Brantford - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 26,640
2 persons: 13,200
Here:

49.5%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 6,120
Here:

23.0%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 5,080
Here:

19.1%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 2,240
Here:

8.4%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 17,255
Here:

81.3%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 3,970
Here:

18.7%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 4,375
Here:

80.9%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,035
Here:

19.1%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Brantford

Children in Families

Total children in families: 29,155
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 6,435
Here:

22.1%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 10,060
Here:

34.5%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 3,660
Here:

12.6%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 5,720
Here:

19.6%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 3,280
Here:

11.3%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Brantford

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:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 91,975
Male:

44,435
Female:

47,535
Living with relatives
Total: 1,775
This city:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 765
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 1,010
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,925
Here:

3.2%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 1,690
Here:

3.8%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 1,230
This city:

2.6%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 10,255
Here:

11.1%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 4,430
This city:

10.0%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 5,825
This city:

12.3%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 77,025
This city:

83.7%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 37,555
Here:

84.5%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 39,470
This city:

83.0%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 13,105
Male:

5,750
Female:

7,355
Living with relatives
Total: 540
Here:

4.1%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 135
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 410
Here:

5.6%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 260
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 140
Here:

2.4%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 120
This city:

1.6%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 3,915
Here:

29.9%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 1,005
This city:

17.5%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 2,910
This city:

39.6%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 8,390
This city:

64.0%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 4,475
Here:

77.8%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 3,915
This city:

53.2%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 9,170
Here:

24.5%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 10,270
Here:

27.4%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,275
Here:

11.4%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 365
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 620
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 655
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 635
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 10,255
Here:

27.3%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,265
Here:

3.4%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 10,255
Here:

27.3%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 12,720
Here:

33.9%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 6,205
Here:

16.5%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 5,320
Here:

14.2%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 2,045
Here:

5.5%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 950
Here:

2.5%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this city


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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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