Census Profile · Vancouver Island
2021 Census of Population, Port Alberni, City, British Columbia.
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average 1,002 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average across the 83 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Port Alberni was home to 18,259 residents in 2021, up 3.3% from 2016. The median age is 49.2, and the typical household has 2.1 people.
Of the area's 8,450 households, 68.9% own their home and 31.1% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $62,800.
Port Alberni sits at the head of the Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island's longest and deepest, a forestry and fishing town that serves as the practical midpoint between the Island's east and west coasts.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Port Alberni, City, British Columbia, British Columbia. Reproduced and distributed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Median income is the median total income of households in 2020. Figures are rounded by Statistics Canada and are provided for general information only.
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