%0.1%
Turkish00.0%0.2%
Inuit, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Bangladeshi00.0%0.2%
Algerian00.0%0.0%
Brazilian00.0%0.2%
Nigerian00.0%0.6%
Armenian00.0%0.1%
Slovak200.6%0.3%
Eastern European, n.o.s.250.7%0.2%
Somali00.0%0.2%
Taiwanese00.0%0.2%
Iraqi00.0%0.2%
Salvadorean00.0%0.2%
African Caribbean00.0%0.1%
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.00.0%0.3%
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Caribbean, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Algonquin00.0%0.0%
West Indian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Lithuanian150.4%0.2%
South African00.0%0.2%
Australian00.0%0.2%
Palestinian00.0%0.1%
Chilean00.0%0.2%
Congolese00.0%0.1%
Nova Scotian00.0%0.1%
Ethiopian00.0%0.5%
Hispanic, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
Peruvian00.0%0.1%
Yoruba00.0%0.4%
Cambodian (Khmer)00.0%0.1%
Berber00.0%0.0%
Albanian00.0%0.1%
Maltese100.3%0.0%
Macedonian00.0%0.0%
Slovenian00.0%0.1%
Western European, n.o.s.00.0%0.2%
New Brunswicker00.0%0.0%
Gujarati00.0%0.1%
Eritrean00.0%0.4%
African Canadian00.0%0.1%
Israeli00.0%0.1%
Mohawk00.0%0.0%
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Bulgarian00.0%0.1%
Albertan200.6%0.5%
Ghanaian00.0%0.1%
Barbadian00.0%0.0%
African American00.0%0.1%
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Tunisian00.0%0.0%
Slavic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Cuban00.0%0.1%
Bosnian00.0%0.1%
Venezuelan00.0%0.2%
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Latvian100.3%0.1%
Bengali00.0%0.1%
Cameroonian00.0%0.1%
Guatemalan00.0%0.1%
Indonesian00.0%0.1%
Laotian00.0%0.1%
Ilocano00.0%0.2%
Northern Irish00.0%0.1%
Celtic, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
British Columbian00.0%0.0%
Ecuadorian00.0%0.0%
Franco Ontarian00.0%0.0%
Argentinian00.0%0.1%
Estonian00.0%0.1%
Kurdish00.0%0.1%
Fijian00.0%0.1%
Jatt00.0%0.1%
North American, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Coptic00.0%0.0%
Thai00.0%0.1%
Dominican00.0%0.0%
Nepali00.0%0.2%
Kabyle00.0%0.0%
Assyrian00.0%0.0%
Igbo00.0%0.2%
Byelorussian150.4%0.1%
Dene, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Blackfoot, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Abenaki00.0%0.0%
Moldovan00.0%0.1%
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
New Zealander150.4%0.1%
Sudanese00.0%0.2%
Breton00.0%0.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch00.0%0.0%
Malaysian00.0%0.1%
Plains Cree00.0%0.0%
North African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Huron (Wendat)00.0%0.0%
Saskatchewanian00.0%0.1%
Buddhist00.0%0.1%
Gaspesian00.0%0.0%
Norman00.0%0.0%
Southern or East African, n.o.s.00.0%0.1%
Ivorian00.0%0.0%
Saulteaux00.0%0.0%
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Burundian00.0%0.0%
Tigrinya00.0%0.2%
Nicaraguan00.0%0.1%
Mauritian00.0%0.0%
Kenyan00.0%0.1%
Oji-Cree00.0%0.0%
Vincentian00.0%0.0%
Jordanian00.0%0.0%
Manitoban00.0%0.0%
Cape Bretoner00.0%0.0%
Rwandan00.0%0.0%
Grenadian00.0%0.0%
Malayali00.0%0.0%
Chaldean00.0%0.0%
Sinhalese00.0%0.0%
Mayan00.0%0.0%
Honduran00.0%0.0%
Cherokee00.0%0.0%
Qalipu Mi'kmaq00.0%0.0%
Indo-Caribbean00.0%0.0%
Flemish00.0%0.0%
United Empire Loyalist00.0%0.0%
Senegalese00.0%0.0%
Azerbaijani00.0%0.0%
Sicilian00.0%0.0%
Pashtun00.0%0.1%
Malay00.0%0.1%
Goan00.0%0.0%
Bantu, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Tibetan00.0%0.1%
Zimbabwean00.0%0.1%
Burmese00.0%0.0%
Mongolian00.0%0.1%
Azorean00.0%0.0%
Atikamekw00.0%0.0%
Bamileke00.0%0.0%
Indo-Guyanese00.0%0.0%
Ugandan00.0%0.0%
Oromo00.0%0.1%
Tanzanian00.0%0.1%
Yemeni00.0%0.0%
Central African00.0%0.0%
Libyan00.0%0.0%
Basque00.0%0.0%
Uruguayan00.0%0.0%
Akan, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Central or West African, n.o.s.00.0%0.0%
Igorot00.0%0.1%
Fulani00.0%0.0%
Woodland Cree00.0%0.0%
Guinean00.0%0.0%
St. Lucian00.0%0.0%
Prince Edward Islander00.0%0.0%
Maliseet00.0%0.0%
Beninese00.0%0.0%
Telugu00.0%0.0%
Roma00.0%0.0%
Costa Rican00.0%0.0%
African Nova Scotian00.0%0.0%
Malagasy00.0%0.0%
Kashmiri00.0%0.1%
Singaporean00.0%0.0%
Karen00.0%0.0%
Edo00.0%0.0%
Tajik00.0%0.0%
Amhara00.0%0.1%
Paraguayan00.0%0.0%

