Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Prince Edward Island, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 40,850
2 persons: 21,385
Here:

52.4%
State:

52.4%
3 persons: 8,705
Here:

21.3%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 7,325
Here:

17.9%
State:

17.9%
5 or more persons: 3,430
Here:

8.4%
State:

8.4%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 29,695
Here:

86.7%
State:

86.7%
Common-law couples: 4,570
Here:

13.3%
State:

13.4%
Female lone parent: 5,250
Here:

79.8%
State:

79.8%
Male lone parent: 1,330
Here:

20.2%
State:

20.2%

Family types in this region

Children in Families

Total children in families: 41,255
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 8,605
Here:

20.9%
State:

20.9%
6 to 14 years: 14,315
Here:

34.7%
State:

34.7%
15 to 17 years: 5,560
Here:

13.5%
State:

13.5%
18 to 24 years: 8,600
Here:

20.8%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 4,175
Here:

10.1%
State:

10.1%

Age of children in families in Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 137,390
Male:

66,580
Female:

70,805
Living with relatives
Total: 2,305
This region:

1.7%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 995
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 1,305
This region:

1.8%
Prince Edward Island:

1.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 4,520
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 2,410
This region:

3.6%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 2,110
This region:

3.0%
Prince Edward Island:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 14,195
Here:

10.3%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 5,895
Here:

8.9%
Province:

8.9%
Female: 8,295
This region:

11.7%
Province:

11.7%
Living with census family
Total: 116,375
This region:

84.7%
Province:

84.7%
Male: 57,275
Here:

86.0%
Province:

86.0%
Female: 59,095
This region:

83.5%
Province:

83.5%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 20,860
Male:

9,575
Female:

11,285
Living with relatives
Total: 800
This region:

3.8%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 245
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 560
Here:

5.0%
Prince Edward Island:

5.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 350
This region:

1.7%
Prince Edward Island:

1.7%
Male: 165
Here:

1.7%
Prince Edward Island:

1.7%
Female: 180
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.6%
Living alone
Total: 5,605
This region:

26.9%
Prince Edward Island:

26.9%
Male: 1,550
Here:

16.2%
Province:

16.2%
Female: 4,050
This region:

35.9%
Prince Edward Island:

35.9%
Living with census family
Total: 14,105
This region:

67.6%
Province:

67.6%
Male: 7,615
Here:

79.5%
Province:

79.5%
Female: 6,490
This region:

57.5%
Prince Edward Island:

57.5%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 16,280
Here:

28.8%
State:

28.8%
One-family households with children: 16,075
Here:

28.5%
State:

28.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 5,370
Here:

9.5%
State:

9.5%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 490
Here:

0.9%
State:

0.9%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 580
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 675
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.2%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 690
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.2%
One-person households: 14,195
Here:

25.1%
State:

25.1%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,115
Here:

3.7%
State:

3.8%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.4
1 person: 14,195
Here:

25.1%
State:

25.1%
2 persons: 21,260
Here:

37.7%
State:

37.7%
3 persons: 9,085
Here:

16.1%
State:

16.1%
4 persons: 7,735
Here:

13.7%
State:

13.7%
5 persons: 3,105
Here:

5.5%
State:

5.5%
6 or more persons: 1,085
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.9%

Households sizes in Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard


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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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