Grande Prairie Profile

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National Rank:87 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Grande Prairie Population

Total Population (2021)

64,141

Total Population (2016)

63,166

Population Growth

+1.5% (+975)

Growth Rank

#512 of 688Same geo level

Male

50.5%32,415

Female

49.5%31,725

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.022

Average Age

Median Age

Age Rank

#24 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

4,680(7.3%)

5–9

4,790(7.5%)

10–14

4,505(7.0%)

15–19

3,805(5.9%)

20–24

4,115(6.4%)

25–29

5,335(8.3%)

30–34

6,045(9.4%)

35–39

6,080(9.5%)

40–44

4,865(7.6%)

45–49

4,150(6.5%)

50–54

3,340(5.2%)

55–59

3,480(5.4%)

60–64

3,045(4.7%)

65–69

2,295(3.6%)

70–74

1,405(2.2%)

75–79

895(1.4%)

80–84

605(0.9%)

85+

720(1.1%)

Grande Prairie Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.6

Total Private Dwellings

27,551

Occupied Private Dwellings

24,816

Size Distribution

1 Person

6,505 (26.2%)

2 Persons

7,920 (31.9%)

3 Persons

4,195 (16.9%)

4 Persons

3,850 (15.5%)

5+ Persons

2,340 (9.4%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

7,075(28.5%)

Couples without children

5,410(21.8%)

One-parent families

2,310(9.3%)

One-person households

6,510(26.2%)

Multigenerational

520(2.1%)

Multiple-family

135(0.5%)

Grande Prairie Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$95,000After tax

Median Household Income

$88,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$49,960After tax

Median Individual Income

$44,000After tax

Income Rank

#145 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

85.2%

Employment Income

76.2%

Government Transfers

14.8%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

3,325(7.1%)

$10k–$20k

3,490(7.4%)

$20k–$30k

6,205(13.2%)

$30k–$40k

5,805(12.3%)

$40k–$50k

4,905(10.4%)

$50k–$60k

4,360(9.3%)

$60k–$70k

3,730(7.9%)

$70k–$80k

3,015(6.4%)

$80k–$90k

2,540(5.4%)

$90k–$100k

2,310(4.9%)

$100k+

7,320(15.6%)

Grande Prairie Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

65.6%

Unemployment Rate

11.9%

Total Labour Force

36,645

Employed

32,300

Unemployed

4,345

Not in Labour Force

12,580

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

7.5%

Children (0–17)

9.6%

Adults (18–64)

6.2%

Seniors (65+)

11.0%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.2840 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.254

Grande Prairie 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

49,225

No certificate, diploma or degree

8,750 (17.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

16,530 (33.6%)

Postsecondary credential

23,945 (48.6%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

6,140 (12.5%)78.8% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

1,015 (2.1%)13.0% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

175 (0.4%)2.2% 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

8,750(17.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

16,530(33.6%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

5,790(11.8%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

8,970(18.2%)

University certificate below bachelor

1,385(2.8%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

7,795(15.8%)

Grande Prairie 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

9.6%

3,095 people

Share of 32,300 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

3,095(9.6%)

Usual place of work

22,700(70.3%)

No fixed workplace address

6,465(20.0%)

Worked outside Canada

35(0.1%)

Grande Prairie 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

36,645

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

160(0.4%)

Business, finance and administration

5,005(13.7%)

Natural and applied sciences

2,055(5.6%)

Health

2,700(7.4%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

3,165(8.6%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

575(1.6%)

Sales and service

10,140(27.7%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

8,505(23.2%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

1,905(5.2%)

Manufacturing and utilities

1,595(4.4%)

Grande Prairie 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

36,645

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

400(1.1%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

3,750(10.2%)

Utilities

345(0.9%)

Construction

3,505(9.6%)

Manufacturing

1,650(4.5%)

Wholesale trade

1,230(3.4%)

Retail trade

5,050(13.8%)

Transportation and warehousing

1,970(5.4%)

Information and cultural industries

305(0.8%)

Finance and insurance

710(1.9%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

730(2.0%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

1,880(5.1%)