Generation status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,530100.0%100.0%
First generation52514.9%34.4%
Second generation71020.1%21.4%
Third generation or more2,29064.9%44.2%

Indigenous

Indigenous identity

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,530100.0%100.0%
Indigenous identity752.1%3.3%
Single Indigenous responses752.1%3.2%
Multiple Indigenous responses00.0%0.1%
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous identity3,45597.9%96.7%

Registered or Treaty Indian status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,530100.0%100.0%
Registered or Treaty Indian100.3%1.1%
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian3,51599.6%98.9%

Indigenous ancestry

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,530100.0%100.0%
Indigenous ancestry (only)150.4%1.1%
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)150.4%1.1%
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)00.0%0.0%
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1002.8%2.9%
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries1002.8%2.8%
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries00.0%0.1%
Non-Indigenous ancestry only3,42096.9%96.0%

Immigration

Immigrant status and period of immigration

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,525100.0%100.0%
Non-immigrants3,01585.5%66.6%
Immigrants49514.0%31.5%
Before 19801755.0%3.6%
1980 to 1990401.1%3.0%
1991 to 2000702.0%4.5%
2001 to 2010952.7%8.5%
2011 to 20211103.1%11.8%
Non-permanent residents200.6%1.9%

Place of birth for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data490100.0%100.0%
Americas7014.3%10.5%
Brazil00.0%0.5%
Colombia00.0%1.3%
El Salvador00.0%0.6%
Guyana00.0%0.2%
Haiti00.0%0.1%
Jamaica00.0%0.8%
Mexico00.0%1.2%
Peru00.0%0.2%
Trinidad and Tobago00.0%0.3%
United States of America408.2%2.7%
Other places of birth in Americas204.1%2.6%
Europe25051.0%16.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0%0.5%
Croatia00.0%0.3%
France00.0%0.3%
Germany408.2%1.2%
Greece00.0%0.2%
Hungary102.0%0.4%
Italy00.0%0.7%
Netherlands153.1%0.7%
Poland153.1%1.4%
Portugal00.0%0.2%
Romania00.0%0.9%
Russian Federation102.0%1.0%
Serbia00.0%0.2%
Ukraine00.0%0.7%
United Kingdom9519.4%5.3%
Other places of birth in Europe5511.2%2.8%
Africa6012.2%11.8%
Algeria00.0%0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the00.0%0.2%
Egypt00.0%0.8%
Eritrea00.0%1.0%
Ethiopia00.0%1.6%
Morocco00.0%0.2%
Nigeria00.0%2.9%
Somalia00.0%0.3%
South Africa, Republic of306.1%0.8%
Other places of birth in Africa153.1%3.9%
Asia10020.4%59.9%
Afghanistan00.0%0.9%
Iran00.0%1.2%
Iraq00.0%0.9%
Lebanon00.0%1.0%
Syria102.0%1.0%
Turkey00.0%0.2%
China255.1%8.0%
Hong Kong00.0%2.4%
Korea, South00.0%1.9%
Taiwan00.0%0.5%
Philippines102.0%14.9%
Viet Nam102.0%3.5%
Bangladesh00.0%0.8%
India00.0%13.3%
Pakistan00.0%4.2%
Sri Lanka00.0%0.4%
Other places of birth in Asia306.1%4.9%
Oceania and other places of birth102.0%0.9%

