Peterborough, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 39,500
2 persons: 22,590
Here:

57.2%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 7,595
Here:

19.2%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 6,580
Here:

16.7%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 2,735
Here:

6.9%
State:

9.1%

Peterborough Family Size

Married couples: 27,930
Here:

83.3%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 5,585
Here:

16.7%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 4,820
Here:

80.5%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,165
Here:

19.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this division

Children in Families

Total children in families: 35,780
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 7,455
Here:

20.8%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 11,575
Here:

32.4%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 4,740
Here:

13.2%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 8,010
Here:

22.4%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 4,000
Here:

11.2%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Peterborough

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:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 131,925
Male:

63,915
Female:

68,010
Living with relatives
Total: 2,490
This division:

1.9%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 1,020
This division:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 1,470
Here:

2.2%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 6,200
Here:

4.7%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 3,430
This division:

5.4%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 2,770
Here:

4.1%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 14,440
Here:

10.9%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 5,900
This division:

9.2%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 8,540
This division:

12.6%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 108,795
This division:

82.5%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 53,570
Here:

83.8%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 55,225
This division:

81.2%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 24,900
Male:

11,500
Female:

13,405
Living with relatives
Total: 835
This division:

3.4%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 220
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 615
This division:

4.6%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 465
This division:

1.9%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 230
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 240
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 6,280
Here:

25.2%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 1,760
Here:

15.3%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 4,520
This division:

33.7%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 17,320
Here:

69.6%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 9,290
Here:

80.8%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 8,030
Here:

59.9%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 17,410
Here:

31.3%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 13,445
Here:

24.2%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,695
Here:

8.4%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 740
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 805
Here:

1.4%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 810
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 785
Here:

1.4%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 14,440
Here:

26.0%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,505
Here:

4.5%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.6
1 person: 14,440
Here:

26.0%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 22,210
Here:

39.9%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 8,190
Here:

14.7%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 7,095
Here:

12.8%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 2,560
Here:

4.6%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 1,135
Here:

2.0%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Peterborough


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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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