Prince Edward Island, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 40,845
2 persons: 21,385
Here:

52.4%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 8,710
Here:

21.3%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 7,325
Here:

17.9%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 3,435
Here:

8.4%
State:

8.4%

Prince Edward Island Family Size

Married couples: 29,700
Here:

86.7%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 4,575
Here:

13.4%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 5,250
Here:

79.8%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 1,330
Here:

20.2%
State:

21.4%

Family types in this province

Children in Families

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

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 8,605
Here:

20.9%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 14,315
Here:

34.7%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 5,560
Here:

13.5%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 8,595
Here:

20.8%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 4,180
Here:

10.1%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in this province

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:

2.9

Persons in private households

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

66,580
Female:

70,810
Living with relatives
Total: 2,305
This province:

1.7%
Canada:

2.2%
Male: 995
Here:

1.5%
Country:

1.9%
Female: 1,305
Here:

1.8%
Canada:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 4,520
Here:

3.3%
Country:

3.7%
Male: 2,410
This province:

3.6%
Country:

4.3%
Female: 2,110
Here:

3.0%
Country:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 14,195
This province:

10.3%
Country:

11.2%
Male: 5,895
Here:

8.9%
Country:

10.4%
Female: 8,295
This province:

11.7%
Canada:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 116,375
Here:

84.7%
Country:

82.9%
Male: 57,280
This province:

86.0%
Country:

83.4%
Female: 59,100
This province:

83.5%
Country:

82.3%

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:

11,280
Living with relatives
Total: 800
Here:

3.8%
Canada:

4.9%
Male: 240
This province:

2.5%
Country:

2.5%
Female: 560
This province:

5.0%
Country:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 350
Here:

1.7%
Country:

1.9%
Male: 165
Here:

1.7%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 180
This province:

1.6%
Canada:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 5,605
This province:

26.9%
Canada:

26.7%
Male: 1,550
This province:

16.2%
Canada:

16.9%
Female: 4,050
This province:

35.9%
Canada:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 14,105
Here:

67.6%
Canada:

66.4%
Male: 7,615
This province:

79.5%
Canada:

78.6%
Female: 6,490
Here:

57.5%
Canada:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

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

28.8%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 16,080
Here:

28.5%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 5,365
Here:

9.5%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 485
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 580
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 670
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 690
Here:

1.2%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 14,195
Here:

25.1%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,120
Here:

3.8%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.5
1 person: 14,190
Here:

25.1%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 21,260
Here:

37.7%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 9,085
Here:

16.1%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 7,735
Here:

13.7%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 3,105
Here:

5.5%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 1,085
Here:

1.9%
State:

2.9%

Households sizes in this province


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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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