British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,238,155
2 persons: 645,245
Here:

52.1%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 263,910
Here:

21.3%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 238,525
Here:

19.3%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 90,470
Here:

7.3%
State:

8.4%

British Columbia Family Size

Married couples: 887,990
Here:

84.7%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 160,360
Here:

15.3%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 149,010
Here:

78.5%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 40,795
Here:

21.5%
State:

21.4%

Family types in this province

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,230,340
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 260,215
Here:

21.1%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 409,250
Here:

33.3%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 156,650
Here:

12.7%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 255,855
Here:

20.8%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 148,375
Here:

12.1%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in British Columbia

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:

2.8
State:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 4,324,505
Male:

2,122,320
Female:

2,202,185
Living with relatives
Total: 105,450
Here:

2.4%
Canada:

2.2%
Male: 42,525
Here:

2.0%
Canada:

1.9%
Female: 62,925
Here:

2.9%
Country:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 203,285
Here:

4.7%
Canada:

3.7%
Male: 111,935
This province:

5.3%
Canada:

4.3%
Female: 91,345
Here:

4.1%
Country:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 498,920
Here:

11.5%
Canada:

11.2%
Male: 229,075
Here:

10.8%
Country:

10.4%
Female: 269,850
This province:

12.3%
Canada:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 3,516,850
This province:

81.3%
Country:

82.9%
Male: 1,738,780
This province:

81.9%
Canada:

83.4%
Female: 1,778,070
This province:

80.7%
Canada:

82.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 643,410
Male:

302,320
Female:

341,095
Living with relatives
Total: 32,900
This province:

5.1%
Canada:

4.9%
Male: 7,490
Here:

2.5%
Canada:

2.5%
Female: 25,410
This province:

7.4%
Country:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 13,560
Here:

2.1%
Canada:

1.9%
Male: 6,770
This province:

2.2%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 6,790
This province:

2.0%
Canada:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 165,365
This province:

25.7%
Canada:

26.7%
Male: 51,195
This province:

16.9%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 114,165
Here:

33.5%
Country:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 431,590
Here:

67.1%
Country:

66.4%
Male: 236,860
This province:

78.3%
Country:

78.6%
Female: 194,730
This province:

57.1%
Country:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 458,880
Here:

26.0%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 439,150
Here:

24.9%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 143,445
Here:

8.1%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 23,805
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 42,300
Here:

2.4%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 25,085
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 50,415
Here:

2.9%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 498,925
Here:

28.3%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 82,640
Here:

4.7%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.5
1 person: 498,925
Here:

28.3%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 613,270
Here:

34.8%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 264,135
Here:

15.0%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 237,725
Here:

13.5%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 91,600
Here:

5.2%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 58,985
Here:

3.3%
State:

2.9%

Households sizes in this province


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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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