Cumberland - Colchester - Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 26,335
2 persons: 15,275
Here:

58.0%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 5,470
Here:

20.8%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 4,005
Here:

15.2%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 1,595
Here:

6.1%
State:

6.1%

Cumberland Family Size

Married couples: 18,060
Here:

82.4%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 3,845
Here:

17.5%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 3,470
Here:

78.3%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 965
Here:

21.8%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this district

Children in Families

Total children in families: 23,130
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 4,885
Here:

21.1%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 8,235
Here:

35.6%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 3,190
Here:

13.8%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 4,465
Here:

19.3%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 2,350
Here:

10.2%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Cumberland

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:

2.7
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 85,895
Male:

41,730
Female:

44,160
Living with relatives
Total: 1,475
This district:

1.7%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 600
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 875
This district:

2.0%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,390
This district:

2.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 1,260
Here:

3.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 1,130
This district:

2.6%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 10,660
This district:

12.4%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 4,670
This district:

11.2%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
Female: 5,995
This district:

13.6%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 71,370
Here:

83.1%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 35,210
Here:

84.4%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 36,165
This district:

81.9%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 15,720
Male:

7,205
Female:

8,515
Living with relatives
Total: 550
Here:

3.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 145
Here:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 405
This district:

4.8%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 275
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 140
This district:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 135
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 4,550
This district:

28.9%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 1,325
Here:

18.4%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 3,235
This district:

38.0%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 10,345
Here:

65.8%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 5,605
This district:

77.8%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 4,745
Here:

55.7%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 11,785
Here:

31.3%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 8,795
Here:

23.4%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,530
Here:

9.4%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 385
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 400
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 570
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 430
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 10,660
Here:

28.3%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,065
Here:

2.8%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 10,665
Here:

28.3%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 14,880
Here:

39.5%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 5,695
Here:

15.1%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 4,315
Here:

11.5%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 1,485
Here:

3.9%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 585
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Cumberland


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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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