Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 80,755
2 persons: 45,340
Here:

56.1%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 16,480
Here:

20.4%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 13,585
Here:

16.8%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 5,355
Here:

6.6%
State:

7.5%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 42,645
Here:

60.9%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 27,370
Here:

39.1%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 7,985
Here:

74.3%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 2,770
Here:

25.8%
State:

24.0%

Family types in Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean

Children in Families

Total children in families: 71,820
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 16,650
Here:

23.2%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 23,735
Here:

33.0%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 9,460
Here:

13.2%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 15,500
Here:

21.6%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 6,475
Here:

9.0%
State:

10.0%

Age of children in families in this region

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: 268,105
Male:

133,910
Female:

134,200
Living with relatives
Total: 4,020
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 1,915
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 2,110
Here:

1.6%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,465
Here:

2.0%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 3,100
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 2,370
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 36,030
This region:

13.4%
Province:

14.2%
Male: 17,725
This region:

13.2%
Quebec:

13.4%
Female: 18,305
This region:

13.6%
Province:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 222,590
Here:

83.0%
Province:

80.7%
Male: 111,175
Here:

83.0%
Quebec:

81.2%
Female: 111,415
This region:

83.0%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 42,925
Male:

19,680
Female:

23,245
Living with relatives
Total: 1,380
Here:

3.2%
Quebec:

4.0%
Male: 395
Here:

2.0%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 990
This region:

4.3%
Province:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 785
This region:

1.8%
Quebec:

2.2%
Male: 365
This region:

1.9%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 420
This region:

1.8%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 12,410
Here:

28.9%
Province:

30.4%
Male: 3,700
Here:

18.8%
Quebec:

19.8%
Female: 8,715
This region:

37.5%
Province:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 28,355
Here:

66.1%
Quebec:

63.4%
Male: 15,230
This region:

77.4%
Quebec:

75.6%
Female: 13,125
Here:

56.5%
Province:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 37,140
Here:

31.1%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 30,450
Here:

25.5%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 9,735
Here:

8.2%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 845
Here:

0.7%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 795
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 715
Here:

0.6%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 535
Here:

0.4%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 36,030
Here:

30.2%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 3,020
Here:

2.5%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.3
1 person: 36,030
Here:

30.2%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 45,935
Here:

38.5%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 17,170
Here:

14.4%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 14,045
Here:

11.8%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 4,590
Here:

3.8%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 1,505
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.8%

Households sizes in this region


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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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