Porcupine, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,160
2 persons: 1,035
Here:

47.9%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 505
Here:

23.4%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 450
Here:

20.8%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 170
Here:

7.9%
State:

9.1%

Porcupine Family Size

Married couples: 1,430
Here:

77.7%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 415
Here:

22.6%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 240
Here:

75.0%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 80
Here:

25.0%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Porcupine

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,285
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 585
Here:

25.6%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 800
Here:

35.0%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 275
Here:

12.0%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 435
Here:

19.0%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 185
Here:

8.1%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Porcupine

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:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 7,080
Male:

3,530
Female:

3,555
Living with relatives
Total: 120
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 65
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 55
This centre:

1.5%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 80
This centre:

1.1%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 40
Here:

1.1%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 40
This centre:

1.1%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 590
This centre:

8.3%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 315
This centre:

8.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 275
Here:

7.7%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 6,290
Here:

88.8%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 3,105
This centre:

88.0%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 3,180
This centre:

89.5%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 715
Male:

330
Female:

385
Living with relatives
Total: 25
Here:

3.5%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 5
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 25
Here:

6.5%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living alone
Total: 200
Here:

28.0%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 65
Here:

19.7%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 130
This centre:

33.8%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 490
This centre:

68.5%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 260
This centre:

78.8%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 230
Here:

59.7%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 795
Here:

28.7%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 945
Here:

34.1%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 275
Here:

9.9%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 25
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 25
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 30
Here:

1.1%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 595
Here:

21.5%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 50
Here:

1.8%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.6
1 person: 590
Here:

21.3%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 995
Here:

35.9%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 525
Here:

19.0%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 455
Here:

16.4%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 145
Here:

5.2%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 55
Here:

2.0%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Porcupine


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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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