Stettler Profile

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National Rank:637 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Stettler Population

Total Population (2021)

5,695

Total Population (2016)

5,952

Population Growth

-4.3% (-257)

Growth Rank

#676 of 688Same geo level

Male

48.5%2,760

Female

51.5%2,935

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.940

Average Age

43.7

Median Age

43.2

Age Rank

#389 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

300(5.3%)

5–9

370(6.5%)

10–14

345(6.1%)

15–19

320(5.6%)

20–24

290(5.1%)

25–29

315(5.5%)

30–34

355(6.2%)

35–39

330(5.8%)

40–44

355(6.2%)

45–49

300(5.3%)

50–54

280(4.9%)

55–59

390(6.8%)

60–64

365(6.4%)

65–69

350(6.1%)

70–74

305(5.4%)

75–79

270(4.7%)

80–84

205(3.6%)

85+

265(4.7%)

Stettler Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.3

Total Private Dwellings

2,574

Occupied Private Dwellings

2,384

Size Distribution

1 Person

755 (31.7%)

2 Persons

915 (38.4%)

3 Persons

270 (11.3%)

4 Persons

275 (11.5%)

5+ Persons

165 (6.9%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

520(21.8%)

Couples without children

680(28.5%)

One-parent families

225(9.4%)

One-person households

750(31.4%)

Multigenerational

40(1.7%)

Stettler Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$76,500After tax

Median Household Income

$67,500After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$42,880After tax

Median Individual Income

$36,800After tax

Income Rank

#482 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

79.2%

Employment Income

65.4%

Government Transfers

20.7%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

290(6.8%)

$10k–$20k

435(10.2%)

$20k–$30k

780(18.4%)

$30k–$40k

565(13.3%)

$40k–$50k

525(12.4%)

$50k–$60k

395(9.3%)

$60k–$70k

305(7.2%)

$70k–$80k

235(5.5%)

$80k–$90k

175(4.1%)

$90k–$100k

160(3.8%)

$100k+

380(9.0%)

Stettler Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

57.0%

Unemployment Rate

9.2%

Total Labour Force

2,760

Employed

2,495

Unemployed

255

Not in Labour Force

1,625

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

11.2%

Children (0–17)

14.5%

Adults (18–64)

9.3%

Seniors (65+)

13.2%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3060 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.272

Stettler 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

4,380

No certificate, diploma or degree

840 (19.2%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,580 (36.1%)

Postsecondary credential

1,960 (44.7%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

455 (10.4%)80.5% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

50 (1.1%)8.8% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

15 (0.3%)2.7% 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

840(19.2%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,580(36.1%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

505(11.5%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

785(17.9%)

University certificate below bachelor

105(2.4%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

565(12.9%)

Stettler 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%

240 people

Share of 2,495 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

240(9.6%)

Usual place of work

1,865(74.7%)

No fixed workplace address

390(15.6%)

Worked outside Canada

0(0.0%)

Stettler 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

2,755

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

20(0.7%)

Business, finance and administration

365(13.2%)

Natural and applied sciences

85(3.1%)

Health

270(9.8%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

220(8.0%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

65(2.4%)

Sales and service

805(29.2%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

545(19.8%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

160(5.8%)

Manufacturing and utilities

165(6.0%)

Stettler 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

2,755

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

45(1.6%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

185(6.7%)

Utilities

50(1.8%)

Construction

230(8.3%)

Manufacturing

160(5.8%)

Wholesale trade

35(1.3%)

Retail trade

480(17.4%)

Transportation and warehousing

80(2.9%)

Information and cultural industries

30(1.1%)

Finance and insurance

55(2.0%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

0(0.0%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

140(5.1%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

120(4.4%)

Educational services

135(4.9%)

Health care and social assistance

390(14.2%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

60(2.2%)

Accommodation and food services

225(8.2%)

Other services (except public administration)

120(4.4%)

Public administration

155(5.6%)

Stettler Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

5,540 (98.1%)

English & French

100 (1.8%)

Neither

10 (0.2%)

Mother Tongue

English

5,165 (91.4%)

French

45 (0.8%)

Non-official languages

385 (6.8%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

5,165(91.4%)

Tagalog

95(1.7%)

French

45(0.8%)

Spanish

30(0.5%)

Punjabi

25(0.4%)

Arabic

10(0.2%)

Hindi

10(0.2%)

German

10(0.2%)

Korean

10(0.2%)

Greek

10(0.2%)

Stettler Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

1,610(67.5%)

Semi-detached

90(3.8%)

Row house

170(7.1%)

Duplex

20(0.8%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

245(10.3%)

Movable

245(10.3%)

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