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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.

Indicator20232022202120202019
Population 80,649 A 76,500 B  74,817 E 71,820 E 70,564
Population growth 5.42% 2.00% 4.17% 1.78% 1.78%
Housing permits 1,299 1,077 1,118 486 768
Total residential sales 3,494 2,941 2,475 1,922 1,657
Average sale price $494,141 $462,561 $414,259  $384,412 $392,269
Residential building
construction value
$326,340,763 $283,815,395 $254,822,198 $122,420,919 $179,996,050
Commercial/industrial
permits
282 238 262 208 211
Commercial/industrial
construction value
$90,387,171 $36,535,162 $165,713,035 $16,175,150 $43,889,497
Non-residential tax rate 0.01303124 0.01375788 0.01376905 0.01357404 0.0134154
Total business licenses 4,676 4,512 4,754  4,197 4,056

Source: City of Airdrie Planning, Building Inspections, Assessment, Business Licencing and Civic Census, Biannual population forecast, April 2023

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

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