Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,855
2 persons: 1,665
Here:

58.3%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 575
Here:

20.1%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 455
Here:

15.9%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 155
Here:

5.4%
State:

6.1%

Richmond Family Size

Married couples: 2,060
Here:

86.7%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 315
Here:

13.3%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 375
Here:

78.9%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 105
Here:

22.1%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Richmond

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,470
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 425
Here:

17.2%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 795
Here:

32.2%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 325
Here:

13.2%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 535
Here:

21.7%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 395
Here:

16.0%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in this division

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 9,155
Male:

4,465
Female:

4,695
Living with relatives
Total: 230
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 85
Here:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 140
Here:

3.0%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 160
Here:

1.7%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 85
Here:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 80
This division:

1.7%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,060
Here:

11.6%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 505
This division:

11.3%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
Female: 555
This division:

11.8%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 7,700
Here:

84.1%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 3,790
This division:

84.9%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 3,915
This division:

83.4%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,005
Male:

950
Female:

1,055
Living with relatives
Total: 120
This division:

6.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 35
This division:

3.7%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 90
This division:

8.5%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 30
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 10
This division:

1.1%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 20
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 515
Here:

25.7%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 170
This division:

17.9%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 345
This division:

32.7%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 1,335
Here:

66.6%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 730
Here:

76.8%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 605
This division:

57.3%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,270
Here:

32.3%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 920
Here:

23.4%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 360
Here:

9.1%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 80
Here:

2.0%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 1,060
Here:

26.9%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 100
Here:

2.5%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 1,060
Here:

26.9%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 1,565
Here:

39.8%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 610
Here:

15.5%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 465
Here:

11.8%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 155
Here:

3.9%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 85
Here:

2.2%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Richmond


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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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