Charlottetown - City, Prince Edward Island, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 9,125
2 persons: 4,950
Here:

54.2%
State:

52.4%
3 persons: 2,065
Here:

22.6%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 1,490
Here:

16.3%
State:

17.9%
5 or more persons: 625
Here:

6.8%
State:

8.4%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 6,085
Here:

84.0%
State:

86.7%
Common-law couples: 1,155
Here:

16.0%
State:

13.4%
Female lone parent: 1,565
Here:

83.2%
State:

79.8%
Male lone parent: 315
Here:

16.8%
State:

20.2%

Family types in Charlottetown

Children in Families

Total children in families: 8,950
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 1,855
Here:

20.7%
State:

20.9%
6 to 14 years: 2,940
Here:

32.8%
State:

34.7%
15 to 17 years: 1,195
Here:

13.4%
State:

13.5%
18 to 24 years: 1,995
Here:

22.3%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 965
Here:

10.8%
State:

10.1%

Age of children in families in Charlottetown

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: 33,315
Male:

15,515
Female:

17,805
Living with relatives
Total: 705
This city:

2.1%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 290
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 415
This city:

2.3%
Province:

1.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,265
Here:

6.8%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 1,235
Here:

8.0%
Prince Edward Island:

3.6%
Female: 1,030
Here:

5.8%
Prince Edward Island:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 5,025
Here:

15.1%
Prince Edward Island:

10.3%
Male: 1,785
This city:

11.5%
Province:

8.9%
Female: 3,240
Here:

18.2%
Prince Edward Island:

11.7%
Living with census family
Total: 25,315
Here:

76.0%
Province:

84.7%
Male: 12,205
This city:

78.7%
Prince Edward Island:

86.0%
Female: 13,110
This city:

73.6%
Province:

83.5%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 5,115
Male:

2,035
Female:

3,085
Living with relatives
Total: 175
Here:

3.4%
Prince Edward Island:

3.8%
Male: 40
This city:

2.0%
Prince Edward Island:

2.5%
Female: 135
Here:

4.4%
Prince Edward Island:

5.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 110
This city:

2.2%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 45
This city:

2.2%
Prince Edward Island:

1.7%
Female: 60
This city:

1.9%
Province:

1.6%
Living alone
Total: 1,795
This city:

35.1%
Province:

26.9%
Male: 365
Here:

17.9%
Province:

16.2%
Female: 1,435
This city:

46.5%
Prince Edward Island:

35.9%
Living with census family
Total: 3,040
Here:

59.4%
Prince Edward Island:

67.6%
Male: 1,585
This city:

77.9%
Prince Edward Island:

79.5%
Female: 1,455
This city:

47.2%
Prince Edward Island:

57.5%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 3,455
Here:

23.0%
State:

28.8%
One-family households with children: 3,320
Here:

22.1%
State:

28.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,565
Here:

10.4%
State:

9.5%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 140
Here:

0.9%
State:

0.9%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 140
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 210
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.2%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 145
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.2%
One-person households: 5,025
Here:

33.5%
State:

25.1%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,000
Here:

6.7%
State:

3.8%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.4
1 person: 5,025
Here:

33.5%
State:

25.1%
2 persons: 5,200
Here:

34.7%
State:

37.7%
3 persons: 2,320
Here:

15.5%
State:

16.1%
4 persons: 1,630
Here:

10.9%
State:

13.7%
5 persons: 630
Here:

4.2%
State:

5.5%
6 or more persons: 190
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.9%

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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