Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 330,625
2 persons: 151,820
Here:

45.9%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 75,030
Here:

22.7%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 73,835
Here:

22.3%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 29,945
Here:

9.1%
State:

9.7%

Calgary Family Size

Married couples: 242,580
Here:

85.4%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 41,430
Here:

14.6%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 36,205
Here:

77.7%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 10,410
Here:

22.3%
State:

23.3%

Family types in Calgary

Children in Families

Total children in families: 369,125
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 94,905
Here:

25.7%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 125,720
Here:

34.1%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 42,995
Here:

11.6%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 72,925
Here:

19.8%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 32,585
Here:

8.8%
State:

8.2%

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:

3.0
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 1,199,125
Male:

600,135
Female:

598,990
Living with relatives
Total: 29,945
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 14,095
This city:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.4%
Female: 15,855
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 69,440
Here:

5.8%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 41,605
This city:

6.9%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 27,835
This city:

4.6%
Alberta:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 115,975
This city:

9.7%
Alberta:

9.6%
Male: 55,865
Here:

9.3%
Province:

9.4%
Female: 60,115
Here:

10.0%
Province:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 983,765
This city:

82.0%
Alberta:

82.7%
Male: 488,570
Here:

81.4%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 495,195
Here:

82.7%
Alberta:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 108,660
Male:

49,840
Female:

58,820
Living with relatives
Total: 6,325
This city:

5.8%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male: 1,375
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

2.3%
Female: 4,955
Here:

8.4%
Alberta:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,290
This city:

2.1%
Alberta:

2.0%
Male: 1,135
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.1%
Female: 1,160
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 26,205
This city:

24.1%
Province:

25.0%
Male: 7,400
Here:

14.8%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 18,800
This city:

32.0%
Province:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 73,830
Here:

67.9%
Alberta:

68.7%
Male: 39,930
This city:

80.1%
Alberta:

79.8%
Female: 33,905
Here:

57.6%
Alberta:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 107,285
Here:

23.1%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 141,395
Here:

30.5%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 34,645
Here:

7.5%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 6,930
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 11,365
Here:

2.4%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 7,105
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 10,535
Here:

2.3%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 115,975
Here:

25.0%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 28,755
Here:

6.2%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.6
1 person: 115,980
Here:

25.0%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 150,105
Here:

32.3%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 78,260
Here:

16.9%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 75,470
Here:

16.3%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 28,445
Here:

6.1%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 15,740
Here:

3.4%
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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