Penticton - City, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 32,877
Population in 2006: 31,909
Population in 2001: 30,985
2006 to 2011 population change
This city:

3.0%
Province:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

3.0%
Province:

5.3%

Total private dwellings: 16,457
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 15,234
Land area (km2): 42.10

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

780.9
Nearby towns and cities:

887.0
Penticton population and dwellings statistics

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Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This city:

57.2%
Province:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

53.3%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
Here:

6.8%
British Columbia:

6.0%

Labour force activity in Penticton

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Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Penticton

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

21,491 CAD
Province:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
This city:

22,763 CAD
British Columbia:

24,867 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
Here:

15.8%
British Columbia:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for Penticton

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 15,560
This city:

54.0%
British Columbia:

57.9%
Male: 7,785
Here:

58.2%
Province:

59.4%
Female: 7,775
This city:

50.5%
Province:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 13,235
Here:

46.0%
Province:

42.1%
Male: 5,600
Here:

41.8%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 7,630
Here:

49.5%
Province:

43.6%

Penticton - Marital Status

This city marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this city

Households types in Penticton

Average family income in Penticton in 2005

This city families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this city

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Language most often used at home

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Mobility status in 2006

This city - Place of residence in 2005

Penticton - Place of residence in 2001

Penticton mobility details

Education

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Education in Penticton

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Stadiums located in Penticton

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Airports in Penticton

Ski areas in Penticton

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,890
Here:

6.0%
British Columbia:

24.8%
Male: 935
This city:

6.3%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 960
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 990
This city:

3.2%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Male: 425
This city:

2.9%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 565
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.9%

Penticton Minority Population Characteristics

Penticton citizenship and immigration Details

Federal Corporations In This City

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

49.4
British Columbia:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This city:

87.6%
British Columbia:

84.6%
Age characteristics of this city

Lakes located in Penticton

Magazines in Penticton


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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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