Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,265
2 persons: 1,245
Here:

55.0%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 410
Here:

18.1%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 455
Here:

20.1%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 155
Here:

6.8%
State:

9.1%

This centre Family Size

Married couples: 1,730
Here:

87.2%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 255
Here:

12.8%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 220
Here:

78.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 65
Here:

23.2%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this centre

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,095
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 485
Here:

23.2%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 655
Here:

31.3%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 285
Here:

13.6%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 485
Here:

23.2%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 185
Here:

8.8%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in this centre

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: 7,440
Male:

3,645
Female:

3,790
Living with relatives
Total: 60
This centre:

0.8%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 35
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 25
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 160
This centre:

2.2%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 95
Here:

2.6%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 65
This centre:

1.7%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 875
Here:

11.8%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 375
Here:

10.3%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 500
Here:

13.2%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 6,345
Here:

85.3%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 3,140
Here:

86.1%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 3,200
This centre:

84.4%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,180
Male:

540
Female:

635
Living with relatives
Total: 20
Here:

1.7%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 10
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 10
This centre:

1.6%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 10
This centre:

0.8%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.9%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 10
This centre:

1.6%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 310
This centre:

26.3%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 70
This centre:

13.0%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 240
This centre:

37.8%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 835
Here:

70.8%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 460
Here:

85.2%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 380
Here:

59.8%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,040
Here:

32.7%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 880
Here:

27.7%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 240
Here:

7.5%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

0.5%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.6%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 30
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.6%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 870
Here:

27.4%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 65
Here:

2.0%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.6
1 person: 870
Here:

27.4%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 1,240
Here:

39.0%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 420
Here:

13.2%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 470
Here:

14.8%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 150
Here:

4.7%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 35
Here:

1.1%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this centre


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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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