Income · Census Insights
Where household incomes are highest in Calgary
A Census-based look at the Calgary neighbourhoods with the highest median household incomes.
A citywide median can conceal a wide range of local circumstances. The Census gives a neighbourhood-level view of household income across Calgary.
How to read this result
Median household income is not the same as individual earnings, property value, disposable income, or the cost of living. The Census income reference period and definition are shown in the underlying ranking.
The highest result in this analysis is in Aspen Woods, where $264,000 is the reported median household income. Across Calgary as a whole, the corresponding Census figure is $100,000.
The top 10 neighbourhoods
To keep percentage comparisons useful, the ranking excludes areas with fewer than 500 residents or no reported value.
| # | Neighbourhood | median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspen Woods | $264,000 |
| 2 | Elbow Valley | $236,000 |
| 3 | Glenmore Park | $232,000 |
| 4 | Rideau Park | $228,000 |
| 5 | Altadore | $212,000 |
| 6 | Springbank | $210,000 |
| 7 | Auburn Bay | $190,000 |
| 8 | West 77th | $184,000 |
| 9 | Wentworth | $182,000 |
| 10 | Bearspaw | $180,000 |
About the data
This article uses Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census of Population at the neighbourhood or census-tract level as presented on Calgary Census Atlas. Values are subject to Statistics Canada’s disclosure controls and random rounding. This is a descriptive ranking, not a measure of individual households or a prediction.
Source. 2021 Census of Canada, Census Profile 98-401-X2021007, at census tract level for CMA 825, published by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Boundaries from the 2021 census tract and census subdivision cartographic boundary files. Area labels use nearby OpenStreetMap place names (ODbL). Figures cover population in private households; Statistics Canada randomly rounds counts to a multiple of 5, so components may not sum exactly to totals.
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