Calgary - City, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 296,430
2 persons: 137,185
Here:

46.3%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 67,795
Here:

22.9%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 65,355
Here:

22.0%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 26,095
Here:

8.8%
State:

9.7%

Calgary Family Size

Married couples: 215,755
Here:

85.2%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 37,600
Here:

14.8%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 33,625
Here:

78.1%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 9,450
Here:

21.9%
State:

23.3%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 328,550
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 84,440
Here:

25.7%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 110,390
Here:

33.6%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 37,905
Here:

11.5%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 65,425
Here:

19.9%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 30,390
Here:

9.2%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in Calgary

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:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 1,082,230
Male:

541,165
Female:

541,065
Living with relatives
Total: 27,930
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 13,140
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 14,795
Here:

2.7%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 65,960
Here:

6.1%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 39,585
This city:

7.3%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 26,375
This city:

4.9%
Alberta:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 110,000
Here:

10.2%
Alberta:

9.6%
Male: 52,855
This city:

9.8%
Alberta:

9.4%
Female: 57,145
This city:

10.6%
Alberta:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 878,335
Here:

81.2%
Alberta:

82.7%
Male: 435,585
This city:

80.5%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 442,755
Here:

81.8%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 99,830
Male:

45,370
Female:

54,460
Living with relatives
Total: 5,850
Here:

5.9%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male: 1,245
This city:

2.7%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 4,600
Here:

8.4%
Alberta:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,170
This city:

2.2%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 1,065
This city:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.1%
Female: 1,105
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 24,760
This city:

24.8%
Alberta:

25.0%
Male: 6,965
Here:

15.4%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 17,795
Here:

32.7%
Alberta:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 67,050
This city:

67.2%
Alberta:

68.7%
Male: 36,090
Here:

79.5%
Alberta:

79.8%
Female: 30,960
Here:

56.8%
Alberta:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 95,820
Here:

22.6%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 125,050
Here:

29.5%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 32,005
Here:

7.6%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 6,425
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 10,375
Here:

2.5%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 6,570
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 9,710
Here:

2.3%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 110,000
Here:

26.0%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 27,465
Here:

6.5%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.6
1 person: 110,005
Here:

26.0%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 136,260
Here:

32.2%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 70,975
Here:

16.8%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 66,935
Here:

15.8%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 25,145
Here:

5.9%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 14,100
Here:

3.3%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Calgary


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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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