Community Profiles

Alberta

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNES

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 2,782 (2022)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 1,987 (2022)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 1,125 (2022)
Individuals in transitional housing: 129 (2022)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 795 (2022)
Individuals identifying as youth: Ages 13-17, 18-24: 10% (2022)
Individuals identifying as indigenous: 30.1% (2022)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Transgender: <1% (2022)
Individuals identifying as female: 32% (2022)
Individuals identifying as male: 66% (2022)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  1.4% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.5% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.4% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $1,205/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,468/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,697/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Total welfare income (single individual): $11,262 (2023)
Number of family and individual visits to Food Bank:  Province wide: 174,311 (March 2023)

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