Ponoka - Town, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,820
2 persons: 985
Here:

54.1%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 375
Here:

20.6%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 295
Here:

16.2%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 165
Here:

9.1%
State:

9.7%

Ponoka Family Size

Married couples: 1,200
Here:

81.9%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 260
Here:

17.7%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 295
Here:

84.3%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 55
Here:

15.7%
State:

23.3%

Family types in this town

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,860
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 470
Here:

25.3%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 720
Here:

38.7%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 275
Here:

14.8%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 280
Here:

15.1%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 120
Here:

6.5%
State:

8.2%

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:

2.8
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 6,435
Male:

3,060
Female:

3,370
Living with relatives
Total: 130
This town:

2.0%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 60
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 70
This town:

2.1%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 260
This town:

4.0%
Alberta:

5.3%
Male: 150
Here:

4.9%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 105
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 900
This town:

14.0%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 385
This town:

12.6%
Alberta:

9.4%
Female: 510
Here:

15.1%
Alberta:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 5,150
Here:

80.0%
Alberta:

82.7%
Male: 2,465
This town:

80.6%
Alberta:

81.9%
Female: 2,680
This town:

79.5%
Alberta:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,010
Male:

470
Female:

540
Living with relatives
Total: 20
This town:

2.0%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 5
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 10
This town:

1.9%
Province:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 15
This town:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 5
This town:

1.1%
Alberta:

2.1%
Female: 10
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 325
This town:

32.2%
Alberta:

25.0%
Male: 100
This town:

21.3%
Alberta:

15.8%
Female: 220
Here:

40.7%
Alberta:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 645
Here:

63.9%
Alberta:

68.7%
Male: 350
This town:

74.5%
Province:

79.8%
Female: 295
This town:

54.6%
Alberta:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 725
Here:

26.0%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 625
Here:

22.4%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 275
Here:

9.9%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.4%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 30
Here:

1.1%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 900
Here:

32.3%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 100
Here:

3.6%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.6
1 person: 900
Here:

32.3%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 960
Here:

34.5%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 395
Here:

14.2%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 315
Here:

11.3%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 145
Here:

5.2%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 65
Here:

2.3%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Ponoka


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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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