Kitchener - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 61,255
2 persons: 29,150
Here:

47.6%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 14,010
Here:

22.9%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 12,755
Here:

20.8%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 5,340
Here:

8.7%
State:

9.1%

Kitchener Family Size

Married couples: 42,655
Here:

84.2%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 8,025
Here:

15.8%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 8,585
Here:

81.2%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,990
Here:

18.8%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 68,070
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 16,130
Here:

23.7%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 22,240
Here:

32.7%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 7,950
Here:

11.7%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 14,390
Here:

21.1%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 7,360
Here:

10.8%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Kitchener

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: 215,950
Male:

106,505
Female:

109,445
Living with relatives
Total: 4,550
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 1,975
This city:

1.9%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 2,580
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 8,420
This city:

3.9%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 5,120
This city:

4.8%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 3,305
This city:

3.0%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 22,975
This city:

10.6%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 10,810
This city:

10.1%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 12,160
This city:

11.1%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 180,005
Here:

83.4%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 88,600
This city:

83.2%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 91,405
Here:

83.5%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 24,770
Male:

11,050
Female:

13,720
Living with relatives
Total: 1,280
This city:

5.2%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 265
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 1,010
Here:

7.4%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 360
This city:

1.5%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 165
This city:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 190
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 6,610
This city:

26.7%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 1,825
This city:

16.5%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 4,790
This city:

34.9%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 16,520
Here:

66.7%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 8,795
Here:

79.6%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 7,725
This city:

56.3%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 20,575
Here:

23.8%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 25,370
Here:

29.4%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 8,260
Here:

9.6%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 965
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,540
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,355
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,565
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 22,970
Here:

26.6%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 3,775
Here:

4.4%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 22,970
Here:

26.6%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 28,550
Here:

33.1%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 14,525
Here:

16.8%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 13,095
Here:

15.2%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 4,800
Here:

5.6%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 2,430
Here:

2.8%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Kitchener


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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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