Place of birth for the recent immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data65100.0%100.0%
Americas00.0%9.7%
Europe1015.4%8.5%
Africa2538.5%18.3%
Asia3046.2%62.7%
Oceania and other00.0%0.8%

Citizenship

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data3,525100.0%100.0%
Canadian citizens3,37595.7%88.4%
Canadian citizens aged under 1874521.1%20.6%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over2,63074.6%67.8%
Not Canadian citizens1504.3%11.6%

Age at immigration for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data490100.0%100.0%
Under 5 years7515.3%8.7%
5 to 14 years9018.4%16.7%
15 to 24 years8016.3%17.5%
25 to 44 years20040.8%47.2%
45 years and over459.2%9.9%

Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data310100.0%100.0%
Economic immigrants17556.5%56.2%
Principal applicants9029.0%22.9%
Secondary applicants9029.0%33.3%
Immigrants sponsored by family12038.7%28.4%
Refugees206.5%14.4%
Other immigrants00.0%1.0%

Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data310100.0%100.0%
Asylum claim before admission00.0%3.6%
Work permits only before admission7022.6%12.5%
Study permits only before admission103.2%2.5%
Work and study permits before admission309.7%5.7%
Other permits before admission00.0%0.4%
No pre-admission experience19061.3%75.3%

Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,895100.0%100.0%
No certificate, diploma or degree1956.7%12.7%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate69023.8%26.2%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree2,01069.4%61.1%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level83028.7%26.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,18040.8%34.4%
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,79562.0%69.9%
No certificate, diploma or degree451.6%5.2%
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate32511.2%15.3%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,42549.2%49.3%
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level59520.6%20.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher83528.8%28.8%

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data2,895100.0%100.0%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate2458.5%14.1%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate2,64591.4%85.9%
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,80062.2%69.9%
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate852.9%6.2%
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate1,71559.2%63.7%

Location of study compared with province or territory of residence

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data1,795100.0%100.0%
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree37520.9%29.4%
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree1,43079.7%70.6%

Employment

Labour force

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data1,870100.0%100.0%
Class of worker - not applicable502.7%3.4%
All classes of workers1,81597.1%96.6%
Employee1,49079.7%81.5%
Self-employed32517.4%15.2%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data1,870100.0%100.0%
Occupation - not applicable502.7%3.4%
All occupations1,81597.1%96.6%
0 Legislative and senior management occupations301.6%1.3%
1 Business, finance and administration occupations38020.3%18.4%
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations23012.3%11.0%
3 Health occupations21011.2%7.9%
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services30016.0%10.6%
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport854.5%2.7%
6 Sales and service occupations29015.5%23.8%
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations21011.2%16.4%
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations552.9%1.7%
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities351.9%2.8%
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data1,870100.0%100.0%
Industry - not applicable502.7%3.4%
All industries1,81597.1%96.6%
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting100.5%0.6%
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction1156.1%4.5%
22 Utilities351.9%1.2%
23 Construction1256.7%8.4%
31-33 Manufacturing402.1%4.6%
41 Wholesale trade502.7%3.1%
44-45 Retail trade1407.5%11.0%
48-49 Transportation and warehousing754.0%6.5%
51 Information and cultural industries351.9%1.7%
52 Finance and insurance552.9%3.6%
53 Real estate and rental and leasing251.3%1.9%
54 Professional, scientific and technical services22011.8%11.1%
55 Management of companies and enterprises00.0%0.3%
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services351.9%4.3%
61 Educational services21511.5%6.3%
62 Health care and social assistance33517.9%12.2%
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation552.9%2.0%
72 Accommodation and food services703.7%5.7%
81 Other services (except public administration)1206.4%4.2%
91 Public administration955.1%3.5%

Mobility & commuting

Main mode of commuting

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,155100.0%100.0%
Car, truck or van98585.3%84.4%
Car, truck or van - as a driver92079.7%78.6%
Car, truck or van - as a passenger605.2%5.8%
Public transit504.3%7.9%
Walked403.5%4.0%
Bicycle302.6%0.8%
Other method554.8%2.9%

