Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,935
2 persons: 945
Here:

48.8%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 380
Here:

19.6%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 395
Here:

20.4%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 210
Here:

10.9%
State:

9.7%

Drayton Valley Family Size

Married couples: 1,305
Here:

80.8%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 315
Here:

19.5%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 235
Here:

73.4%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 85
Here:

26.6%
State:

23.3%

Family types in this centre

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,185
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 685
Here:

31.4%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 830
Here:

38.0%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 295
Here:

13.5%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 290
Here:

13.3%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 90
Here:

4.1%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in Drayton Valley

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: 6,980
Male:

3,485
Female:

3,490
Living with relatives
Total: 145
This centre:

2.1%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 75
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 65
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 400
This centre:

5.7%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 260
This centre:

7.5%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 135
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 695
Here:

10.0%
Alberta:

9.6%
Male: 320
This centre:

9.2%
Alberta:

9.4%
Female: 370
Here:

10.6%
Province:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 5,740
Here:

82.2%
Alberta:

82.7%
Male: 2,820
This centre:

80.9%
Alberta:

81.9%
Female: 2,915
This centre:

83.5%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 685
Male:

290
Female:

395
Living with relatives
Total: 20
This centre:

2.9%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 5
Here:

1.7%
Alberta:

2.3%
Female: 15
Here:

3.8%
Province:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 10
Here:

1.5%
Alberta:

2.0%
Female: 10
Here:

2.5%
Province:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 265
Here:

38.7%
Province:

25.0%
Male: 65
Here:

22.4%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 200
Here:

50.6%
Alberta:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 390
Here:

56.9%
Province:

68.7%
Male: 220
This centre:

75.9%
Province:

79.8%
Female: 170
This centre:

43.0%
Alberta:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 700
Here:

25.5%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 775
Here:

28.3%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 240
Here:

8.8%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

2.0%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

2.2%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 695
Here:

25.4%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 140
Here:

5.1%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 695
Here:

25.4%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 930
Here:

33.9%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 420
Here:

15.3%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 425
Here:

15.5%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 190
Here:

6.9%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 85
Here:

3.1%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Drayton Valley


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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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