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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 86,605
2 persons: 29,845
Here:

34.5%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 23,155
Here:

26.7%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 25,070
Here:

28.9%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 8,535
Here:

9.9%
State:

9.1%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 72,005
Here:

95.7%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 3,265
Here:

4.3%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 9,135
Here:

80.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 2,205
Here:

19.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Markham

Children in Families

Total children in families: 112,200
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.3
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 19,755
Here:

17.6%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 32,505
Here:

29.0%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 12,520
Here:

11.2%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 26,170
Here:

23.3%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 21,260
Here:

18.9%
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:

3.2
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 300,135
Male:

146,825
Female:

153,310
Living with relatives
Total: 10,050
Here:

3.3%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 3,085
Here:

2.1%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 6,960
This town:

4.5%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,780
This town:

1.9%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 2,845
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 2,935
This town:

1.9%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 10,225
This town:

3.4%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 4,120
This town:

2.8%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 6,105
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 274,080
This town:

91.3%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 136,770
This town:

93.2%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 137,310
Here:

89.6%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 35,710
Male:

16,785
Female:

18,925
Living with relatives
Total: 4,940
Here:

13.8%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 865
Here:

5.2%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 4,075
This town:

21.5%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 395
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 165
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 235
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 3,810
This town:

10.7%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 890
Here:

5.3%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 2,915
Here:

15.4%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 26,565
This town:

74.4%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 14,865
Here:

88.6%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 11,705
Here:

61.8%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 16,170
Here:

17.9%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 39,690
Here:

43.8%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 7,115
Here:

7.9%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 1,185
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 5,640
Here:

6.2%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,500
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 7,305
Here:

8.1%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 10,225
Here:

11.3%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,695
Here:

1.9%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

3.3
State:

2.6
1 person: 10,225
Here:

11.3%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 21,285
Here:

23.5%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 19,340
Here:

21.4%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 22,425
Here:

24.8%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 9,845
Here:

10.9%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 7,420
Here:

8.2%
State:

3.6%

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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