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Economic indicators

Year over year, Airdrie posts strong economic results. With a growing population, increasing employment opportunities and close proximity to Calgary, Airdrie is poised to continue to grow.

Indicator20252024202320222021
Population 90,044 85,805 A 80,649 A 77,687 E  74,817 E
Population growth 4.90% 6.39% 5.42% 2.00% 4.17%
Housing permits (total units) TBD 1,389 1,299 1,077 1,118
Total residential sales 2,986 2,865 3,494 2,941 2,475
Average sale price $576,438 $558,829 $494,141 $462,561 $414,259 
Residential building
construction value
TBD $431,767,711.40 $326,340,763 $283,815,395 $254,822,198
Commercial/industrial
permits
TBD 297 282 238 262
Commercial/industrial
construction value
TBD $57,002,762.41 $90,387,171 $36,535,162 $165,713,035
Non-residential tax rate  0.01242166 0.01245627 0.01303124 0.01375788 0.01376905
Total business licenses  5,089 4,797 4,676 4,512 4,754 

Source: City of Airdrie Planning, Building Inspections, Assessment, Business Licencing and Civic Census, Biannual population forecast, 2022

A: Actual | E: Estimate at time of forecast preparation | F: Forecast

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