Camrose.

(metro pop. 27,185)

Camrose is a city of older people who don’t tend to make as much money as those living north of Edmonton. Only 59% of residents are under 50 years old (the provincial rate is 68%). They also make less money than their provincial counterparts—only 37% of households make more than $100K, which is 10% lower than the Alberta average.

Employment in Camrose is diversified, with the largest single sector in healthcare, followed by retail, construction and agriculture. Agriculture, although making up only 8% of employment in Camrose is still much higher than most other centres in Alberta. Camrose also has much lower rates of education than elsewhere in the country: 13% have no post-secondary (national average is 11%); and 18% have university education (national average is 29%).

It is also a city with a unique immigration profile for the country and the province: higher rates of those from the Philippines, on par rates for those from Iraq, and large Jamaican and Mexican communities. The largest visible minority group in Camrose is Filipino at 3%. Other groups on their own do not constitute even 1% of the total population and the visible minority rate is only 6%.

Indigenous populations in Camrose are also lower than the national or provincial averages. Those in Camrose who do identify as Indigenous are primarily Métis, and everyone who speaks an Indigenous language speaks Cree.