Meadow Lake Profile

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National Rank:659 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Meadow Lake Population

Total Population (2021)

5,322

Total Population (2016)

5,344

Population Growth

-0.4% (-22)

Growth Rank

#585 of 688Same geo level

Male

48.9%2,600

Female

51.2%2,725

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.954

Average Age

35.4

Median Age

32.8

Age Rank

#27 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

420(7.9%)

5–9

450(8.5%)

10–14

440(8.3%)

15–19

370(7.0%)

20–24

380(7.1%)

25–29

370(7.0%)

30–34

395(7.4%)

35–39

330(6.2%)

40–44

340(6.4%)

45–49

315(5.9%)

50–54

295(5.5%)

55–59

270(5.1%)

60–64

265(5.0%)

65–69

230(4.3%)

70–74

150(2.8%)

75–79

125(2.3%)

80–84

85(1.6%)

85+

90(1.7%)

Meadow Lake Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.7

Total Private Dwellings

2,125

Occupied Private Dwellings

1,930

Size Distribution

1 Person

495 (25.6%)

2 Persons

590 (30.6%)

3 Persons

320 (16.6%)

4 Persons

270 (14.0%)

5+ Persons

250 (13.0%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

480(24.9%)

Couples without children

400(20.7%)

One-parent families

275(14.2%)

One-person households

495(25.6%)

Multigenerational

70(3.6%)

Multiple-family

10(0.5%)

Meadow Lake Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$86,900After tax

Median Household Income

$76,500After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$45,040After tax

Median Individual Income

$39,600After tax

Income Rank

#318 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

80.4%

Employment Income

70.8%

Government Transfers

19.7%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

290(7.8%)

$10k–$20k

340(9.2%)

$20k–$30k

600(16.2%)

$30k–$40k

465(12.5%)

$40k–$50k

440(11.8%)

$50k–$60k

345(9.3%)

$60k–$70k

270(7.3%)

$70k–$80k

225(6.1%)

$80k–$90k

185(5.0%)

$90k–$100k

155(4.2%)

$100k+

400(10.8%)

Meadow Lake Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

58.7%

Unemployment Rate

10.5%

Total Labour Force

2,560

Employed

2,290

Unemployed

270

Not in Labour Force

1,345

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

12.8%

Children (0–17)

18.8%

Adults (18–64)

8.8%

Seniors (65+)

18.0%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3090 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.272

Meadow Lake 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

3,900

No certificate, diploma or degree

895 (22.9%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,180 (30.3%)

Postsecondary credential

1,815 (46.5%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

445 (11.4%)71.2% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

115 (2.9%)18.4% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

35 (0.9%)5.6% 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

895(22.9%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,180(30.3%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

435(11.2%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

635(16.3%)

University certificate below bachelor

120(3.1%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

625(16.0%)

Meadow Lake 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

9.4%

215 people

Share of 2,290 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

215(9.4%)

Usual place of work

1,785(77.9%)

No fixed workplace address

290(12.7%)

Worked outside Canada

0(0.0%)

Meadow Lake 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

2,560

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

10(0.4%)

Business, finance and administration

315(12.3%)

Natural and applied sciences

90(3.5%)

Health

245(9.6%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

415(16.2%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

30(1.2%)

Sales and service

665(26.0%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

470(18.4%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

110(4.3%)

Manufacturing and utilities

155(6.1%)

Meadow Lake 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

2,560

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

130(5.1%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

35(1.4%)

Utilities

10(0.4%)

Construction

165(6.4%)

Manufacturing

300(11.7%)

Wholesale trade

65(2.5%)

Retail trade

320(12.5%)

Transportation and warehousing

75(2.9%)

Information and cultural industries

15(0.6%)

Finance and insurance

35(1.4%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

25(1.0%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

35(1.4%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

50(2.0%)

Educational services

210(8.2%)

Health care and social assistance

410(16.0%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

45(1.8%)

Accommodation and food services

250(9.8%)

Other services (except public administration)

120(4.7%)

Public administration

220(8.6%)

Meadow Lake Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

5,085 (97.1%)

English & French

135 (2.6%)

Neither

10 (0.2%)

Mother Tongue

English

4,565 (87.2%)

French

40 (0.8%)

Non-official languages

485 (9.3%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

4,565(87.2%)

Tagalog

140(2.7%)

French

40(0.8%)

Punjabi

25(0.5%)

Hindi

20(0.4%)

Cantonese

15(0.3%)

Urdu

15(0.3%)

Gujarati

15(0.3%)

Bengali

10(0.2%)

Arabic

5(0.1%)

Meadow Lake Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

1,305(67.6%)

Semi-detached

155(8.0%)

Row house

160(8.3%)

Duplex

70(3.6%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

160(8.3%)

Other attached

10(0.5%)

Movable

75(3.9%)

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