Management of companies and enterprises

15(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

1,215(3.3%)

Educational services

1,935(5.3%)

Health care and social assistance

4,320(11.8%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

480(1.3%)

Accommodation and food services

2,835(7.7%)

Other services (except public administration)

2,115(5.8%)

Public administration

1,350(3.7%)

Grande Prairie Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

58,400 (91.9%)

French Only

75 (0.1%)

English & French

4,815 (7.6%)

Neither

280 (0.4%)

Mother Tongue

English

53,265 (83.8%)

French

1,340 (2.1%)

Non-official languages

7,110 (11.2%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

53,265(83.8%)

Tagalog

2,135(3.4%)

French

1,340(2.1%)

Punjabi

535(0.8%)

Spanish

500(0.8%)

Arabic

250(0.4%)

Hindi

160(0.3%)

Cantonese

150(0.2%)

Polish

150(0.2%)

Russian

130(0.2%)

Grande Prairie Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

15,280(61.6%)

Semi-detached

1,760(7.1%)

Row house

1,085(4.4%)

Duplex

1,110(4.5%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

4,580(18.5%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

160(0.6%)

Other attached

10(0.0%)

Movable

835(3.4%)

Housing · Grande Prairie (CA), Alta.

These figures are published for Grande Prairie (CA), Alta., a census agglomeration, reference period 2021. They are not counts for Grande Prairie alone. Shares are calculated on this site from the published household counts in tables 98-10-0252-01 and 98-10-0253-01.

Tenure

Private households

24,815

Owner households

16,310 (65.7%)

Renter households

8,505 (34.3%)

Owners with a mortgage

12,410 (76.1%)Share of owner households

Owners without a mortgage

3,900 (23.9%)Share of owner households

Renters in subsidized housing

815 (9.6%)Share of renter households

Renters not in subsidized housing

7,690 (90.4%)Share of renter households

Shelter costs

Median monthly shelter cost

$1,640All households, 2021

Average monthly shelter cost

$1,690All households, 2021

Owners, median

$1,880

Renters, median

$1,400

Owners with a mortgage, median

$2,100

Owners without a mortgage, median

$725

Spending 30% or more of income on shelter

5,535 (22.3%)Share of households

Owners spending 30% or more

2,610 (16.0%)Share of owner households

Renters spending 30% or more

2,925 (34.4%)Share of renter households

Shelter-cost ratio not applicable

85 (0.3%)

Monthly shelter cost

Published household counts by shelter-cost band. Census counts are randomly rounded, so the bands can differ slightly from the household total.

Less than $500

875(3.5%)

$500 to $749

2,090(8.4%)

$750 to $999

2,400(9.7%)

$1,000 to $1,249

2,590(10.4%)

$1,250 to $1,499

2,660(10.7%)

$1,500 to $1,999

5,710(23.0%)

$2,000 to $2,499

4,735(19.1%)

$2,500 to $2,999

2,505(10.1%)

$3,000 and over

1,255(5.1%)

Shelter cost is the census monthly amount. For owners it includes mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For renters it includes rent and those utility payments when the tenant pays them. Current consumer prices are a separate series on the cost-of-living page. Data sources.

Community snapshot

About Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie is in northwestern Alberta’s Peace Country, a prairie-and-forest service city for oil, gas, and grain country west of the Alberta–British Columbia boundary. It sits on a former lakebed with Muskoseepi Park cutting a green ravine through town. Highways fan toward Dawson Creek, the Peace River, and the northern Rockies. About 64,000 people live in Grande Prairie.

Known for

Peace Country oil, gas, and agriculture hub
Muskoseepi Park ravine through the city
Northwestern Alberta highway junction
Fast-growing service centre on a former lakebed
Gateway toward Dawson Creek and the northern Rockies

See & do

Muskoseepi Park
Long ravine park with trails, lakes, and the Eastlink Centre nearby.
Grande Prairie Museum
Regional history museum at the park.
Crystal Lake
Urban lake and paths on the east side.
Centre 2000
Visitor centre and local exhibits at the highway entrance.
Downtown 100 Avenue
City-centre street grid and civic buildings.

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