Living in Spruce Grove

19.7% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. The unemployment rate was 10.3% in May 2021. For Spruce Grove, annual PM2.5 was 16.4 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 32.2 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,003.3 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 10.9% of the population in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 15.4% in 2021. Annual NO₂ was 14.8 µg/m³ in 2024.

Higher unemployment than 71% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 95% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Spruce Grove?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Spruce Grove yet. We do not infer one from another place.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	19.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
Dwellings	14,752 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁶Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	14,273 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Spruce Grove?

The unemployment rate is 10.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Spruce Grove is 10.3%. Of 485 cities with data, 119 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	63 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,666 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	10.3 %country median 8.3%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Spruce Grove. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Spruce Grove. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct	0.2 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct	1.1 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct	2.8 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
Destinations from nearest airport	38 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁴Official
Nearest airport	YEG	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	33.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Spruce Grove. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Spruce Grove.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Spruce Grove?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 16.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 16.45 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.²

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Spruce Grove is 16.5 µg/m³. Of 92 cities with data, 33 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	14.76 µg/m³country median 6.9	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.³Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	16.45 µg/m³country median 3.7	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.²Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 7.55 · Feb 11.12 · Mar 23.04 · Apr 25.56 · May 29.45 · Jun 33.34 · Jul 34.78 · Aug 34.33 · Sep 31.4 · Oct 24.91 · Nov 16.48 · Dec 7.04 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -42.71 · Feb -38.73 · Mar -37.81 · Apr -19.88 · May -6.31 · Jun 0.87 · Jul 3.58 · Aug 1.93 · Sep -5.61 · Oct -14.81 · Nov -33.75 · Dec -35.22 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.2 · Feb -9.26 · Mar -3.77 · Apr 3.8 · May 10.52 · Jun 14.86 · Jul 17.79 · Aug 16.46 · Sep 11.01 · Oct 3.46 · Nov -4.02 · Dec -9.75 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official

Cities of a similar size in Canada

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Canada cities

Prince Albert37,756 residents Penticton36,885 residents Charlottetown38,809 residents West Kelowna36,078 residents Campbell River35,519 residents Côte-Saint-Luc35,376 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Spruce Grove?

The published population was 37,645 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Spruce Grove (Census subdivision 4811049)¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	37.52 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
City area	32.2 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Spruce Grove, CSD 4811049)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	9.39 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,720 people	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.¹²Official
Population density	1,003 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.¹²Official
Population	37,645 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Spruce Grove (Census subdivision 4811049)¹¹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 147.6% between 2001 and 2022, from 16,478 to 40,792.

International community in Spruce Grove

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	3,520	100.0%
Asia	1,540	43.8%
Europe	1,135	32.2%
Philippines	975	27.7%
Americas	485	13.8%
United Kingdom	475	13.5%
Africa	335	9.5%
India	230	6.5%
United States of America	175	5.0%
Germany	165	4.7%
Other places of birth in Africa	135	3.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Other places of birth in Asia	135	3.8%
Other places of birth in Europe	110	3.1%
Mexico	105	3.0%
South Africa, Republic of	105	3.0%
Netherlands	80	2.3%
Poland	65	1.8%
Ukraine	65	1.8%
Other places of birth in Americas	55	1.6%
Jamaica	50	1.4%
Russian Federation	45	1.3%
Nigeria	45	1.3%
China	45	1.3%
Pakistan	45	1.3%
Romania	30	0.9%
Korea, South	30	0.9%
Oceania and other places of birth	30	0.9%
Colombia	25	0.7%
Croatia	25	0.7%
Italy	25	0.7%
Viet Nam	25	0.7%
El Salvador	20	0.6%
Serbia	20	0.6%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	20	0.6%
Trinidad and Tobago	15	0.4%
France	15	0.4%
Hungary	15	0.4%
Egypt	15	0.4%
Guyana	10	0.3%
Haiti	10	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	0.3%
Lebanon	10	0.3%
Turkey	10	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	37,470	100.0%
Canadian citizens	35,750	95.4%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	26,335	70.3%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	9,410	25.1%
Not Canadian citizens	1,720	4.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	37,480	100.0%
Single responses	36,965	98.6%
Official languages	35,810	95.5%
English	35,625	95.1%
Non-official languages	1,155	3.1%
Non-Indigenous languages	1,140	3.0%
Multiple responses	520	1.4%
Indo-European languages	480	1.3%
Austronesian languages	475	1.3%
English and non-official language(s)	420	1.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	420	1.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Indo-Iranian languages	205	0.5%
Indo-Aryan languages	200	0.5%
French	180	0.5%
Balto-Slavic languages	120	0.3%
Slavic languages	120	0.3%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	105	0.3%
Italic (Romance) languages	90	0.2%
English and French	70	0.2%
Spanish	70	0.2%
Russian	45	0.1%
Germanic languages	45	0.1%
Dravidian languages	40	0.1%
Ukrainian	30	0.1%
Urdu	30	0.1%
Sino-Tibetan languages	25	0.1%
Arabic	25	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	25	0.1%
Vietnamese	25	0.1%
High German languages	25	0.1%
German	25	0.1%
Korean	25	0.1%
Chinese languages	20	0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)	20	0.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	20	0.1%
Semitic languages	20	0.1%
Ilocano	20	0.1%
Malayalam	20	0.1%
Tamil	20	0.1%
Polish	20	0.1%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	20	0.1%
Gujarati	20	0.1%
Hindi	20	0.1%
Sign languages	15	0.0%
Yue (Cantonese)	15	0.0%
Hiligaynon	15	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	15	0.0%
Afrikaans	15	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	0.0%
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	0.0%
American Sign Language	10	0.0%
Mandarin	10	0.0%
Indigenous languages	10	0.0%
Cebuano	10	0.0%
Slovak	10	0.0%
Greek	10	0.0%
Bengali	10	0.0%
Iranian languages	10	0.0%
Persian languages	10	0.0%
Portuguese	10	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	10	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	5	0.0%
Lao	5	0.0%
Turkic languages	5	0.0%
Turkish	5	0.0%
Uralic languages	5	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	5	0.0%
Siouan languages	5	0.0%
Stoney	5	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Albanian	5	0.0%
Croatian	5	0.0%
Serbian	5	0.0%
Dutch	5	0.0%
Nepali	5	0.0%
Dari	5	0.0%
Italian	5	0.0%
Romanian	5	0.0%
Japanese	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Is Spruce Grove a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–57%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%

Student47%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 39–55%

Family42%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 33–51%

Retirement50%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Foreign residents1,720 people11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.

Population37,645 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Spruce Grove (Census subdivision 4811049)

Households spending over 30% of income on rent19.7 %11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Dwellings14,752 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Employment rate63 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (regional)2,666 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	10.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct	15.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree¹⁵Official
Households	14,275 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Labour force participation rate	70.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Median age	36 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Spruce Grove when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Spruce Grove?

The published population was 37,645 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Spruce Grove (Census subdivision 4811049).

Is the air quality good in Spruce Grove?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 16.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

What is the unemployment rate in Spruce Grove?

The unemployment rate is 10.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Spruce Grove?

The median gross salary is 2,666 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Spruce Grove?

1,720 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status..

Is Spruce Grove a good place to live?

Spruce Grove may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data live in Spruce Grove?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,520 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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