Edmonton - Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 39,265
2 persons: 18,045
Here:

46.0%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 8,785
Here:

22.4%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 8,730
Here:

22.2%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 3,705
Here:

9.4%
State:

9.7%

This district Family Size

Married couples: 28,450
Here:

86.1%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 4,610
Here:

13.9%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 4,875
Here:

78.6%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 1,335
Here:

21.5%
State:

23.3%

Family types in this district

Children in Families

Total children in families: 44,695
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 10,990
Here:

24.6%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 15,410
Here:

34.5%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 5,475
Here:

12.2%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 9,140
Here:

20.4%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 3,685
Here:

8.2%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in Edmonton

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: 135,240
Male:

66,980
Female:

68,260
Living with relatives
Total: 2,995
Here:

2.2%
Alberta:

2.4%
Male: 1,395
This district:

2.1%
Alberta:

2.4%
Female: 1,595
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,205
Here:

3.8%
Alberta:

5.3%
Male: 3,080
Here:

4.6%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 2,130
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 10,035
Here:

7.4%
Alberta:

9.6%
Male: 4,700
Here:

7.0%
Alberta:

9.4%
Female: 5,330
This district:

7.8%
Alberta:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 117,005
This district:

86.5%
Alberta:

82.7%
Male: 57,805
Here:

86.3%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 59,205
This district:

86.7%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 12,440
Male:

5,860
Female:

6,585
Living with relatives
Total: 540
This district:

4.3%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 120
This district:

2.0%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 415
Here:

6.3%
Alberta:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 200
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

2.0%
Male: 90
This district:

1.5%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 110
This district:

1.7%
Alberta:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 2,680
Here:

21.5%
Alberta:

25.0%
Male: 675
Here:

11.5%
Alberta:

15.8%
Female: 2,005
Here:

30.4%
Province:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 9,030
This district:

72.6%
Alberta:

68.7%
Male: 4,970
This district:

84.8%
Province:

79.8%
Female: 4,055
This district:

61.6%
Province:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 13,145
Here:

26.0%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 17,020
Here:

33.7%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,710
Here:

9.3%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 630
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,015
Here:

2.0%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 910
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 900
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 10,035
Here:

19.9%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,175
Here:

4.3%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.7
State:

2.6
1 person: 10,035
Here:

19.9%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 17,400
Here:

34.4%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 9,120
Here:

18.0%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 9,070
Here:

17.9%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 3,430
Here:

6.8%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 1,480
Here:

2.9%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Edmonton


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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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