Census Profile · Alberta
2021 Census of Population, Calgary, City (CY).
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is above it.
Regional average 1,002 (marked). This area is above it.
Regional average across the 83 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Calgary was home to 1,306,784 residents in 2021, up 5.5% from 2016. The median age is 38, and the typical household has 2.6 people.
Of the area's 502,305 households, 68.8% own their home and 31.2% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $98,000.
Alberta's largest city rises from the prairie where the Bow and Elbow Rivers meet, pairing a compact, energetic downtown with one of North America's largest urban pathway networks and some of the shortest drives to the Rocky Mountains of any major Canadian city.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Calgary, City (CY), British Columbia. Reproduced and distributed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Median income is the median total income of households in 2020. Figures are rounded by Statistics Canada and are provided for general information only.
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