Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 16,650
2 persons: 7,720
Here:

46.4%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 4,070
Here:

24.4%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 3,565
Here:

21.4%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 1,300
Here:

7.8%
State:

9.7%

Fort McMurray Family Size

Married couples: 11,135
Here:

74.9%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 3,730
Here:

25.1%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 1,160
Here:

64.8%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 630
Here:

35.2%
State:

23.3%

Family types in this centre

Children in Families

Total children in families: 17,305
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 5,535
Here:

32.0%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 5,815
Here:

33.6%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 1,900
Here:

11.0%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 3,040
Here:

17.6%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 1,015
Here:

5.9%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in this centre

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:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 61,300
Male:

33,430
Female:

27,870
Living with relatives
Total: 2,030
This centre:

3.3%
Alberta:

2.4%
Male: 1,305
Here:

3.9%
Alberta:

2.4%
Female: 725
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 6,700
Here:

10.9%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 4,500
Here:

13.5%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 2,200
Here:

7.9%
Province:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 3,755
Here:

6.1%
Alberta:

9.6%
Male: 2,610
Here:

7.8%
Alberta:

9.4%
Female: 1,140
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 48,815
This centre:

79.6%
Alberta:

82.7%
Male: 25,015
This centre:

74.8%
Alberta:

81.9%
Female: 23,800
Here:

85.4%
Alberta:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 950
Male:

485
Female:

470
Living with relatives
Total: 120
Here:

12.6%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male: 30
Here:

6.2%
Alberta:

2.3%
Female: 95
This centre:

20.2%
Alberta:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 50
This centre:

5.3%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 35
Here:

7.2%
Alberta:

2.1%
Female: 15
This centre:

3.2%
Alberta:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 155
Here:

16.3%
Province:

25.0%
Male: 55
Here:

11.3%
Alberta:

15.8%
Female: 100
Here:

21.3%
Alberta:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 625
This centre:

65.8%
Province:

68.7%
Male: 370
This centre:

76.3%
Alberta:

79.8%
Female: 255
This centre:

54.3%
Alberta:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 4,850
Here:

22.3%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 6,910
Here:

31.8%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,080
Here:

5.0%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 950
Here:

4.4%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 925
Here:

4.3%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 420
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 740
Here:

3.4%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 3,755
Here:

17.3%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,100
Here:

9.7%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.8
State:

2.6
1 person: 3,755
Here:

17.3%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 6,835
Here:

31.5%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 4,575
Here:

21.1%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 4,105
Here:

18.9%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 1,550
Here:

7.1%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 915
Here:

4.2%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Fort McMurray


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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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