Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,240
2 persons: 775
Here:

62.5%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 225
Here:

18.1%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 175
Here:

14.1%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 65
Here:

5.2%
State:

7.5%

This centre Family Size

Married couples: 640
Here:

64.0%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 360
Here:

36.0%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 190
Here:

80.9%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 45
Here:

19.1%
State:

24.0%

Family types in Lac-Mégantic

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,030
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 270
Here:

26.2%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 350
Here:

34.0%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 145
Here:

14.1%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 175
Here:

17.0%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 95
Here:

9.2%
State:

10.0%

Age of children in families in Lac-Mégantic

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 4,380
Male:

2,075
Female:

2,310
Living with relatives
Total: 60
Here:

1.4%
Quebec:

1.9%
Male: 25
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 35
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 80
Here:

1.8%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 40
This centre:

1.9%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 45
This centre:

1.9%
Province:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 970
Here:

22.1%
Province:

14.2%
Male: 410
This centre:

19.8%
Province:

13.4%
Female: 560
This centre:

24.2%
Quebec:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 3,270
This centre:

74.7%
Province:

80.7%
Male: 1,595
Here:

76.9%
Quebec:

81.2%
Female: 1,670
This centre:

72.3%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 945
Male:

385
Female:

560
Living with relatives
Total: 20
This centre:

2.1%
Quebec:

4.0%
Male: 10
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 15
This centre:

2.7%
Province:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 10
Here:

1.1%
Quebec:

2.2%
Female: 10
This centre:

1.8%
Province:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 340
This centre:

36.0%
Quebec:

30.4%
Male: 80
Here:

20.8%
Quebec:

19.8%
Female: 260
This centre:

46.4%
Province:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 570
Here:

60.3%
Quebec:

63.4%
Male: 295
This centre:

76.6%
Province:

75.6%
Female: 275
Here:

49.1%
Quebec:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 615
Here:

27.3%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 360
Here:

16.0%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 220
Here:

9.8%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

0.4%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

0.4%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 5
Here:

0.2%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 970
Here:

43.1%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 45
Here:

2.0%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.0
State:

2.3
1 person: 970
Here:

43.1%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 785
Here:

34.9%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 235
Here:

10.4%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 190
Here:

8.4%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 45
Here:

2.0%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 25
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.8%

Households sizes in this centre


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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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