Drayton Valley Profile

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National Rank:541 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Drayton Valley Population

Total Population (2021)

7,291

Total Population (2016)

7,235

Population Growth

+0.8% (+56)

Growth Rank

#543 of 688Same geo level

Male

49.8%3,630

Female

50.2%3,660

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.992

Average Age

38.8

Median Age

37.6

Age Rank

#87 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

440(6.0%)

5–9

520(7.1%)

10–14

510(7.0%)

15–19

445(6.1%)

20–24

400(5.5%)

25–29

485(6.7%)

30–34

570(7.8%)

35–39

575(7.9%)

40–44

485(6.7%)

45–49

380(5.2%)

50–54

430(5.9%)

55–59

515(7.1%)

60–64

445(6.1%)

65–69

345(4.7%)

70–74

210(2.9%)

75–79

200(2.7%)

80–84

140(1.9%)

85+

180(2.5%)

Drayton Valley Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.4

Total Private Dwellings

3,250

Occupied Private Dwellings

2,897

Size Distribution

1 Person

810 (27.9%)

2 Persons

1,035 (35.7%)

3 Persons

410 (14.1%)

4 Persons

375 (12.9%)

5+ Persons

275 (9.5%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

725(25.0%)

Couples without children

740(25.5%)

One-parent families

280(9.7%)

One-person households

810(27.9%)

Multigenerational

45(1.6%)

Multiple-family

20(0.7%)

Drayton Valley Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$85,700After tax

Median Household Income

$75,500After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$46,360After tax

Median Individual Income

$39,200After tax

Income Rank

#305 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

82.0%

Employment Income

71.2%

Government Transfers

17.9%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

455(8.5%)

$10k–$20k

465(8.7%)

$20k–$30k

815(15.2%)

$30k–$40k

710(13.3%)

$40k–$50k

560(10.5%)

$50k–$60k

500(9.3%)

$60k–$70k

385(7.2%)

$70k–$80k

325(6.1%)

$80k–$90k

245(4.6%)

$90k–$100k

225(4.2%)

$100k+

670(12.5%)

Drayton Valley Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

61.6%

Unemployment Rate

11.4%

Total Labour Force

3,895

Employed

3,450

Unemployed

445

Not in Labour Force

1,715

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

9.3%

Children (0–17)

10.8%

Adults (18–64)

7.9%

Seniors (65+)

13.2%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3070 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.272

Drayton Valley 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

5,605

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,125 (20.1%)

High school diploma or equivalency

2,120 (37.8%)

Postsecondary credential

2,365 (42.2%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

505 (9.0%)86.3% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

35 (0.6%)6.0% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

10 (0.2%)1.7% 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

1,125(20.1%)

High school diploma or equivalency

2,120(37.8%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

710(12.7%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

970(17.3%)

University certificate below bachelor

100(1.8%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

585(10.4%)

Drayton Valley 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

8.1%

280 people

Share of 3,450 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

280(8.1%)

Usual place of work

2,445(70.9%)

No fixed workplace address

715(20.7%)

Worked outside Canada

10(0.3%)

Drayton Valley 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

3,895

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

20(0.5%)

Business, finance and administration

445(11.4%)

Natural and applied sciences

150(3.9%)

Health

235(6.0%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

330(8.5%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

50(1.3%)

Sales and service

1,175(30.2%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

835(21.4%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

260(6.7%)

Manufacturing and utilities

290(7.4%)

Drayton Valley 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

3,895

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

115(3.0%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

470(12.1%)

Utilities

50(1.3%)

Construction

315(8.1%)

Manufacturing

245(6.3%)

Wholesale trade

60(1.5%)

Retail trade

525(13.5%)

Transportation and warehousing

155(4.0%)

Information and cultural industries

30(0.8%)

Finance and insurance

50(1.3%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

45(1.2%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

135(3.5%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

150(3.9%)

Educational services

215(5.5%)

Health care and social assistance

385(9.9%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

45(1.2%)

Accommodation and food services

415(10.7%)

Other services (except public administration)

245(6.3%)

Public administration

140(3.6%)

Drayton Valley Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

7,070 (97.9%)

English & French

150 (2.1%)

Neither

10 (0.1%)

Mother Tongue

English

6,470 (89.6%)

French

60 (0.8%)

Non-official languages

565 (7.8%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

6,470(89.6%)

Tagalog

170(2.4%)

French

60(0.8%)

Arabic

45(0.6%)

Polish

35(0.5%)

Spanish

30(0.4%)

Punjabi

25(0.3%)

Gujarati

25(0.3%)

Mandarin

10(0.1%)

Cantonese

10(0.1%)

Drayton Valley Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

1,825(63.0%)

Semi-detached

195(6.7%)

Row house

60(2.1%)

Duplex

55(1.9%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

485(16.8%)

Other attached

5(0.2%)

Movable

285(9.8%)

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