Alma, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 9,655
2 persons: 5,355
Here:

55.5%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 1,930
Here:

20.0%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 1,675
Here:

17.3%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 695
Here:

7.2%
State:

7.5%

Alma Family Size

Married couples: 5,035
Here:

61.0%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 3,230
Here:

39.1%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 1,055
Here:

75.6%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 335
Here:

24.0%
State:

24.0%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 8,920
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 2,040
Here:

22.9%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 2,960
Here:

33.2%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 1,200
Here:

13.5%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 1,960
Here:

22.0%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 760
Here:

8.5%
State:

10.0%

Age of children in families in this city

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 32,085
Male:

15,900
Female:

16,180
Living with relatives
Total: 395
Here:

1.2%
Quebec:

1.9%
Male: 195
This city:

1.2%
Quebec:

1.7%
Female: 205
This city:

1.3%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 655
This city:

2.0%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 390
This city:

2.5%
Quebec:

3.7%
Female: 265
Here:

1.6%
Quebec:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 4,195
Here:

13.1%
Province:

14.2%
Male: 2,000
This city:

12.6%
Quebec:

13.4%
Female: 2,190
Here:

13.5%
Province:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 26,840
Here:

83.7%
Province:

80.7%
Male: 13,320
Here:

83.8%
Province:

81.2%
Female: 13,525
This city:

83.6%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 5,090
Male:

2,315
Female:

2,775
Living with relatives
Total: 135
This city:

2.7%
Quebec:

4.0%
Male: 40
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 95
This city:

3.4%
Province:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 75
This city:

1.5%
Quebec:

2.2%
Male: 30
Here:

1.3%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 45
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 1,365
Here:

26.8%
Province:

30.4%
Male: 375
Here:

16.2%
Province:

19.8%
Female: 985
Here:

35.5%
Quebec:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 3,520
Here:

69.2%
Province:

63.4%
Male: 1,870
Here:

80.8%
Province:

75.6%
Female: 1,650
Here:

59.5%
Province:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 4,325
Here:

30.6%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 3,680
Here:

26.1%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,280
Here:

9.1%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 95
Here:

0.7%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 95
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 80
Here:

0.6%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

0.4%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 4,190
Here:

29.7%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 325
Here:

2.3%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 4,190
Here:

29.7%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 5,425
Here:

38.4%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 2,005
Here:

14.2%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 1,715
Here:

12.1%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 610
Here:

4.3%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 175
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.8%

Households sizes in Alma


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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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