Owen Sound - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 5,980
2 persons: 3,430
Here:

57.4%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 1,250
Here:

20.9%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 900
Here:

15.1%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 400
Here:

6.7%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 3,910
Here:

81.2%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 900
Here:

18.7%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 960
Here:

82.1%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 205
Here:

17.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 5,550
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 1,195
Here:

21.5%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 1,915
Here:

34.5%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 745
Here:

13.4%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 1,170
Here:

21.1%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 520
Here:

9.4%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in this city

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:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 20,700
Male:

9,720
Female:

10,980
Living with relatives
Total: 285
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 100
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 185
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 660
This city:

3.2%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 395
Here:

4.1%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 265
Here:

2.4%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 3,410
This city:

16.5%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 1,310
Here:

13.5%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 2,100
Here:

19.1%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 16,340
This city:

78.9%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 7,910
Here:

81.4%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 8,430
Here:

76.8%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 4,065
Male:

1,700
Female:

2,370
Living with relatives
Total: 80
Here:

2.0%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 15
This city:

0.9%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 65
Here:

2.7%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 60
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 30
This city:

1.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 30
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,365
Here:

33.6%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 320
Here:

18.8%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 1,045
Here:

44.1%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 2,560
This city:

63.0%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 1,340
Here:

78.8%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 1,230
This city:

51.9%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 2,590
Here:

27.0%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 1,970
Here:

20.5%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 990
Here:

10.3%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 70
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 90
Here:

0.9%
State:

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

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 70
Here:

0.7%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 3,410
Here:

35.5%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 290
Here:

3.0%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.6
1 person: 3,410
Here:

35.5%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 3,435
Here:

35.8%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 1,330
Here:

13.8%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 935
Here:

9.7%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 355
Here:

3.7%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 140
Here:

1.5%
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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