Perth - Town, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,655
2 persons: 1,060
Here:

64.0%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 300
Here:

18.1%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 215
Here:

13.0%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 85
Here:

5.1%
State:

9.1%

Perth Family Size

Married couples: 1,125
Here:

83.6%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 220
Here:

16.4%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 265
Here:

85.5%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 50
Here:

16.1%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Perth

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,325
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 260
Here:

19.6%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 420
Here:

31.7%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 200
Here:

15.1%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 315
Here:

23.8%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 135
Here:

10.2%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in this town

Number of children - Married couples

Number of children - Common-law couples

Number of children - Female lone parent

Number of children - Male lone parent

Households characteristics

Average number of persons per family
Here:

2.6
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 5,810
Male:

2,585
Female:

3,225
Living with relatives
Total: 85
This town:

1.5%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 35
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 50
This town:

1.6%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 185
This town:

3.2%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 100
Here:

3.9%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 90
This town:

2.8%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 1,210
This town:

20.8%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 380
This town:

14.7%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 830
Here:

25.7%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 4,325
Here:

74.4%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 2,075
Here:

80.3%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 2,255
This town:

69.9%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,675
Male:

665
Female:

1,010
Living with relatives
Total: 25
This town:

1.5%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 10
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 15
This town:

1.5%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 20
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 5
This town:

0.8%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 15
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 660
This town:

39.4%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 145
Here:

21.8%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 520
This town:

51.5%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 970
This town:

57.9%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 510
This town:

76.7%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 460
Here:

45.5%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 835
Here:

28.4%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 455
Here:

15.4%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 275
Here:

9.3%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

0.5%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.7%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 1,210
Here:

41.1%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 95
Here:

3.2%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.0
State:

2.6
1 person: 1,210
Here:

41.1%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 1,090
Here:

37.0%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 315
Here:

10.7%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 225
Here:

7.6%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 90
Here:

3.1%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 25
Here:

0.8%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this town


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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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