Fort St. John - City, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 4,940
2 persons: 2,340
Here:

47.4%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 1,120
Here:

22.7%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 1,045
Here:

21.2%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 435
Here:

8.8%
State:

7.3%

Fort St. John Family Size

Married couples: 2,995
Here:

72.1%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 1,155
Here:

27.8%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 585
Here:

74.1%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 200
Here:

25.3%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 5,435
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 1,895
Here:

34.9%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 2,010
Here:

37.0%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 645
Here:

11.9%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 660
Here:

12.1%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 225
Here:

4.1%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Fort St. John

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:

2.9
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 18,450
Male:

9,460
Female:

8,985
Living with relatives
Total: 430
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 245
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 185
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,420
This city:

7.7%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 920
This city:

9.7%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 500
Here:

5.6%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 2,065
Here:

11.2%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 1,145
Here:

12.1%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 920
Here:

10.2%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 14,530
Here:

78.8%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 7,150
Here:

75.6%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 7,380
This city:

82.1%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,115
Male:

475
Female:

635
Living with relatives
Total: 40
This city:

3.6%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 10
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 35
This city:

5.5%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 35
Here:

3.1%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 5
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 25
Here:

3.9%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 415
Here:

37.2%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 100
This city:

21.1%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 310
This city:

48.8%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 625
Here:

56.1%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 355
Here:

74.7%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 265
Here:

41.7%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,640
Here:

21.9%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 2,125
Here:

28.4%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 575
Here:

7.7%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 165
Here:

2.2%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 115
Here:

1.5%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 130
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 95
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 2,065
Here:

27.6%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 570
Here:

7.6%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.5
1 person: 2,060
Here:

27.5%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 2,390
Here:

32.0%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 1,300
Here:

17.4%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 1,140
Here:

15.2%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 425
Here:

5.7%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 160
Here:

2.1%
State:

3.3%

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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