Abbotsford - City, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 37,130
2 persons: 17,480
Here:

47.1%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 7,435
Here:

20.0%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 7,965
Here:

21.5%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 4,250
Here:

11.4%
State:

7.3%

Abbotsford Family Size

Married couples: 28,880
Here:

90.8%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 2,925
Here:

9.2%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 4,250
Here:

79.8%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 1,075
Here:

20.2%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Abbotsford

Children in Families

Total children in families: 43,020
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.2
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 10,060
Here:

23.4%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 14,990
Here:

34.8%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 5,425
Here:

12.6%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 8,720
Here:

20.3%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 3,825
Here:

8.9%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Abbotsford

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: 130,950
Male:

64,570
Female:

66,380
Living with relatives
Total: 3,605
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 1,485
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 2,120
This city:

3.2%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 4,435
This city:

3.4%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 2,530
Here:

3.9%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 1,905
Here:

2.9%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 10,955
Here:

8.4%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 4,820
This city:

7.5%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 6,130
This city:

9.2%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 111,960
Here:

85.5%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 55,735
This city:

86.3%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 56,225
This city:

84.7%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 18,310
Male:

8,425
Female:

9,880
Living with relatives
Total: 1,250
This city:

6.8%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 325
Here:

3.9%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 930
Here:

9.4%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 285
This city:

1.6%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 155
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 130
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 4,135
This city:

22.6%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 1,120
Here:

13.3%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 3,015
This city:

30.5%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 12,640
This city:

69.0%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 6,830
This city:

81.1%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 5,805
This city:

58.8%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 11,245
Here:

24.2%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 13,050
Here:

28.1%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,690
Here:

7.9%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 615
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,700
Here:

3.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 715
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 2,845
Here:

6.1%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 10,955
Here:

23.6%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,650
Here:

3.6%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.8
State:

2.5
1 person: 10,950
Here:

23.6%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 14,660
Here:

31.6%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 6,635
Here:

14.3%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 6,990
Here:

15.0%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 3,720
Here:

8.0%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 3,495
Here:

7.5%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in Abbotsford


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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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