Sault Ste. Marie - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 21,975
2 persons: 12,040
Here:

54.8%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 4,865
Here:

22.1%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 3,845
Here:

17.5%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 1,220
Here:

5.6%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 14,965
Here:

84.0%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 2,850
Here:

16.0%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 3,275
Here:

78.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 885
Here:

21.2%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 20,690
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 4,120
Here:

19.9%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 6,480
Here:

31.3%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 2,630
Here:

12.7%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 4,750
Here:

23.0%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 2,710
Here:

13.1%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Sault Ste. Marie

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: 73,630
Male:

35,550
Female:

38,075
Living with relatives
Total: 1,215
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 535
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 685
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,995
Here:

2.7%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 1,100
This city:

3.1%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 900
Here:

2.4%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 9,940
This city:

13.5%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 4,235
Here:

11.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 5,710
This city:

15.0%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 60,470
This city:

82.1%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 29,685
Here:

83.5%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 30,785
Here:

80.9%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 13,635
Male:

6,150
Female:

7,490
Living with relatives
Total: 400
Here:

2.9%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 105
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 295
This city:

3.9%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 195
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 95
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 95
This city:

1.3%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 4,020
Here:

29.5%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 1,115
This city:

18.1%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 2,910
This city:

38.9%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 9,020
Here:

66.2%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 4,830
This city:

78.5%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 4,190
This city:

55.9%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 8,835
Here:

27.2%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 7,950
Here:

24.5%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,510
Here:

10.8%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 290
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 310
Here:

1.0%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 400
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 335
Here:

1.0%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 9,940
Here:

30.6%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 940
Here:

2.9%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.6
1 person: 9,940
Here:

30.6%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 11,800
Here:

36.3%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 5,120
Here:

15.7%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 4,080
Here:

12.5%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 1,200
Here:

3.7%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 375
Here:

1.2%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this city


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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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