Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 13,770
2 persons: 7,780
Here:

56.5%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 2,960
Here:

21.5%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 2,215
Here:

16.1%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 815
Here:

5.9%
State:

6.1%

This division Family Size

Married couples: 9,495
Here:

84.0%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 1,810
Here:

16.0%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 1,965
Here:

79.7%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 505
Here:

20.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this division

Children in Families

Total children in families: 12,540
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 2,580
Here:

20.6%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 4,315
Here:

34.4%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 1,595
Here:

12.7%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 2,485
Here:

19.8%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 1,575
Here:

12.6%
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:

2.7
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 44,865
Male:

21,760
Female:

23,105
Living with relatives
Total: 820
This division:

1.8%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 310
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 510
This division:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 910
Here:

2.0%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 520
This division:

2.4%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 395
This division:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 5,505
This division:

12.3%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 2,445
This division:

11.2%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 3,055
Here:

13.2%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 37,620
This division:

83.9%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 18,485
This division:

84.9%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 19,140
Here:

82.8%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 7,950
Male:

3,625
Female:

4,325
Living with relatives
Total: 295
This division:

3.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 65
This division:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 230
This division:

5.3%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 110
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 50
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 65
This division:

1.5%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 2,290
This division:

28.8%
Nova Scotia:

27.8%
Male: 695
This division:

19.2%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 1,600
This division:

37.0%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 5,250
This division:

66.0%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 2,820
This division:

77.8%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 2,435
Here:

56.3%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 5,865
Here:

30.1%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 4,745
Here:

24.4%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,990
Here:

10.2%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 165
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 200
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 270
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 265
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 5,505
Here:

28.3%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 455
Here:

2.3%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 5,505
Here:

28.3%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 7,485
Here:

38.5%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 3,035
Here:

15.6%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 2,355
Here:

12.1%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 790
Here:

4.1%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 295
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in this division


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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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