Cardigan, Prince Edward Island, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 10,615
2 persons: 5,380
Here:

50.7%
State:

52.4%
3 persons: 2,245
Here:

21.1%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 1,970
Here:

18.6%
State:

17.9%
5 or more persons: 1,030
Here:

9.7%
State:

8.4%

Cardigan Family Size

Married couples: 7,880
Here:

87.5%
State:

86.7%
Common-law couples: 1,130
Here:

12.5%
State:

13.4%
Female lone parent: 1,245
Here:

77.3%
State:

79.8%
Male lone parent: 365
Here:

22.7%
State:

20.2%

Family types in Cardigan

Children in Families

Total children in families: 11,220
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 2,310
Here:

20.6%
State:

20.9%
6 to 14 years: 3,795
Here:

33.8%
State:

34.7%
15 to 17 years: 1,540
Here:

13.7%
State:

13.5%
18 to 24 years: 2,400
Here:

21.4%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 1,165
Here:

10.4%
State:

10.1%

Age of children in families in this district

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 35,420
Male:

17,445
Female:

17,980
Living with relatives
Total: 590
This district:

1.7%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 265
This district:

1.5%
Prince Edward Island:

1.5%
Female: 325
Here:

1.8%
Prince Edward Island:

1.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 845
This district:

2.4%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 435
This district:

2.5%
Prince Edward Island:

3.6%
Female: 405
This district:

2.3%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 3,145
This district:

8.9%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 1,445
Here:

8.3%
Province:

8.9%
Female: 1,695
Here:

9.4%
Prince Edward Island:

11.7%
Living with census family
Total: 30,845
This district:

87.1%
Province:

84.7%
Male: 15,300
Here:

87.7%
Prince Edward Island:

86.0%
Female: 15,545
Here:

86.5%
Prince Edward Island:

83.5%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 5,150
Male:

2,500
Female:

2,655
Living with relatives
Total: 255
This district:

5.0%
Prince Edward Island:

3.8%
Male: 80
Here:

3.2%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 175
Here:

6.6%
Prince Edward Island:

5.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 75
This district:

1.5%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 45
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 35
Here:

1.3%
Prince Edward Island:

1.6%
Living alone
Total: 1,315
This district:

25.5%
Province:

26.9%
Male: 435
Here:

17.4%
Province:

16.2%
Female: 880
This district:

33.1%
Province:

35.9%
Living with census family
Total: 3,505
Here:

68.1%
Prince Edward Island:

67.6%
Male: 1,945
This district:

77.8%
Prince Edward Island:

79.5%
Female: 1,565
This district:

58.9%
Prince Edward Island:

57.5%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 4,165
Here:

29.7%
State:

28.8%
One-family households with children: 4,365
Here:

31.1%
State:

28.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,315
Here:

9.4%
State:

9.5%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 120
Here:

0.9%
State:

0.9%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 155
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 165
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.2%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 170
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.2%
One-person households: 3,140
Here:

22.4%
State:

25.1%
Two-or-more-person households: 425
Here:

3.0%
State:

3.8%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.4
1 person: 3,140
Here:

22.4%
State:

25.1%
2 persons: 5,305
Here:

37.9%
State:

37.7%
3 persons: 2,295
Here:

16.4%
State:

16.1%
4 persons: 2,050
Here:

14.6%
State:

13.7%
5 persons: 885
Here:

6.3%
State:

5.5%
6 or more persons: 335
Here:

2.4%
State:

1.9%

Households sizes in this district


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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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