Edmonton

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 1.971 (2018)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 66% (2018)
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: 5% (2018)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 679 (2018)
Individuals in transitional housing:  903 (2018)
Individuals in provisional accommodations: 1,194 (2018)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 70 (2018)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Age 18-24: 9.4% (2018)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  32% (2018)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Transgender: 0.2% (2018)
Individuals identifying as female:  25.8% (2018)
Individuals identifying as male:  73.9% (2018)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  7% (2021)
1-bedroom vacancy rate:  7.7% (2021)
2-bedroom vacancy rate:  7% (2021)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $881/month (2021)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,034/month (2021)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,272/month (2021)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Income assistance (single individual):

$866/month (2019)

Number of family and individual visits to Calgary Food Bank: 

Province wide: 116,396 (2021)