Merritt - City, British Columbia, Canada - Citizenship, immigrant status, minority and aboriginal population



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 6,815
This city:

98.1%
Province:

92.3%
Male: 3,390
Here:

98.8%
British Columbia:

92.7%
Female: 3,425
This city:

97.3%
Province:

91.9%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 1,625
This city:

23.4%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 845
This city:

24.6%
Province:

20.6%
Female: 780
Here:

22.2%
Province:

18.7%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 5,185
This city:

74.6%
British Columbia:

72.7%
Male: 2,545
This city:

74.2%
Province:

72.1%
Female: 2,645
This city:

75.1%
Province:

73.2%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 135
Here:

1.9%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 40
This city:

1.2%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 100
Here:

2.8%
Province:

8.1%

Generation status

This city Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 865
This city:

15.4%
British Columbia:

33.0%
Male: 395
Here:

14.4%
Province:

32.2%
Female: 465
Here:

16.1%
Province:

33.9%
2nd generation
Total: 1,180
Here:

21.0%
Province:

22.2%
Male: 685
Here:

25.0%
Province:

22.2%
Female: 490
This city:

17.0%
British Columbia:

22.3%
3rd generation or more
Total: 3,580
This city:

63.7%
Province:

44.7%
Male: 1,655
This city:

60.4%
Province:

45.6%
Female: 1,925
Here:

66.8%
Province:

43.9%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 800
Here:

11.5%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 405
This city:

11.8%
Province:

24.2%
Female: 400
Here:

11.3%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 1,125
Here:

16.2%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 485
Here:

14.1%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 640
Here:

18.2%
British Columbia:

4.9%

Merritt Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 15
Here:

1.9%
Province:

40.4%
Female: 10
This city:

2.5%
Province:

40.4%
South Asian
Total: 610
Here:

76.3%
British Columbia:

26.0%
Male: 305
This city:

75.3%
British Columbia:

26.9%
Female: 305
This city:

76.3%
British Columbia:

25.2%
Filipino
Total: 20
Here:

2.5%
Province:

8.7%
Male: 10
This city:

2.5%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Female: 10
This city:

2.5%
Province:

9.7%
Latin American
Total: 10
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.9%
Korean
Total: 90
Here:

11.3%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Male: 55
This city:

13.6%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 35
This city:

8.8%
Province:

5.0%
Japanese
Total: 45
Here:

5.6%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 25
This city:

6.2%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 20
This city:

5.0%
Province:

3.8%
Non-immigrants
Total: 6,070
This city:

87.3%
Province:

71.3%
Male: 3,030
This city:

88.3%
British Columbia:

72.2%
Female: 3,040
Here:

86.4%
British Columbia:

70.4%
Immigrants
Total: 875
This city:

12.6%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Male: 400
Here:

11.7%
British Columbia:

26.6%
Female: 475
This city:

13.5%
Province:

28.3%

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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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