Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 5,005
2 persons: 2,770
Here:

55.3%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 910
Here:

18.2%
State:

19.4%
4 persons: 935
Here:

18.7%
State:

17.9%
5 or more persons: 390
Here:

7.8%
State:

10.5%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 3,880
Here:

88.0%
State:

85.0%
Common-law couples: 530
Here:

12.0%
State:

15.0%
Female lone parent: 490
Here:

82.4%
State:

77.3%
Male lone parent: 100
Here:

16.8%
State:

22.6%

Family types in Swift Current

Children in Families

Total children in families: 4,640
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 1,130
Here:

24.4%
State:

25.7%
6 to 14 years: 1,820
Here:

39.2%
State:

36.5%
15 to 17 years: 630
Here:

13.6%
State:

12.9%
18 to 24 years: 785
Here:

16.9%
State:

17.7%
25 years and over: 275
Here:

5.9%
State:

7.2%

Age of children in families in Swift Current

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:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 17,130
Male:

8,370
Female:

8,760
Living with relatives
Total: 210
This city:

1.2%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 110
This city:

1.3%
Saskatchewan:

2.4%
Female: 100
This city:

1.1%
Saskatchewan:

2.3%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 535
This city:

3.1%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 320
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 210
This city:

2.4%
Saskatchewan:

3.1%
Living alone
Total: 2,325
Here:

13.6%
Saskatchewan:

11.3%
Male: 965
This city:

11.5%
Province:

10.5%
Female: 1,365
This city:

15.6%
Province:

12.1%
Living with census family
Total: 14,055
This city:

82.0%
Saskatchewan:

82.5%
Male: 6,970
Here:

83.3%
Province:

82.5%
Female: 7,090
Here:

80.9%
Saskatchewan:

82.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 3,050
Male:

1,315
Female:

1,735
Living with relatives
Total: 30
Here:

1.0%
Saskatchewan:

2.4%
Male: 10
Here:

0.8%
Saskatchewan:

1.7%
Female: 20
This city:

1.2%
Saskatchewan:

3.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 25
This city:

0.8%
Province:

1.4%
Male: 15
Here:

1.1%
Saskatchewan:

1.5%
Female: 15
This city:

0.9%
Saskatchewan:

1.2%
Living alone
Total: 1,035
Here:

33.9%
Saskatchewan:

31.7%
Male: 250
This city:

19.0%
Saskatchewan:

19.7%
Female: 785
Here:

45.2%
Province:

41.8%
Living with census family
Total: 1,965
Here:

64.4%
Saskatchewan:

64.5%
Male: 1,045
Here:

79.5%
Saskatchewan:

77.1%
Female: 920
Here:

53.0%
Saskatchewan:

54.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 2,310
Here:

30.8%
State:

28.0%
One-family households with children: 1,925
Here:

25.6%
State:

26.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 490
Here:

6.5%
State:

8.3%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.0%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.3%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 65
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.7%
One-person households: 2,330
Here:

31.0%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 240
Here:

3.2%
State:

4.2%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.5
1 person: 2,330
Here:

31.0%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 2,805
Here:

37.4%
State:

35.8%
3 persons: 950
Here:

12.6%
State:

14.0%
4 persons: 980
Here:

13.0%
State:

13.0%
5 persons: 345
Here:

4.6%
State:

5.7%
6 or more persons: 110
Here:

1.5%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Swift Current


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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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