According to the latest data released from Census Canada, 87.9 per cent of Cochranites report English as their first language. 

In 2020, there was 31,665 residents in our town and 27,865 of them stated they grew up speaking English from childhood. 

The following is the list of top 15 languages that Cochrane residents identified as their mother tongue in the 2020 Census:

  • English - 27,865 residents 
  • French - 695 residents
  • Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) - 365 residents 
  • German - 300 residents 
  • Spanish - 290 residents
  • Dutch - 120 residents 
  • Polish - 115 residents 
  • Punjabi (Panjabi) - 110 residents
  • Russian - 90 residents 
  • Korean - 90 residents 
  • Japanese - 55 residents 
  • Ukrainian - 50 residents 
  • Mandarin - 45 residents
  • Yue (Cantonese)- 45 residents 
  • Siouan - 10 residents
  • Cree-Innu - 5 residents