Prince Rupert - City, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 12,508
Population in 2006: 12,815
Population in 2001: 14,643
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:  -2.4%
British Columbia:  7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:  -12.5%
Province:  5.3%

Total private dwellings: 5,820
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 4,980
Land area (km2): 54.93

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

227.7
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
Prince Rupert population and dwellings statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

68.3%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Employment rate
This city:

59.5%
Province:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
This city:

12.9%
Province:

6.0%

Labour force activity in this city

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Prince Rupert

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This city:

24,033 CAD
Province:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
This city:

24,835 CAD
Province:

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

19.1%
British Columbia:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for Prince Rupert

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 5,555
Here:

55.0%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 2,775
Here:

55.1%
British Columbia:

59.4%
Female: 2,775
Here:

54.8%
Province:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 4,550
Here:

45.0%
Province:

42.1%
Male: 2,270
Here:

45.0%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 2,285
This city:

45.2%
Province:

43.6%

Prince Rupert - Marital Status

This city marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Prince Rupert

Households types in Prince Rupert

Average family income in Prince Rupert in 2005

This city families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this city

First official language spoken in this city

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Prince Rupert

Mobility status in 2006

This city - Place of residence in 2005

This city - Place of residence in 2001

Prince Rupert mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this city

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Prince Rupert

Federal Corporations In This City

Famous people related to Prince Rupert

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

39.4
British Columbia:

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

80.8%
Province:

84.6%
Age characteristics of this city

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,360
Here:

10.7%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 705
Here:

11.1%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 655
This city:

10.2%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 4,475
Here:

35.1%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Male: 1,980
Here:

31.3%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Female: 2,500
Here:

38.9%
British Columbia:

4.9%

Prince Rupert Minority Population Characteristics

This city citizenship and immigration Details

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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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