Cypress County Profile

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National Rank:518 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Cypress County Population

Total Population (2021)

7,524

Total Population (2016)

7,662

Population Growth

-1.8% (-138)

Growth Rank

#639 of 688Same geo level

Male

52.0%3,915

Female

48.0%3,610

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.084

Average Age

39.2

Median Age

40.8

Age Rank

#104 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

430(5.7%)

5–9

545(7.2%)

10–14

635(8.4%)

15–19

520(6.9%)

20–24

320(4.3%)

25–29

275(3.7%)

30–34

405(5.4%)

35–39

520(6.9%)

40–44

570(7.6%)

45–49

525(7.0%)

50–54

500(6.6%)

55–59

610(8.1%)

60–64

585(7.8%)

65–69

530(7.0%)

70–74

285(3.8%)

75–79

165(2.2%)

80–84

75(1.0%)

85+

40(0.5%)

Cypress County Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.7

Total Private Dwellings

3,149

Occupied Private Dwellings

2,658

Size Distribution

1 Person

470 (17.7%)

2 Persons

1,060 (39.8%)

3 Persons

370 (13.9%)

4 Persons

460 (17.3%)

5+ Persons

305 (11.5%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

980(36.8%)

Couples without children

965(36.3%)

One-parent families

95(3.6%)

One-person households

470(17.7%)

Multigenerational

45(1.7%)

Multiple-family

5(0.2%)

Cypress County Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$104,900After tax

Median Household Income

$88,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$50,760After tax

Median Individual Income

$40,000After tax

Income Rank

#158 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

87.0%

Employment Income

69.0%

Government Transfers

13.0%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

465(8.5%)

$10k–$20k

660(12.1%)

$20k–$30k

745(13.7%)

$30k–$40k

600(11.0%)

$40k–$50k

560(10.3%)

$50k–$60k

395(7.2%)

$60k–$70k

385(7.1%)

$70k–$80k

300(5.5%)

$80k–$90k

210(3.8%)

$90k–$100k

225(4.1%)

$100k+

910(16.7%)

Cypress County Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

64.6%

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

Total Labour Force

3,960

Employed

3,690

Unemployed

270

Not in Labour Force

1,745

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

9.5%

Children (0–17)

10.4%

Adults (18–64)

8.5%

Seniors (65+)

11.6%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3640 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.322

Cypress County Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

5,710

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,025 (18.0%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,750 (30.6%)

Postsecondary credential

2,930 (51.3%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

595 (10.4%)71.7% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

130 (2.3%)15.7% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

35 (0.6%)4.2% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,025(18.0%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,750(30.6%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

620(10.9%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,340(23.5%)

University certificate below bachelor

140(2.5%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

830(14.5%)

Cypress County Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

24.4%

900 people

Share of 3,690 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

900(24.4%)

Usual place of work

2,240(60.7%)

No fixed workplace address

525(14.2%)

Worked outside Canada

30(0.8%)

Cypress County Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

3,960

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

70(1.8%)

Business, finance and administration

570(14.4%)

Natural and applied sciences

160(4.0%)

Health

300(7.6%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

425(10.7%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

55(1.4%)

Sales and service

630(15.9%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

685(17.3%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

800(20.2%)

Manufacturing and utilities

205(5.2%)

Cypress County Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

3,960

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

645(16.3%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

230(5.8%)

Utilities

25(0.6%)

Construction

370(9.3%)

Manufacturing

170(4.3%)

Wholesale trade

100(2.5%)

Retail trade

370(9.3%)

Transportation and warehousing

180(4.5%)

Information and cultural industries

10(0.3%)

Finance and insurance

65(1.6%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

50(1.3%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

115(2.9%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

120(3.0%)

Educational services

275(6.9%)

Health care and social assistance

455(11.5%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

85(2.1%)

Accommodation and food services

105(2.7%)

Other services (except public administration)

215(5.4%)

Public administration

315(8.0%)

Cypress County Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

7,265 (96.6%)

English & French

225 (3.0%)

Neither

25 (0.3%)

Mother Tongue

English

6,570 (87.4%)

French

75 (1.0%)

Non-official languages

810 (10.8%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

6,570(87.4%)

German

345(4.6%)

French

75(1.0%)

Punjabi

20(0.3%)

Spanish

15(0.2%)

Polish

15(0.2%)

Tagalog

10(0.1%)

Italian

10(0.1%)

Urdu

5(0.1%)

Portuguese

5(0.1%)

Cypress County Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

2,425(91.3%)

Semi-detached

15(0.6%)

Row house

5(0.2%)

Duplex

5(0.2%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

5(0.2%)

Movable

210(7.9%)

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