Taber Profile

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National Rank:456 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Taber Population

Total Population (2021)

8,862

Total Population (2016)

8,428

Population Growth

+5.1% (+434)

Growth Rank

#325 of 688Same geo level

Male

49.4%4,380

Female

50.6%4,485

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.977

Average Age

Median Age

36.4

Age Rank

#71 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

610(6.9%)

5–9

655(7.4%)

10–14

700(7.9%)

15–19

595(6.7%)

20–24

585(6.6%)

25–29

550(6.2%)

30–34

585(6.6%)

35–39

565(6.4%)

40–44

580(6.5%)

45–49

485(5.5%)

50–54

455(5.1%)

55–59

595(6.7%)

60–64

495(5.6%)

65–69

415(4.7%)

70–74

335(3.8%)

75–79

240(2.7%)

80–84

195(2.2%)

85+

220(2.5%)

Taber Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.6

Total Private Dwellings

3,481

Occupied Private Dwellings

3,347

Size Distribution

1 Person

890 (26.6%)

2 Persons

1,160 (34.7%)

3 Persons

445 (13.3%)

4 Persons

435 (13.0%)

5+ Persons

425 (12.7%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

995(29.7%)

Couples without children

890(26.6%)

One-parent families

280(8.4%)

One-person households

890(26.6%)

Multigenerational

50(1.5%)

Multiple-family

10(0.3%)

Taber Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$81,700After tax

Median Household Income

$73,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$42,240After tax

Median Individual Income

$36,800After tax

Income Rank

#378 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

81.2%

Employment Income

68.2%

Government Transfers

18.8%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

550(8.4%)

$10k–$20k

780(12.0%)

$20k–$30k

1,080(16.6%)

$30k–$40k

805(12.3%)

$40k–$50k

720(11.0%)

$50k–$60k

635(9.7%)

$60k–$70k

560(8.6%)

$70k–$80k

425(6.5%)

$80k–$90k

305(4.7%)

$90k–$100k

185(2.8%)

$100k+

480(7.4%)

Taber Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

60.8%

Unemployment Rate

6.5%

Total Labour Force

4,370

Employed

4,085

Unemployed

285

Not in Labour Force

2,355

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

9.2%

Children (0–17)

10.2%

Adults (18–64)

8.1%

Seniors (65+)

11.6%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.2830 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.252

Taber 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

6,715

No certificate, diploma or degree

2,185 (32.5%)

High school diploma or equivalency

2,325 (34.6%)

Postsecondary credential

2,205 (32.8%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

495 (7.4%)79.2% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

90 (1.3%)14.4% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

0 (0.0%)0.0% 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

2,185(32.5%)

High school diploma or equivalency

2,325(34.6%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

520(7.7%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,005(15.0%)

University certificate below bachelor

60(0.9%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

625(9.3%)

Taber 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

7.5%

305 people

Share of 4,085 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

305(7.5%)

Usual place of work

2,950(72.2%)

No fixed workplace address

820(20.1%)

Worked outside Canada

10(0.2%)

Taber 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

4,365

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

15(0.3%)

Business, finance and administration

535(12.3%)

Natural and applied sciences

100(2.3%)

Health

330(7.6%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

345(7.9%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

45(1.0%)

Sales and service

1,005(23.0%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

1,035(23.7%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

390(8.9%)

Manufacturing and utilities

545(12.5%)

Taber 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

4,365

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

370(8.5%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

200(4.6%)

Utilities

40(0.9%)

Construction

410(9.4%)

Manufacturing

570(13.1%)

Wholesale trade

215(4.9%)

Retail trade

415(9.5%)

Transportation and warehousing

260(6.0%)

Information and cultural industries

0(0.0%)

Finance and insurance

65(1.5%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

60(1.4%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

115(2.6%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

135(3.1%)

Educational services

255(5.8%)

Health care and social assistance

505(11.6%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

40(0.9%)

Accommodation and food services

325(7.4%)

Other services (except public administration)

260(6.0%)

Public administration

100(2.3%)

Taber Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

8,580 (97.8%)

English & French

100 (1.1%)

Neither

90 (1.0%)

Mother Tongue

English

6,600 (75.3%)

French

30 (0.3%)

Non-official languages

1,875 (21.4%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

6,600(75.3%)

German

335(3.8%)

Tagalog

280(3.2%)

French

30(0.3%)

Spanish

30(0.3%)

Cantonese

25(0.3%)

Polish

15(0.2%)

Gujarati

15(0.2%)

Punjabi

10(0.1%)

Portuguese

10(0.1%)

Taber Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

2,405(71.8%)

Semi-detached

205(6.1%)

Row house

75(2.2%)

Duplex

120(3.6%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

425(12.7%)

Other attached

5(0.1%)

Movable

125(3.7%)

Community snapshot

About Taber

Taber is a town in southern Alberta on Highway 3 east of Lethbridge, in irrigated prairie famous for sweet corn—not the surrounding Municipal District of Taber. A compact downtown, sugar-beet and corn agriculture, and a regional service role define the community. About 9,000 people live in the Town of Taber.

Known for

Town of Taber, not the Municipal District of Taber
Irrigated “Taber corn” country on Highway 3
Sugar-beet and field-crop service centre
East of Lethbridge on the Crowsnest Highway
Southern Alberta prairie downtown

See & do

Downtown Taber
Shops and civic buildings in the highway town core.
Taber Aquafun Centre
Indoor waterpark and recreation for residents and visitors.
Cornfest and harvest events
Late-summer celebration of the local crop.
Community parks and trails
Green space through the irrigated prairie town.
Highway 3 farm drives
Irrigation country toward Lethbridge and Bow Island.

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