Port Colborne - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 5,425
2 persons: 3,050
Here:

56.2%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 1,145
Here:

21.1%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 890
Here:

16.4%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 335
Here:

6.2%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 3,775
Here:

84.3%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 705
Here:

15.7%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 710
Here:

75.1%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 240
Here:

25.4%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 5,000
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 935
Here:

18.7%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 1,620
Here:

32.4%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 650
Here:

13.0%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 1,105
Here:

22.1%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 680
Here:

13.6%
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: 17,975
Male:

8,780
Female:

9,195
Living with relatives
Total: 290
This city:

1.6%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 130
This city:

1.5%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 160
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 375
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 220
This city:

2.5%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 160
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 2,405
This city:

13.4%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 1,045
Here:

11.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 1,360
This city:

14.8%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 14,905
Here:

82.9%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 7,385
Here:

84.1%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 7,520
This city:

81.8%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 3,720
Male:

1,680
Female:

2,045
Living with relatives
Total: 110
This city:

3.0%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 40
This city:

2.4%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 75
This city:

3.7%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 45
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 25
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 15
This city:

0.7%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,145
Here:

30.8%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 320
Here:

19.0%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 820
Here:

40.1%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 2,425
This city:

65.2%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 1,290
Here:

76.8%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 1,135
Here:

55.5%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 2,305
Here:

29.1%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 1,895
Here:

24.0%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 785
Here:

9.9%
State:

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

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 75
Here:

0.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 105
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 90
Here:

1.1%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 2,400
Here:

30.3%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 175
Here:

2.2%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.6
1 person: 2,400
Here:

30.3%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 2,930
Here:

37.0%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 1,190
Here:

15.0%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 945
Here:

11.9%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 300
Here:

3.8%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 135
Here:

1.7%
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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