Lacombe County Profile

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National Rank:404 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Lacombe County Population

Total Population (2021)

10,283

Total Population (2016)

10,343

Population Growth

-0.6% (-60)

Growth Rank

#599 of 688Same geo level

Male

50.7%5,210

Female

49.3%5,070

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.028

Average Age

42.1

Median Age

44.4

Age Rank

#283 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

545(5.3%)

5–9

645(6.3%)

10–14

745(7.2%)

15–19

645(6.3%)

20–24

440(4.3%)

25–29

410(4.0%)

30–34

540(5.3%)

35–39

625(6.1%)

40–44

605(5.9%)

45–49

655(6.4%)

50–54

705(6.9%)

55–59

820(8.0%)

60–64

940(9.1%)

65–69

785(7.6%)

70–74

520(5.1%)

75–79

345(3.4%)

80–84

175(1.7%)

85+

140(1.4%)

Lacombe County Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.5

Total Private Dwellings

4,616

Occupied Private Dwellings

3,973

Size Distribution

1 Person

850 (21.4%)

2 Persons

1,730 (43.5%)

3 Persons

485 (12.2%)

4 Persons

460 (11.6%)

5+ Persons

440 (11.1%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

1,155(29.1%)

Couples without children

1,510(38.0%)

One-parent families

180(4.5%)

One-person households

855(21.5%)

Multigenerational

50(1.3%)

Multiple-family

20(0.5%)

Lacombe County Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$90,100After tax

Median Household Income

$79,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$45,320After tax

Median Individual Income

$37,600After tax

Income Rank

#282 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

84.0%

Employment Income

59.3%

Government Transfers

15.9%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

790(10.0%)

$10k–$20k

935(11.8%)

$20k–$30k

1,180(14.9%)

$30k–$40k

980(12.4%)

$40k–$50k

805(10.1%)

$50k–$60k

670(8.4%)

$60k–$70k

550(6.9%)

$70k–$80k

415(5.2%)

$80k–$90k

370(4.7%)

$90k–$100k

305(3.8%)

$100k+

935(11.8%)

Lacombe County Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

61.5%

Unemployment Rate

8.8%

Total Labour Force

5,475

Employed

4,990

Unemployed

480

Not in Labour Force

2,650

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

10.4%

Children (0–17)

12.2%

Adults (18–64)

9.8%

Seniors (65+)

10.5%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3380 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.302

Lacombe 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

8,120

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,470 (18.1%)

High school diploma or equivalency

2,675 (32.9%)

Postsecondary credential

3,970 (48.9%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

655 (8.1%)75.3% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

125 (1.5%)14.4% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

15 (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

1,470(18.1%)

High school diploma or equivalency

2,675(32.9%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

1,130(13.9%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,830(22.5%)

University certificate below bachelor

145(1.8%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

870(10.7%)

Lacombe 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

33.8%

1,685 people

Share of 4,990 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

1,685(33.8%)

Usual place of work

2,480(49.7%)

No fixed workplace address

810(16.2%)

Worked outside Canada

20(0.4%)

Lacombe 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

5,470

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

60(1.1%)

Business, finance and administration

780(14.3%)

Natural and applied sciences

160(2.9%)

Health

250(4.6%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

300(5.5%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

95(1.7%)

Sales and service

755(13.8%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

1,330(24.3%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

1,385(25.3%)

Manufacturing and utilities

225(4.1%)

Lacombe 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

5,470

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

1,390(25.4%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

385(7.0%)

Utilities

35(0.6%)

Construction

600(11.0%)

Manufacturing

295(5.4%)

Wholesale trade

150(2.7%)

Retail trade

355(6.5%)

Transportation and warehousing

250(4.6%)

Information and cultural industries

20(0.4%)

Finance and insurance

120(2.2%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

100(1.8%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

230(4.2%)

Management of companies and enterprises

10(0.2%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

165(3.0%)

Educational services

285(5.2%)

Health care and social assistance

370(6.8%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

55(1.0%)

Accommodation and food services

100(1.8%)

Other services (except public administration)

260(4.8%)

Public administration

170(3.1%)

Lacombe County Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

9,950 (96.7%)

French Only

5 (0.0%)

English & French

295 (2.9%)

Neither

40 (0.4%)

Mother Tongue

English

9,290 (90.3%)

French

80 (0.8%)

Non-official languages

850 (8.3%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

9,290(90.3%)

German

245(2.4%)

French

80(0.8%)

Spanish

40(0.4%)

Tagalog

35(0.3%)

Cantonese

10(0.1%)

Mandarin

5(0.0%)

Polish

5(0.0%)

Korean

5(0.0%)

Tamil

5(0.0%)

Lacombe County Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

3,440(86.6%)

Semi-detached

5(0.1%)

Duplex

25(0.6%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

45(1.1%)

Other attached

25(0.6%)

Movable

430(10.8%)

Community snapshot

About Lacombe County

Lacombe County is a municipal district in central Alberta surrounding the separate City of Lacombe—not the city itself. Hamlets, farms, and lake country around Gull Lake and Buffalo Lake sit in parkland between Red Deer and Edmonton. Towns such as Blackfalds, Bentley, and Eckville remain separate municipalities. About 10,000 people live in Lacombe County.

Known for

Municipal district, not the City of Lacombe
Surrounds Lacombe; Blackfalds, Bentley, and Eckville are separate towns
Gull Lake and Buffalo Lake recreation country
Parkland farms between Red Deer and Edmonton
Hamlets such as Mirror, Tees, and Morningside

See & do

Gull Lake shoreline and camps
Popular recreation lake on the county’s west side.
Buffalo Lake approaches
Prairie lake country and birding on the east side.
Hamlets such as Mirror and Tees
Small rural centres among county roads.
Parkland farm drives
Rolling fields between Highways 2 and 12.
Approaches to Lacombe (separate city)
Historic Main Street and services used by county residents.

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