Digby - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 595
2 persons: 385
Here:

64.7%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 115
Here:

19.3%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 70
Here:

11.8%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 20
Here:

3.4%
State:

6.1%

Digby Family Size

Married couples: 340
Here:

76.4%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 105
Here:

23.6%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 125
Here:

83.3%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 30
Here:

20.0%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this town

Children in Families

Total children in families: 485
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 100
Here:

20.6%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 170
Here:

35.1%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 70
Here:

14.4%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 85
Here:

17.5%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 55
Here:

11.3%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Digby

Number of children - Married couples

Number of children - Common-law couples

Number of children - Female lone parent

Households characteristics

Average number of persons per family
Here:

2.6
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 2,025
Male:

905
Female:

1,125
Living with relatives
Total: 35
This town:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 15
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 25
This town:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 55
Here:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 30
This town:

3.3%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 30
Here:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 405
This town:

20.0%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 140
Here:

15.5%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
Female: 270
Here:

24.0%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 1,525
Here:

75.3%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 720
Here:

79.6%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 810
This town:

72.0%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 465
Male:

160
Female:

305
Living with relatives
Total: 10
This town:

2.2%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 10
This town:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 15
This town:

3.2%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 5
This town:

3.1%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 10
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 185
This town:

39.8%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 35
Here:

21.9%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 155
This town:

50.8%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 250
This town:

53.8%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 120
This town:

75.0%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 130
Here:

42.6%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 275
Here:

26.8%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 155
Here:

15.1%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 130
Here:

12.7%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

2.0%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 5
Here:

0.5%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 405
Here:

39.5%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 30
Here:

2.9%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.0
State:

2.3
1 person: 410
Here:

40.0%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 380
Here:

37.1%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 130
Here:

12.7%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 80
Here:

7.8%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 15
Here:

1.5%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 10
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Digby


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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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