Peterborough - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 21,640
2 persons: 12,115
Here:

56.0%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 4,530
Here:

20.9%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 3,575
Here:

16.5%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 1,420
Here:

6.6%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 14,075
Here:

80.6%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 3,390
Here:

19.4%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 3,510
Here:

84.1%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 670
Here:

16.0%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 20,520
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 4,605
Here:

22.4%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 6,630
Here:

32.3%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 2,655
Here:

12.9%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 4,405
Here:

21.5%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 2,220
Here:

10.8%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in this city

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:

2.8
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 76,350
Male:

36,185
Female:

40,165
Living with relatives
Total: 1,490
This city:

2.0%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 605
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 885
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,085
Here:

6.7%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 2,815
This city:

7.8%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 2,270
Here:

5.7%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 10,150
Here:

13.3%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 3,810
This city:

10.5%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 6,345
Here:

15.8%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 59,620
Here:

78.1%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 28,950
This city:

80.0%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 30,670
Here:

76.4%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 13,970
Male:

5,965
Female:

8,005
Living with relatives
Total: 440
Here:

3.1%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 105
This city:

1.8%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 335
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 275
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 130
Here:

2.2%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 140
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 4,295
Here:

30.7%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 1,045
This city:

17.5%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 3,250
This city:

40.6%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 8,960
Here:

64.1%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 4,685
Here:

78.5%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 4,275
Here:

53.4%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 8,760
Here:

26.2%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 7,295
Here:

21.8%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,370
Here:

10.1%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 435
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 450
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 550
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 390
Here:

1.2%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 10,150
Here:

30.4%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,040
Here:

6.1%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.6
1 person: 10,150
Here:

30.4%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 12,355
Here:

37.0%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 4,990
Here:

14.9%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 3,965
Here:

11.9%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 1,410
Here:

4.2%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 560
Here:

1.7%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Peterborough


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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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