Stratford - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 8,660
2 persons: 4,690
Here:

54.2%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 1,795
Here:

20.7%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 1,525
Here:

17.6%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 650
Here:

7.5%
State:

9.1%

Stratford Family Size

Married couples: 5,975
Here:

83.0%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 1,220
Here:

17.0%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 1,175
Here:

80.5%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 285
Here:

19.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 8,420
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 1,770
Here:

21.0%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 3,010
Here:

35.7%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 1,150
Here:

13.7%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 1,715
Here:

20.4%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 770
Here:

9.1%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in this city

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: 29,930
Male:

14,440
Female:

15,490
Living with relatives
Total: 435
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 185
This city:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 245
This city:

1.6%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 845
This city:

2.8%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 480
Here:

3.3%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 370
This city:

2.4%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 4,385
This city:

14.7%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 1,785
Here:

12.4%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 2,605
Here:

16.8%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 24,270
Here:

81.1%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 11,990
This city:

83.0%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 12,280
This city:

79.3%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 4,965
Male:

2,125
Female:

2,845
Living with relatives
Total: 120
This city:

2.4%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 25
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 95
This city:

3.3%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 65
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 30
This city:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 35
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,640
Here:

33.0%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 375
This city:

17.6%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 1,260
Here:

44.3%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 3,145
Here:

63.3%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 1,700
This city:

80.0%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 1,450
Here:

51.0%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 3,620
Here:

27.2%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 3,225
Here:

24.2%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,240
Here:

9.3%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 110
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 105
Here:

0.8%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 150
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 100
Here:

0.8%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 4,385
Here:

32.9%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 390
Here:

2.9%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.6
1 person: 4,385
Here:

32.9%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 4,700
Here:

35.3%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 1,880
Here:

14.1%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 1,590
Here:

11.9%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 600
Here:

4.5%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 185
Here:

1.4%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Stratford


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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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