Lethbridge.
Brighter Together.
People in Lethbridge tend to be older and not as well paid as those in the rest of the province. University education levels tend to be lower with employees predominantly working in healthcare, retail, and education. There is a small amount of ethnic diversity but a high Blackfoot population.
(metro pop. 117,390)
People in Lethbridge tend to be slightly older than other Albertans and make less money. Like those living in Medicine Hat, households in Lethbridge making over $100k are 12% lower than the provincial average and only 3% higher than the national average.
Unlike Medicine Hat, however, those in Lethbridge tend to be better educated, with 8% more of the population having a university education. Lethbridge has fewer trades-certified residents than the national average. This may speak to the higher rate of education-based jobs in Lethbridge and the presence of a university. Healthcare and retail are the dominant employers, followed by construction and education sectors.
Nine percent of Lethbridge's immigration comes from Nepal, and 11% combined coming from miscellaneous places in Asia. Filipinos represent the strongest group of immigrants in Lethbridge since 2011 at 24%, though this is a smaller percentage than the rest of the country.
Visible minorities make up 10% of the population in Lethbridge, but most groups represent less than 2% of the population with the notable exception of First Nations people. Among the 3,740 people identifying as First Nations, there are 665 Indigenous language speakers, 92% of whom speak Blackfoot.
