St. Thomas - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 10,980
2 persons: 5,760
Here:

52.5%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 2,420
Here:

22.0%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 2,015
Here:

18.4%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 780
Here:

7.1%
State:

9.1%

St. Thomas Family Size

Married couples: 7,390
Here:

82.6%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 1,555
Here:

17.4%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 1,640
Here:

80.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 390
Here:

19.2%
State:

19.5%

Family types in St. Thomas

Children in Families

Total children in families: 11,085
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 2,840
Here:

25.6%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 3,965
Here:

35.8%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 1,375
Here:

12.4%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 2,000
Here:

18.0%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 910
Here:

8.2%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in St. Thomas

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: 37,070
Male:

17,845
Female:

19,225
Living with relatives
Total: 635
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 235
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 395
This city:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,010
This city:

2.7%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 570
Here:

3.2%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 440
Here:

2.3%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 4,415
Here:

11.9%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 1,875
Here:

10.5%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 2,545
This city:

13.2%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 31,010
This city:

83.7%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 15,165
This city:

85.0%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 15,845
Here:

82.4%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 5,720
Male:

2,545
Female:

3,170
Living with relatives
Total: 220
Here:

3.8%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 45
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 175
Here:

5.5%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 90
This city:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 40
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 45
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,710
Here:

29.9%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 435
Here:

17.1%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 1,275
Here:

40.2%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 3,700
This city:

64.7%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 2,030
This city:

79.8%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 1,670
Here:

52.7%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 4,275
Here:

27.2%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 4,100
Here:

26.1%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,690
Here:

10.8%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 135
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 200
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 220
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 175
Here:

1.1%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 4,415
Here:

28.1%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 470
Here:

3.0%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.6
1 person: 4,415
Here:

28.1%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 5,660
Here:

36.1%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 2,495
Here:

15.9%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 2,125
Here:

13.5%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 700
Here:

4.5%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 290
Here:

1.8%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in St. Thomas


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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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