| Statistic | Port Alberni | British Columbia | National | 
| Population | 19,018 | 5,149,422 | 38,134,230 | 
| Population density (sq km) | 901 | 5 | 4 | 
| Median age | 48.4 | 42.3 | 40.9 | 
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 
| Married couples | 62% | 71% | 66% | 
| Families w/ kids at home | 31% | 41% | 43% | 
| Speak English only | 94.3% | 89.7% | 68.8% | 
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 
| Data | Percent | 
| South Asian | 3.1% | 
| Chinese | 1.3% | 
| Black | 0.4% | 
| Filipino | 0.3% | 
| Korean | 0.2% | 
| Data | Percent | 
| United Kingdom | 2.0% | 
| India | 1.4% | 
| Netherlands | 1.0% | 
| Germany | 0.9% | 
| United States | 0.8% |