Smithers - Town, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,440
2 persons: 695
Here:

48.3%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 285
Here:

19.8%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 290
Here:

20.1%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 170
Here:

11.8%
State:

7.3%

Smithers Family Size

Married couples: 950
Here:

80.2%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 235
Here:

19.8%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 200
Here:

78.4%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 55
Here:

21.6%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Smithers

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,705
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.2
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 420
Here:

24.6%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 680
Here:

39.9%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 245
Here:

14.4%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 285
Here:

16.7%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 80
Here:

4.7%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in this town

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:

3.0
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 5,335
Male:

2,600
Female:

2,730
Living with relatives
Total: 95
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 40
This town:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 55
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 225
This town:

4.2%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 130
This town:

5.0%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 100
This town:

3.7%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 685
Here:

12.8%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 300
This town:

11.5%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 385
Here:

14.1%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 4,330
This town:

81.2%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 2,125
Here:

81.7%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 2,200
This town:

80.6%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 645
Male:

275
Female:

370
Living with relatives
Total: 15
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 5
This town:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 10
This town:

2.7%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 10
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 5
This town:

1.4%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 235
This town:

36.4%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 55
This town:

20.0%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 180
Here:

48.6%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 385
This town:

59.7%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 210
Here:

76.4%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 175
Here:

47.3%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 530
Here:

24.1%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 585
Here:

26.7%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 200
Here:

9.1%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

0.7%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 680
Here:

31.0%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 90
Here:

4.1%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.5
1 person: 680
Here:

31.0%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 705
Here:

32.1%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 305
Here:

13.9%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 305
Here:

13.9%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 130
Here:

5.9%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 70
Here:

3.2%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in this town


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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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