Powell River - City, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 3,870
2 persons: 2,425
Here:

62.7%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 705
Here:

18.2%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 535
Here:

13.8%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 210
Here:

5.4%
State:

7.3%

Powell River Family Size

Married couples: 2,710
Here:

83.0%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 550
Here:

16.8%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 465
Here:

76.2%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 145
Here:

23.8%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 3,100
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 650
Here:

21.0%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 1,195
Here:

38.5%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 520
Here:

16.8%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 490
Here:

15.8%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 245
Here:

7.9%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Powell River

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: 12,775
Male:

6,205
Female:

6,570
Living with relatives
Total: 175
Here:

1.4%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 75
This city:

1.2%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 100
Here:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 455
This city:

3.6%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 250
This city:

4.0%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 205
This city:

3.1%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 1,905
This city:

14.9%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 790
Here:

12.7%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 1,110
This city:

16.9%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 10,245
This city:

80.2%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 5,085
This city:

82.0%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 5,155
This city:

78.5%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,820
Male:

1,295
Female:

1,525
Living with relatives
Total: 55
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 10
This city:

0.8%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 40
Here:

2.6%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 55
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 30
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 25
This city:

1.6%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 900
This city:

31.9%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 250
This city:

19.3%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 645
This city:

42.3%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 1,810
Here:

64.2%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 1,000
Here:

77.2%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 810
This city:

53.1%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,925
Here:

32.6%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 1,130
Here:

19.2%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 500
Here:

8.5%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 80
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

1.0%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 70
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

0.9%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 1,905
Here:

32.3%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 175
Here:

3.0%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.5
1 person: 1,905
Here:

32.3%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 2,370
Here:

40.2%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 775
Here:

13.1%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 580
Here:

9.8%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 190
Here:

3.2%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 80
Here:

1.4%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in this city


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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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