Community Profiles

Alberta

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 334 (2022)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 72.4% (2022)
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: 12.20% (2022)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 235 (2022)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 199* (2022)
Individuals staying in transitional housing: 199* (2022)
Individuals in provisional accomodations: 36 (2022)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 99 (2022)
Individuals identifying as youth: Ages 15-24: 0.3% (2022)
Individuals identifying as indigenous: 20.5% (2022)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Not listed, two-spirited: 1% (2022)
Individuals identifying as female: 32% (2022)
Individuals identifying as male: 64% (2022)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  0.9% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.1% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 0.9% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $850/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,010/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,194/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

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

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