Grande Prairie

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 328 (2022)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 75% (2022)
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: 23% (2022)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 167 (2022)
Individuals in transitional housing: 37 (2022)
Individuals in provisional accomodations: 18% (2022)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 42 (2022)
Number of hidden homeless: Someone else's place: 11 (2022)
Individuals identifying as youth: Ages 0-24: 7% (2022)
Individuals identifying as indigenous: 61% (2022)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Bisexual: 3%; Lesbian: 1%; Gender diverse: 1% (2022)
Individuals identifying as female: 35% (2022)
Individuals identifying as male: 56% (2022)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  13.2% (2021)
1-bedroom vacancy rate:  6.8% (2021)
2-bedroom vacancy rate:  15.6% (2021)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $827/month (2021)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $967/month (2021)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,118/month (2021)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Income assistance (single individual):

Expected to work: $440/month 

Barriers to full employment: $569/month (2023)

Number of family and individual visits to Calgary Food Bank: 

Province wide: 155,722 (2022)