Lloydminster.

(metro pop. 54,695)

As with several cites in Northern Alberta, Lloydminster is a young city with 78% of its population under 50 years old. Unlike Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray, however, those households making over $100k each year are on par with Alberta, which on a whole, is 15% higher than the Canadian average. 

Rates of higher education are quite a bit lower than the rest of Canada, with fewer people having any post-secondary education of any kind. Although there are slightly more trades-educated people in Lloydminster than elsewhere in Canada, the rates of those university-educated comprise only 17% of the population—11% lower than the rest of the province and country. 

Industries dominating employment include the oil sector, construction, retail and healthcare, with oil and retail making up nearly 30% of all jobs. Comparatively, the oil sector in Fort McMurray comprises 30% on its own, accounting for a much higher household income than in Lloydminster.

The city boasts a diverse population with nearly 6% of the population being Filipino and another 6% Métis. Non-Métis Indigenous persons represent only slightly more than the provincial average at 3.6% of the population. Of those who speak an Indigenous language, they are either Cree, Plains Cree or Northern East Cree speakers. 

Since 2011, immigration to Lloydminster has predominantly welcomed Filipinos, but unlike other Alberta cities, Lloydminster also saw high rates of immigration from Nigeria and Pakistan.