Sorel, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 10,850
2 persons: 6,675
Here:

61.5%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 2,230
Here:

20.6%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 1,495
Here:

13.8%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 440
Here:

4.1%
State:

7.5%

This centre Family Size

Married couples: 5,590
Here:

60.9%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 3,600
Here:

39.2%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 1,275
Here:

76.8%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 385
Here:

23.2%
State:

24.0%

Family types in this centre

Children in Families

Total children in families: 8,325
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 1,690
Here:

20.3%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 2,580
Here:

31.0%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 1,065
Here:

12.8%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 1,865
Here:

22.4%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 1,125
Here:

13.5%
State:

10.0%

Age of children in families in this centre

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:

2.6
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 35,850
Male:

17,510
Female:

18,340
Living with relatives
Total: 660
This centre:

1.8%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 290
This centre:

1.7%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 370
Here:

2.0%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 805
This centre:

2.2%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 435
This centre:

2.5%
Quebec:

3.7%
Female: 365
This centre:

2.0%
Province:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 6,025
Here:

16.8%
Quebec:

14.2%
Male: 2,740
This centre:

15.6%
Quebec:

13.4%
Female: 3,280
This centre:

17.9%
Quebec:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 28,360
Here:

79.1%
Province:

80.7%
Male: 14,040
Here:

80.2%
Quebec:

81.2%
Female: 14,325
This centre:

78.1%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 7,465
Male:

3,390
Female:

4,080
Living with relatives
Total: 255
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 75
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 180
Here:

4.4%
Quebec:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 140
This centre:

1.9%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 75
This centre:

2.2%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 65
This centre:

1.6%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 2,255
Here:

30.2%
Quebec:

30.4%
Male: 640
This centre:

18.9%
Province:

19.8%
Female: 1,615
Here:

39.6%
Province:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 4,820
Here:

64.6%
Province:

63.4%
Male: 2,595
This centre:

76.5%
Quebec:

75.6%
Female: 2,220
Here:

54.4%
Quebec:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 5,360
Here:

31.0%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 3,475
Here:

20.1%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,475
Here:

8.5%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 145
Here:

0.8%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 115
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 140
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 65
Here:

0.4%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 6,025
Here:

34.9%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 460
Here:

2.7%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.1
State:

2.3
1 person: 6,020
Here:

34.9%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 6,730
Here:

39.0%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 2,395
Here:

13.9%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 1,575
Here:

9.1%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 395
Here:

2.3%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 145
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.8%

Households sizes in this centre


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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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