Commuting duration

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,155100.0%100.0%
Less than 15 minutes30526.4%22.0%
15 to 29 minutes54046.8%44.9%
30 to 44 minutes21018.2%22.7%
45 to 59 minutes655.6%5.2%
60 minutes and over403.5%5.1%

Time leaving for work

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data1,155100.0%100.0%
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.756.5%6.6%
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.23520.3%17.9%
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m.34529.9%25.8%
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.23520.3%18.8%
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.18015.6%14.5%
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.857.4%16.5%

Commuting destination

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data960100.0%100.0%
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence85088.5%84.4%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence656.8%12.7%
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence151.6%2.0%
Commute to a different province or territory202.1%0.9%

Mobility status 5 years ago

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data3,315100.0%100.0%
Non-movers2,50575.6%57.9%
Movers81524.6%42.1%
Non-migrants57017.2%25.6%
Migrants2457.4%16.5%

Mobility status 1 year ago

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data3,510100.0%100.0%
Non-movers3,17090.3%86.3%
Movers3409.7%13.7%
Non-migrants2507.1%9.8%
Migrants952.7%3.8%

Place of work status

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data1,675100.0%100.0%
Worked at home51030.4%28.1%
Worked outside Canada100.6%0.4%
No fixed workplace address20011.9%14.4%
Usual place of work96057.3%57.1%

Language

Knowledge of official languages

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,540100.0%100.0%
English only3,16089.3%91.0%
French only00.0%0.1%
English and French37010.5%6.6%
Neither English nor French100.3%2.3%

First official language spoken

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,540100.0%100.0%
English3,47598.2%95.9%
French401.1%1.3%
English and French200.6%0.5%
Neither English nor French100.3%2.2%

Mother tongue

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,540100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,46597.9%95.1%
Multiple responses802.3%4.9%

Language spoken most often at home

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,540100.0%100.0%
Single responses3,47098.0%94.9%
Multiple responses651.8%5.1%

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,540100.0%100.0%
None3,22091.0%81.4%
English802.3%7.0%
French451.3%0.7%
Non-official language1654.7%8.5%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous1654.7%8.5%
English and French00.0%0.1%
English and non-official language(s)50.1%1.1%
French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages150.4%0.9%

All languages spoken at home

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data3,540100.0%100.0%
English3,09587.4%68.3%
French00.0%0.3%
Non-official language651.8%8.6%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous651.8%8.6%
English and French702.0%1.0%
English and non-official language(s)3058.6%20.5%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)50.1%0.5%
Multiple non-official languages50.1%0.8%

All languages used at work

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,010100.0%100.0%
English1,97598.3%94.6%
French00.0%0.1%
Non-official language00.0%0.8%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous00.0%0.8%
English and French00.0%0.8%
English and non-official language(s)100.5%3.4%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.1%

Other language(s) used regularly at work

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data2,010100.0%100.0%
None1,99599.3%96.3%
English00.0%0.7%
French00.0%0.6%
Non-official language100.5%2.0%
Indigenous00.0%0.0%
Non-Indigenous100.5%2.0%
English and French00.0%0.0%
English and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)00.0%0.0%
Multiple non-official languages00.0%0.3%

Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data780100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language8510.9%7.2%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language69589.1%92.8%

Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data565100.0%100.0%
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language7012.4%7.4%
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada356.2%3.8%
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada254.4%3.6%
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language49587.6%92.6%

Other

Persons

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data3,540100.0%100.0%

Inequality measures

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data3,540100.0%100.0%
Gini index on adjusted household total income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household market income00.0%0.0%
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income00.0%0.0%
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income30.1%0.0%

Population

IndicatorNumberShareCalgary
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data2,895100.0%100.0%
In the labour force1,86564.4%69.3%
Employed1,67557.9%60.8%
Unemployed1956.7%8.5%
Not in the labour force1,03035.6%30.7%
Participation rate (Rate)64
Employment rate (Rate)58
Unemployment rate (Rate)10
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data2,895100.0%100.0%
Did not work95533.0%32.9%
Worked1,93566.8%67.1%
Worked full year full time98033.9%35.4%
Worked part year and/or part time95533.0%31.7%
Average weeks worked in reference year (Average)40

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