Calgary.

(metro pop. 1,392,605)

Calgarians are slightly younger than the Alberta average with the median age being 37. Household incomes in Calgary making more than $100k per year are slightly higher than the provincial average but fall 28% short of what households in Fort McMurray make. 

Calgary is also a well-educated city. Rates of those with no post-secondary are 3% below the national average, those with trade certifications are 4% lower than the national average and those with university education are 10% higher than the national average. 

Retail is the largest single sector employer in Calgary, with healthcare and professional services (including scientific or technical) falling shortly behind. Construction jobs are in fourth place with only 14% of those jobs being held by females compared with 82% of jobs in healthcare. 

With a visible minority population making up more than one-third of the city, Calgary is extremely diverse, compared with the provincial average at 24%. South Asians represent 9% of the city, with Chinese people more than 6%. Unlike many other cities in Alberta, Filipinos represent only 5% of Calgarians, but they still account for 25% of all immigrants since 2011—higher than any other group. 

Indigenous persons, including Métis, are small in percentage but amount to more than 40,000 people in the city. Of those speaking an Indigenous language the numbers are reflective of Calgary’s geography. With Blackfoot reserves to the south, Stoney and Dakota to the west, Cree to the north, and Tsuut'ina on the western outskirts, the language make-up reflects the Indigenous diversity of all 1,345 speakers in the city.