Goderich - Town, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,205
2 persons: 1,310
Here:

59.4%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 405
Here:

18.4%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 360
Here:

16.3%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 125
Here:

5.7%
State:

9.1%

Goderich Family Size

Married couples: 1,640
Here:

86.5%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 250
Here:

13.2%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 250
Here:

80.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 55
Here:

17.7%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this town

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,830
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 400
Here:

21.9%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 635
Here:

34.7%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 245
Here:

13.4%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 375
Here:

20.5%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 165
Here:

9.0%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in this town

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:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 7,290
Male:

3,450
Female:

3,840
Living with relatives
Total: 65
This town:

0.9%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 25
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 40
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 185
This town:

2.5%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 100
This town:

2.9%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 85
Here:

2.2%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 1,115
Here:

15.3%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 435
Here:

12.6%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 685
Here:

17.8%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 5,930
This town:

81.3%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 2,895
This town:

83.9%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 3,030
Here:

78.9%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,560
Male:

665
Female:

890
Living with relatives
Total: 15
Here:

1.0%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 5
This town:

0.8%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 15
This town:

1.7%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 20
This town:

1.3%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 5
This town:

0.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 20
This town:

2.2%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 500
This town:

32.1%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 115
Here:

17.3%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 380
Here:

42.7%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 1,025
Here:

65.7%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 545
Here:

82.0%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 480
This town:

53.9%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,090
Here:

32.3%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 735
Here:

21.8%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 265
Here:

7.9%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

0.4%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 25
Here:

0.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.6%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 1,115
Here:

33.0%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 75
Here:

2.2%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.6
1 person: 1,115
Here:

33.0%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 1,320
Here:

39.1%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 410
Here:

12.1%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 380
Here:

11.3%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 120
Here:

3.6%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 30
Here:

0.9%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Goderich


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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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