Mercier - Ville, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 3,505
2 persons: 1,595
Here:

45.5%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 810
Here:

23.1%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 815
Here:

23.3%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 290
Here:

8.3%
State:

7.5%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 1,820
Here:

60.7%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 1,180
Here:

39.3%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 365
Here:

72.3%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 140
Here:

27.7%
State:

24.0%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 3,880
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 840
Here:

21.6%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 1,405
Here:

36.2%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 530
Here:

13.7%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 820
Here:

21.1%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 290
Here:

7.5%
State:

10.0%

Age of children in families in Mercier

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:

3.0
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 11,560
Male:

5,695
Female:

5,865
Living with relatives
Total: 220
Here:

1.9%
Quebec:

1.9%
Male: 80
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 140
Here:

2.4%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 165
Here:

1.4%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 90
This city:

1.6%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 75
This city:

1.3%
Quebec:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 785
Here:

6.8%
Quebec:

14.2%
Male: 335
This city:

5.9%
Quebec:

13.4%
Female: 450
This city:

7.7%
Province:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 10,385
This city:

89.8%
Quebec:

80.7%
Male: 5,185
This city:

91.0%
Quebec:

81.2%
Female: 5,200
This city:

88.7%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,370
Male:

660
Female:

710
Living with relatives
Total: 75
Here:

5.5%
Quebec:

4.0%
Male: 25
This city:

3.8%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 55
Here:

7.7%
Quebec:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 30
This city:

2.2%
Quebec:

2.2%
Male: 20
This city:

3.0%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 10
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 255
Here:

18.6%
Quebec:

30.4%
Male: 70
This city:

10.6%
Quebec:

19.8%
Female: 185
Here:

26.1%
Quebec:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 1,015
Here:

74.1%
Quebec:

63.4%
Male: 550
Here:

83.3%
Quebec:

75.6%
Female: 465
Here:

65.5%
Province:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,240
Here:

28.7%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 1,590
Here:

36.8%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 415
Here:

9.6%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 45
Here:

1.0%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.2%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 785
Here:

18.2%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 80
Here:

1.9%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.7
State:

2.3
1 person: 785
Here:

18.2%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 1,535
Here:

35.5%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 805
Here:

18.6%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 840
Here:

19.4%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 255
Here:

5.9%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 100
Here:

2.3%
State:

1.8%

Households sizes in Mercier


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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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