Pictou - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 990
2 persons: 550
Here:

55.6%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 240
Here:

24.2%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 155
Here:

15.7%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 45
Here:

4.5%
State:

6.1%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 635
Here:

81.9%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 140
Here:

18.1%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 175
Here:

81.4%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 40
Here:

18.6%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Pictou

Children in Families

Total children in families: 920
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 185
Here:

20.1%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 330
Here:

35.9%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 120
Here:

13.0%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 175
Here:

19.0%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 110
Here:

12.0%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Pictou

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 3,275
Male:

1,565
Female:

1,710
Living with relatives
Total: 65
This town:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 25
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 40
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 45
Here:

1.4%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 25
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 20
Here:

1.2%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 475
Here:

14.5%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 200
This town:

12.8%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
Female: 275
Here:

16.1%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 2,690
Here:

82.1%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 1,310
Here:

83.7%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 1,380
Here:

80.7%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 635
Male:

285
Female:

350
Living with relatives
Total: 25
Here:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 10
This town:

3.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 20
Here:

5.7%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5
This town:

0.8%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 5
This town:

1.8%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 200
This town:

31.5%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 55
This town:

19.3%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 140
This town:

40.0%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 405
This town:

63.8%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 220
This town:

77.2%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 185
Here:

52.9%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 390
Here:

26.3%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 340
Here:

22.9%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 180
Here:

12.1%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 480
Here:

32.3%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 25
Here:

1.7%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.3
1 person: 480
Here:

32.3%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 530
Here:

35.7%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 255
Here:

17.2%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 155
Here:

10.4%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 50
Here:

3.4%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 15
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Pictou


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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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