Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 999,530
2 persons: 484,825
Here:

48.5%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 213,675
Here:

21.4%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 203,800
Here:

20.4%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 97,225
Here:

9.7%
State:

8.4%

Alberta Family Size

Married couples: 719,360
Here:

84.1%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 135,660
Here:

15.9%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 110,800
Here:

76.7%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 33,710
Here:

23.3%
State:

21.4%

Family types in this province

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,097,320
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 284,605
Here:

25.9%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 386,605
Here:

35.2%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 134,350
Here:

12.2%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 202,260
Here:

18.4%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 89,505
Here:

8.2%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in Alberta

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:

3.0
State:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 3,567,935
Male:

1,793,260
Female:

1,774,675
Living with relatives
Total: 86,005
Here:

2.4%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 42,230
This province:

2.4%
Country:

1.9%
Female: 43,775
This province:

2.5%
Country:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 187,325
Here:

5.3%
Country:

3.7%
Male: 112,605
Here:

6.3%
Country:

4.3%
Female: 74,725
This province:

4.2%
Country:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 342,730
Here:

9.6%
Canada:

11.2%
Male: 169,305
This province:

9.4%
Canada:

10.4%
Female: 173,430
Here:

9.8%
Country:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 2,951,870
Here:

82.7%
Country:

82.9%
Male: 1,469,120
This province:

81.9%
Country:

83.4%
Female: 1,482,750
This province:

83.6%
Canada:

82.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 366,105
Male:

171,780
Female:

194,330
Living with relatives
Total: 15,895
This province:

4.3%
Canada:

4.9%
Male: 3,895
This province:

2.3%
Country:

2.5%
Female: 12,000
This province:

6.2%
Country:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 7,200
This province:

2.0%
Canada:

1.9%
Male: 3,595
This province:

2.1%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 3,605
This province:

1.9%
Country:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 91,355
Here:

25.0%
Canada:

26.7%
Male: 27,160
Here:

15.8%
Canada:

16.9%
Female: 64,195
This province:

33.0%
Canada:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 251,650
This province:

68.7%
Country:

66.4%
Male: 137,125
This province:

79.8%
Country:

78.6%
Female: 114,525
Here:

58.9%
Canada:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 354,595
Here:

25.5%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 409,535
Here:

29.5%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 106,550
Here:

7.7%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 20,350
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 29,050
Here:

2.1%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 21,775
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 27,900
Here:

2.0%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 342,735
Here:

24.7%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 77,790
Here:

5.6%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.5
1 person: 342,730
Here:

24.7%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 477,095
Here:

34.3%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 224,925
Here:

16.2%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 211,645
Here:

15.2%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 85,495
Here:

6.1%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 48,385
Here:

3.5%
State:

2.9%

Households sizes in this province


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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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