Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 5,195
2 persons: 2,890
Here:

55.6%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 990
Here:

19.1%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 815
Here:

15.7%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 500
Here:

9.6%
State:

6.1%

Inverness Family Size

Married couples: 3,775
Here:

87.6%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 535
Here:

12.4%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 725
Here:

82.4%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 160
Here:

18.2%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Inverness

Children in Families

Total children in families: 5,225
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 945
Here:

18.1%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 1,805
Here:

34.5%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 675
Here:

12.9%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 1,105
Here:

21.1%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 690
Here:

13.2%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in this division

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 17,590
Male:

8,675
Female:

8,915
Living with relatives
Total: 405
Here:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 185
This division:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 220
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 315
This division:

1.8%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 185
Here:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 130
This division:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 2,140
This division:

12.2%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 980
Here:

11.3%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 1,165
Here:

13.1%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 14,730
This division:

83.7%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 7,335
This division:

84.6%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 7,400
This division:

83.0%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 3,375
Male:

1,575
Female:

1,800
Living with relatives
Total: 140
This division:

4.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 50
This division:

3.2%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 95
This division:

5.3%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 55
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 30
This division:

1.9%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 35
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 975
This division:

28.9%
Nova Scotia:

27.8%
Male: 335
Here:

21.3%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 645
Here:

35.8%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 2,200
This division:

65.2%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 1,170
Here:

74.3%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 1,030
Here:

57.2%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 2,215
Here:

29.8%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 1,860
Here:

25.0%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 685
Here:

9.2%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 70
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 95
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 100
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 2,140
Here:

28.8%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 205
Here:

2.8%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.3
1 person: 2,140
Here:

28.8%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 2,810
Here:

37.8%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 1,020
Here:

13.7%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 870
Here:

11.7%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 390
Here:

5.2%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 200
Here:

2.7%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Inverness


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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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