Saint John - City, New Brunswick, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 19,565
2 persons: 11,095
Here:

56.7%
State:

55.9%
3 persons: 4,430
Here:

22.6%
State:

21.9%
4 persons: 3,010
Here:

15.4%
State:

16.6%
5 or more persons: 1,030
Here:

5.3%
State:

5.5%

Saint John Family Size

Married couples: 11,885
Here:

80.3%
State:

80.9%
Common-law couples: 2,915
Here:

19.7%
State:

19.1%
Female lone parent: 3,965
Here:

83.2%
State:

79.4%
Male lone parent: 800
Here:

16.8%
State:

20.6%

Family types in Saint John

Children in Families

Total children in families: 18,625
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 4,265
Here:

22.9%
State:

21.7%
6 to 14 years: 6,040
Here:

32.4%
State:

34.5%
15 to 17 years: 2,365
Here:

12.7%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 3,690
Here:

19.8%
State:

19.4%
25 years and over: 2,265
Here:

12.2%
State:

11.4%

Age of children in families in this city

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:

2.7
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 67,960
Male:

32,090
Female:

35,865
Living with relatives
Total: 1,560
This city:

2.3%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 700
Here:

2.2%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 865
Here:

2.4%
New Brunswick:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 3,450
This city:

5.1%
Province:

3.6%
Male: 1,910
This city:

6.0%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 1,535
Here:

4.3%
Province:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 9,960
This city:

14.7%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 4,010
Here:

12.5%
Province:

10.1%
Female: 5,945
Here:

16.6%
Province:

12.1%
Living with census family
Total: 52,990
Here:

78.0%
Province:

83.4%
Male: 25,465
This city:

79.4%
New Brunswick:

84.3%
Female: 27,520
Here:

76.7%
New Brunswick:

82.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 10,420
Male:

4,360
Female:

6,060
Living with relatives
Total: 460
Here:

4.4%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 115
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 340
This city:

5.6%
Province:

5.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 255
Here:

2.4%
New Brunswick:

2.2%
Male: 125
This city:

2.9%
New Brunswick:

2.3%
Female: 130
This city:

2.1%
New Brunswick:

2.2%
Living alone
Total: 3,470
This city:

33.3%
New Brunswick:

26.5%
Male: 865
This city:

19.8%
Province:

16.7%
Female: 2,605
This city:

43.0%
Province:

34.8%
Living with census family
Total: 6,235
Here:

59.8%
New Brunswick:

67.0%
Male: 3,250
Here:

74.5%
Province:

78.5%
Female: 2,985
Here:

49.3%
New Brunswick:

57.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 7,340
Here:

23.9%
State:

30.3%
One-family households with children: 6,285
Here:

20.4%
State:

25.7%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,855
Here:

12.5%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 350
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 315
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 555
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.3%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 430
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 9,960
Here:

32.4%
State:

26.0%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,670
Here:

5.4%
State:

3.9%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.3
1 person: 9,960
Here:

32.4%
State:

26.0%
2 persons: 11,205
Here:

36.4%
State:

39.3%
3 persons: 4,820
Here:

15.7%
State:

16.5%
4 persons: 3,320
Here:

10.8%
State:

12.8%
5 persons: 1,035
Here:

3.4%
State:

3.9%
6 or more persons: 420
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.5%

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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