Ponoka County - County (municipality), Alberta, Canada



Population in 2011: 8,856
Population in 2006: 8,640
Population in 2001: 8,791
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

2.5%
Province:

10.8%
2001 to 2006 population change
This county:  -1.7%
Alberta:  10.6%

Total private dwellings: 3,669
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3,172
Land area (km2): 2807.94

Population density per square kilometre
This county:

3.2
Nearby towns and cities:

5.7
Ponoka County population and dwellings statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This county:

80.2%
Province:

74.0%
Employment rate
This county:

78.0%
Alberta:

70.9%
Unemployment rate
Here:

2.8%
Province:

4.3%

Labour force activity in this county

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Ponoka County

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

21,659 CAD
Province:

29,738 CAD
Median income in 2005
This county:

24,270 CAD
Province:

28,896 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
Here:

6.5%
Province:

12.2%

Composition of total income in this county

Earnings and income details for this county

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This county:

43.6
Province:

36.5
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This county:

81.5%
Alberta:

81.2%
Age characteristics of Ponoka County

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 4,930
This county:

68.3%
Alberta:

59.3%
Male: 2,465
Here:

66.3%
Province:

59.7%
Female: 2,465
Here:

70.5%
Alberta:

59.0%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 2,290
Here:

31.7%
Province:

40.7%
Male: 1,260
This county:

33.9%
Province:

40.3%
Female: 1,030
This county:

29.5%
Province:

41.0%

Ponoka County - Marital Status

This county marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this county

Households types in Ponoka County

Average family income in Ponoka County in 2005

Ponoka County families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this county

First official language spoken in this county

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this county

Mobility status in 2006

Ponoka County - Place of residence in 2005

Ponoka County - Place of residence in 2001

This county mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this county

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Ponoka County

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 55
This county:

0.6%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 20
This county:

0.5%
Province:

13.7%
Female: 35
This county:

0.9%
Alberta:

14.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 215
Here:

2.5%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 130
Here:

2.9%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 85
Here:

2.1%
Alberta:

5.9%

This county Minority Population Characteristics

This county citizenship and immigration Details

Schools located in this county


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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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