Shefford, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 30,990
2 persons: 17,005
Here:

54.9%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 6,215
Here:

20.1%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 5,360
Here:

17.3%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 2,415
Here:

7.8%
State:

7.5%

This district Family Size

Married couples: 14,840
Here:

56.2%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 11,560
Here:

43.8%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 3,290
Here:

71.7%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 1,300
Here:

28.3%
State:

24.0%

Family types in Shefford

Children in Families

Total children in families: 29,635
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 7,445
Here:

25.1%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 10,455
Here:

35.3%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 3,890
Here:

13.1%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 5,720
Here:

19.3%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 2,125
Here:

7.2%
State:

10.0%

Age of children in families in Shefford

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: 104,950
Male:

52,270
Female:

52,680
Living with relatives
Total: 1,400
Here:

1.3%
Quebec:

1.9%
Male: 645
Here:

1.2%
Quebec:

1.7%
Female: 755
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,565
Here:

2.4%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 1,510
This district:

2.9%
Quebec:

3.7%
Female: 1,060
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 13,950
Here:

13.3%
Quebec:

14.2%
Male: 6,710
Here:

12.8%
Province:

13.4%
Female: 7,235
Here:

13.7%
Province:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 87,035
Here:

82.9%
Quebec:

80.7%
Male: 43,405
Here:

83.0%
Quebec:

81.2%
Female: 43,635
Here:

82.8%
Quebec:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 15,055
Male:

6,975
Female:

8,080
Living with relatives
Total: 420
Here:

2.8%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 105
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 315
This district:

3.9%
Quebec:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 310
Here:

2.1%
Quebec:

2.2%
Male: 150
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 160
This district:

2.0%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 4,370
This district:

29.0%
Quebec:

30.4%
Male: 1,340
This district:

19.2%
Quebec:

19.8%
Female: 3,025
Here:

37.4%
Quebec:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 9,950
This district:

66.1%
Province:

63.4%
Male: 5,375
This district:

77.1%
Province:

75.6%
Female: 4,575
This district:

56.6%
Quebec:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 13,605
Here:

29.7%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 11,630
Here:

25.4%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,030
Here:

8.8%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 330
Here:

0.7%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 350
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 380
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 330
Here:

0.7%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 13,950
Here:

30.4%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,230
Here:

2.7%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 13,945
Here:

30.4%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 17,115
Here:

37.3%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 6,420
Here:

14.0%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 5,525
Here:

12.1%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 1,955
Here:

4.3%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 880
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.8%

Households sizes in this district


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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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