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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,720
2 persons: 995
Here:

57.8%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 335
Here:

19.5%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 280
Here:

16.3%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 105
Here:

6.1%
State:

6.1%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 1,130
Here:

81.0%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 260
Here:

18.6%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 265
Here:

82.8%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 55
Here:

17.2%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Kentville

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,565
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 385
Here:

24.6%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 610
Here:

39.0%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 180
Here:

11.5%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 270
Here:

17.3%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 120
Here:

7.7%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Kentville

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 5,850
Male:

2,760
Female:

3,090
Living with relatives
Total: 85
This town:

1.5%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 40
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 50
This town:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 220
This town:

3.8%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 125
Here:

4.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 95
This town:

3.1%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 865
Here:

14.8%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 330
This town:

12.0%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 540
This town:

17.5%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 4,675
Here:

79.9%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 2,265
Here:

82.1%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 2,405
Here:

77.8%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,050
Male:

465
Female:

585
Living with relatives
Total: 25
Here:

2.4%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 20
Here:

3.4%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 15
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 10
Here:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.9%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 310
Here:

29.5%
Nova Scotia:

27.8%
Male: 75
This town:

16.1%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 235
This town:

40.2%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 700
This town:

66.7%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 375
This town:

80.6%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 325
Here:

55.6%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 750
Here:

28.2%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 570
Here:

21.4%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 265
Here:

10.0%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.8%
State:

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

0.9%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 25
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 865
Here:

32.5%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 100
Here:

3.8%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.3
1 person: 865
Here:

32.5%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 1,005
Here:

37.8%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 360
Here:

13.5%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 300
Here:

11.3%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 95
Here:

3.6%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 35
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in this town


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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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