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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 199,380
2 persons: 72,905
Here:

36.6%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 50,325
Here:

25.2%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 53,605
Here:

26.9%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 22,550
Here:

11.3%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 154,440
Here:

92.7%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 12,155
Here:

7.3%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 27,020
Here:

82.4%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 5,760
Here:

17.6%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 264,905
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.3
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 47,405
Here:

17.9%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 80,720
Here:

30.5%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 31,430
Here:

11.9%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 62,810
Here:

23.7%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 42,545
Here:

16.1%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Mississauga

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: 708,725
Male:

347,295
Female:

361,435
Living with relatives
Total: 20,245
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 6,880
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 13,365
Here:

3.7%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 15,970
This city:

2.3%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 8,890
Here:

2.6%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 7,080
This city:

2.0%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 41,625
This city:

5.9%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 18,295
This city:

5.3%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 23,330
This city:

6.5%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 630,890
Here:

89.0%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 313,230
This city:

90.2%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 317,660
Here:

87.9%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 77,790
Male:

35,790
Female:

42,000
Living with relatives
Total: 8,740
This city:

11.2%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 1,645
Here:

4.6%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 7,100
This city:

16.9%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,320
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 620
This city:

1.7%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 700
This city:

1.7%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 12,940
This city:

16.6%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 3,465
This city:

9.7%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 9,470
This city:

22.5%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 54,790
This city:

70.4%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 30,055
This city:

84.0%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 24,735
Here:

58.9%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 41,875
Here:

17.9%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 92,975
Here:

39.6%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 23,245
Here:

9.9%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 2,650
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 9,855
Here:

4.2%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 4,125
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 11,840
Here:

5.0%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 41,625
Here:

17.7%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 6,390
Here:

2.7%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

3.0
State:

2.6
1 person: 41,625
Here:

17.7%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 59,990
Here:

25.6%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 45,775
Here:

19.5%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 50,575
Here:

21.6%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 22,145
Here:

9.4%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 14,475
Here:

6.2%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this city


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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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