Mountain View County Profile

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National Rank:327 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Mountain View County Population

Total Population (2021)

12,981

Total Population (2016)

13,074

Population Growth

-0.7% (-93)

Growth Rank

#608 of 688Same geo level

Male

51.6%6,700

Female

48.4%6,280

Male-to-Female Ratio

1.067

Average Age

43.3

Median Age

46.4

Age Rank

#355 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

535(4.1%)

5–9

825(6.4%)

10–14

905(7.0%)

15–19

780(6.0%)

20–24

500(3.9%)

25–29

465(3.6%)

30–34

635(4.9%)

35–39

715(5.5%)

40–44

900(6.9%)

45–49

820(6.3%)

50–54

975(7.5%)

55–59

1,125(8.7%)

60–64

1,185(9.1%)

65–69

1,070(8.2%)

70–74

705(5.4%)

75–79

445(3.4%)

80–84

235(1.8%)

85+

170(1.3%)

Mountain View County Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.6

Total Private Dwellings

5,743

Occupied Private Dwellings

5,014

Size Distribution

1 Person

950 (18.9%)

2 Persons

2,270 (45.3%)

3 Persons

640 (12.8%)

4 Persons

660 (13.2%)

5+ Persons

495 (9.9%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

1,455(29.0%)

Couples without children

2,020(40.3%)

One-parent families

230(4.6%)

One-person households

955(19.0%)

Multigenerational

95(1.9%)

Multiple-family

20(0.4%)

Mountain View County Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$92,200After tax

Median Household Income

$82,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$45,600After tax

Median Individual Income

$36,800After tax

Income Rank

#224 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

84.6%

Employment Income

62.5%

Government Transfers

15.5%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

1,050(10.4%)

$10k–$20k

1,230(12.2%)

$20k–$30k

1,540(15.2%)

$30k–$40k

1,180(11.7%)

$40k–$50k

1,000(9.9%)

$50k–$60k

825(8.2%)

$60k–$70k

625(6.2%)

$70k–$80k

535(5.3%)

$80k–$90k

445(4.4%)

$90k–$100k

340(3.4%)

$100k+

1,350(13.3%)

Mountain View County Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

65.3%

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

Total Labour Force

7,435

Employed

6,850

Unemployed

585

Not in Labour Force

3,055

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

11.2%

Children (0–17)

12.2%

Adults (18–64)

10.7%

Seniors (65+)

11.6%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3390 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.302

Mountain View 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

10,495

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,550 (14.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

3,300 (31.4%)

Postsecondary credential

5,650 (53.8%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

1,040 (9.9%)74.0% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

225 (2.1%)16.0% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

40 (0.4%)2.8% 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

1,550(14.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

3,300(31.4%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

1,470(14.0%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

2,505(23.9%)

University certificate below bachelor

265(2.5%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

1,405(13.4%)

Mountain View 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

32.7%

2,240 people

Share of 6,855 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

2,240(32.7%)

Usual place of work

3,435(50.1%)

No fixed workplace address

1,170(17.1%)

Worked outside Canada

15(0.2%)

Mountain View 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

7,440

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

70(0.9%)

Business, finance and administration

1,045(14.0%)

Natural and applied sciences

360(4.8%)

Health

425(5.7%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

460(6.2%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

145(1.9%)

Sales and service

1,135(15.3%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

1,630(21.9%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

1,775(23.9%)

Manufacturing and utilities

250(3.4%)

Mountain View 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

7,440

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

1,790(24.1%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

430(5.8%)

Utilities

80(1.1%)

Construction

750(10.1%)

Manufacturing

385(5.2%)

Wholesale trade

175(2.4%)

Retail trade

575(7.7%)

Transportation and warehousing

385(5.2%)

Information and cultural industries

50(0.7%)

Finance and insurance

130(1.7%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

90(1.2%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

415(5.6%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

235(3.2%)

Educational services

300(4.0%)

Health care and social assistance

590(7.9%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

160(2.2%)

Accommodation and food services

155(2.1%)

Other services (except public administration)

340(4.6%)

Public administration

255(3.4%)

Mountain View County Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

12,545 (96.6%)

French Only

5 (0.0%)

English & French

405 (3.1%)

Neither

30 (0.2%)

Mother Tongue

English

12,015 (92.6%)

French

110 (0.8%)

Non-official languages

780 (6.0%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

12,015(92.6%)

German

195(1.5%)

French

110(0.8%)

Spanish

50(0.4%)

Tagalog

15(0.1%)

Cantonese

10(0.1%)

Polish

10(0.1%)

Mandarin

5(0.0%)

Italian

5(0.0%)

Portuguese

5(0.0%)

Mountain View County Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

4,485(89.4%)

Semi-detached

10(0.2%)

Duplex

5(0.1%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

5(0.1%)

Other attached

10(0.2%)

Movable

505(10.1%)

Community snapshot

About Mountain View County

Mountain View County is a municipal district in central Alberta surrounding the separate towns of Olds, Didsbury, Carstairs, and Sundre—not those towns themselves. Foothills farmland, oil and gas acreages, and Highway 2 / 22 corridors share the landscape between Calgary and Red Deer. About 14,000 people live in Mountain View County.

Known for

Municipal district, not the towns of Olds or Didsbury
Surrounds Olds, Carstairs, Didsbury, and Sundre
Foothills farmland between Calgary and Red Deer
Highway 2 and Cowboy Trail (22) corridors
Oil, gas, and agricultural countryside

See & do

Foothills and farm roads toward Sundre
Mountain-view countryside west of Highway 2.
Hamlets and county acreages
Rural settlements among the MD’s farms.
Approaches to Olds and Didsbury (separate towns)
Service towns widely used by county residents.
Cowboy Trail / Highway 22 drives
Scenic foothills route along the MD’s west side.
Local lakes and recreation areas
County outdoor spots among parkland fields.

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