Lethbridge County Profile

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National Rank:410 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Lethbridge County Population

Total Population (2021)

10,120

Total Population (2016)

10,237

Population Growth

-1.1% (-117)

Growth Rank

#628 of 688Same geo level

Male

52.1%5,275

Female

47.9%4,845

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.089

Average Age

34.7

Median Age

32.8

Age Rank

#21 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

925(9.1%)

5–9

900(8.9%)

10–14

955(9.4%)

15–19

820(8.1%)

20–24

590(5.8%)

25–29

575(5.7%)

30–34

585(5.8%)

35–39

620(6.1%)

40–44

595(5.9%)

45–49

535(5.3%)

50–54

590(5.8%)

55–59

600(5.9%)

60–64

615(6.1%)

65–69

420(4.2%)

70–74

365(3.6%)

75–79

225(2.2%)

80–84

110(1.1%)

85+

95(0.9%)

Lethbridge County Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

3.2

Total Private Dwellings

3,136

Occupied Private Dwellings

2,890

Size Distribution

1 Person

475 (16.4%)

2 Persons

1,035 (35.8%)

3 Persons

350 (12.1%)

4 Persons

420 (14.5%)

5+ Persons

610 (21.1%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

1,200(41.5%)

Couples without children

920(31.8%)

One-parent families

100(3.5%)

One-person households

475(16.4%)

Multigenerational

45(1.6%)

Multiple-family

10(0.3%)

Lethbridge County Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$102,600After tax

Median Household Income

$88,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$46,240After tax

Median Individual Income

$38,000After tax

Income Rank

#177 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

87.0%

Employment Income

65.8%

Government Transfers

13.0%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

640(10.1%)

$10k–$20k

795(12.5%)

$20k–$30k

910(14.3%)

$30k–$40k

690(10.9%)

$40k–$50k

635(10.0%)

$50k–$60k

560(8.8%)

$60k–$70k

460(7.2%)

$70k–$80k

390(6.1%)

$80k–$90k

305(4.8%)

$90k–$100k

250(3.9%)

$100k+

720(11.3%)

Lethbridge County Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

67.6%

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Total Labour Force

4,680

Employed

4,465

Unemployed

215

Not in Labour Force

1,925

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

9.9%

Children (0–17)

10.8%

Adults (18–64)

9.2%

Seniors (65+)

10.6%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3380 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.303

Lethbridge 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

6,605

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,655 (25.1%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,930 (29.2%)

Postsecondary credential

3,020 (45.7%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

640 (9.7%)70.3% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

115 (1.7%)12.6% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

45 (0.7%)4.9% 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

1,655(25.1%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,930(29.2%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

640(9.7%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,375(20.8%)

University certificate below bachelor

95(1.4%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

910(13.8%)

Lethbridge 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

32.9%

1,470 people

Share of 4,465 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

1,470(32.9%)

Usual place of work

2,355(52.7%)

No fixed workplace address

635(14.2%)

Worked outside Canada

0(0.0%)

Lethbridge 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

4,680

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

40(0.9%)

Business, finance and administration

600(12.8%)

Natural and applied sciences

130(2.8%)

Health

275(5.9%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

325(6.9%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

40(0.9%)

Sales and service

685(14.6%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

1,050(22.4%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

1,325(28.3%)

Manufacturing and utilities

155(3.3%)

Lethbridge 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

4,680

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

1,480(31.6%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

55(1.2%)

Utilities

35(0.7%)

Construction

465(9.9%)

Manufacturing

225(4.8%)

Wholesale trade

100(2.1%)

Retail trade

285(6.1%)

Transportation and warehousing

285(6.1%)

Information and cultural industries

15(0.3%)

Finance and insurance

120(2.6%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

45(1.0%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

185(4.0%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

130(2.8%)

Educational services

255(5.4%)

Health care and social assistance

375(8.0%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

25(0.5%)

Accommodation and food services

135(2.9%)

Other services (except public administration)

245(5.2%)

Public administration

140(3.0%)

Lethbridge County Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

9,600 (96.5%)

English & French

175 (1.8%)

Neither

170 (1.7%)

Mother Tongue

English

7,125 (71.6%)

French

30 (0.3%)

Non-official languages

2,495 (25.1%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

7,125(71.6%)

German

985(9.9%)

Spanish

150(1.5%)

French

30(0.3%)

Tagalog

15(0.2%)

Italian

10(0.1%)

Polish

10(0.1%)

Portuguese

5(0.1%)

Russian

5(0.1%)

Lethbridge County Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

2,750(95.2%)

Semi-detached

40(1.4%)

Row house

25(0.9%)

Duplex

5(0.2%)

Movable

80(2.8%)

Community snapshot

About Lethbridge County

Lethbridge County is a municipal district in southern Alberta surrounding the separate City of Lethbridge—not the city itself. Irrigated hamlets such as Diamond City, Iron Springs, Monarch, and Shaughnessy sit among sugar-beet and grain country. Towns such as Coaldale, Picture Butte, Coalhurst, and Nobleford remain separate. About 10,000 people live in Lethbridge County.

Known for

Municipal district, not the City of Lethbridge
Surrounds Lethbridge; Coaldale, Picture Butte, and Coalhurst are separate
Irrigated hamlets such as Diamond City and Iron Springs
Sugar-beet, grain, and livestock country
Oldman River valley farmland beyond city limits

See & do

Hamlets such as Diamond City and Monarch
Small rural centres among irrigated fields.
Oldman River valley countryside
Coulees and farm roads outside the city.
County recreation grounds and halls
Community sports in hamlets across the MD.
Irrigation-belt farm drives
Southern Alberta crop country on Highways 3, 4, and 25.
Approaches to Lethbridge (separate city)
Regional services and attractions used by county residents.

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