Okotoks, AB Demographics

There are 30,405 residents in Okotoks, AB, with an average age of 38.4. Males make up 49.2% of the population, while females account for 50.8%. Locals under 14 years old represent the largest age group in Okotoks, AB (6,575 individuals), followed by those aged 35 to 44 (4,540 people).

A total of 5,620 people in Okotoks, AB have never been married (which represents 23.6% of the population). Wedded people in Okotoks, AB (13,490 locals) account for 56.6% of the resident pool. Meanwhile, approximately 7.9% of locals live common law (that’s a total of 1,880 people).

Okotoks, AB has an unemployment rate of 9.2%. Regarding the most common jobs in Okotoks, AB, people working in Sales and service account for the largest share of the local workforce (4,035 individuals), followed by those in Trades and transport (3,010 individuals) and Business, finance and administration (2,665 individuals).

The majority of Okotoks, AB residents (that’s 98.3%) speak English.

The median household income in Okotoks, AB is $117,000, while the median after-tax household income sits at $100,000 per year.

There is a total of 10,475 households in Okotoks, AB, 85.7% of which are owner-occupied and 14.3% of which have renters living in them. Meanwhile, the average household size in Okotoks, AB is 2.9 people. Of the total households here, those with 2 people living in them account for the largest share of the market (3,540 households), followed by establishments occupied by 4 people (2,145 households). Moreover, families whose primary maintainer is 45 to 54 years old represent the largest percentage of the total households in Okotoks, AB, at 23.7%.

Single-detached houses account for 77.7% of the residential buildings in Okotoks, AB. Apartments make up of the Okotoks, AB housing market. Meanwhile, the median home value here is $452,000 and the average figure sits at $481,200. Of all the properties in Okotoks, AB, 4 or more bedrooms units include 4,705 (the highest share) and 3 bedrooms units have 3,885 (second-highest share). Regarding year of construction, properties built between 2000 and 2010 and after 2011 hold the highest counts, at 4,295 and 2,345, respectively. Notably, when it comes to the condition of these homes, most of them require regular maintenance (77.2%) and minor repairs (20.3%).

Approximately 31.8% of the population in Okotoks, AB has a high school diploma (that’s 7,455 residents). Okotoks, AB locals holding a college diploma (5,245 people) account for 22.4% of the resident pool. Additionally, 21.2% of them hold a university degree (4,980 people).

Most employed people in Okotoks, AB (3,800 individuals) travel less than 15 min to get to work, followed by those who commute 30 to 44 min (3,100 individuals). All in all, the average commute time in Okotoks, AB is 25 min. The preferred commuting mode here is by car, truck or van and most employed Okotoks, AB locals commute to another municipality within the same province to get to work.