Watson Lake - Town, Yukon Territory, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 235
2 persons: 140
Here:

59.6%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 45
Here:

19.1%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 40
Here:

17.0%
State:

18.2%
5 or more persons: 20
Here:

8.5%
State:

7.3%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 125
Here:

65.8%
State:

68.5%
Common-law couples: 65
Here:

34.2%
State:

31.5%
Female lone parent: 40
Here:

88.9%
State:

72.6%
Male lone parent: 10
Here:

22.2%
State:

27.4%

Family types in this town

Children in Families

Total children in families: 230
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 65
Here:

28.3%
State:

23.8%
6 to 14 years: 80
Here:

34.8%
State:

35.6%
15 to 17 years: 25
Here:

10.9%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 40
Here:

17.4%
State:

20.0%
25 years and over: 20
Here:

8.7%
State:

8.3%

Age of children in families in Watson Lake

Number of children - Married couples

Number of children - Common-law couples

Number of children - Female 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: 800
Male:

410
Female:

395
Living with relatives
Total: 20
Here:

2.5%
Territory:

2.6%
Male: 10
Here:

2.4%
Territory:

2.5%
Female: 10
This town:

2.5%
Territory:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 30
Here:

3.8%
Yukon Territory:

5.3%
Male: 15
Here:

3.7%
Yukon Territory:

5.7%
Female: 10
Here:

2.5%
Territory:

4.9%
Living alone
Total: 100
This town:

12.5%
Territory:

13.0%
Male: 55
This town:

13.4%
Yukon Territory:

13.7%
Female: 40
Here:

10.1%
Yukon Territory:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 655
Here:

81.9%
Territory:

79.1%
Male: 325
Here:

79.3%
Yukon Territory:

78.0%
Female: 330
This town:

83.5%
Territory:

80.1%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 100
Male:

55
Female:

45
Living with relatives
Total: 5
This town:

5.0%
Territory:

4.4%
Living alone
Total: 25
This town:

25.0%
Territory:

35.0%
Male: 10
Here:

18.2%
Yukon Territory:

30.4%
Female: 15
Here:

33.3%
Territory:

40.2%
Living with census family
Total: 65
Here:

65.0%
Territory:

58.2%
Male: 40
Here:

72.7%
Yukon Territory:

64.2%
Female: 30
Here:

66.7%
Territory:

51.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 105
Here:

30.0%
State:

23.7%
One-family households with children: 80
Here:

22.9%
State:

23.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 40
Here:

11.4%
State:

10.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 5
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.8%
One-person households: 100
Here:

28.6%
State:

30.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 15
Here:

4.3%
State:

5.0%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.4
1 person: 100
Here:

28.6%
State:

30.7%
2 persons: 145
Here:

41.4%
State:

33.7%
3 persons: 50
Here:

14.3%
State:

15.5%
4 persons: 35
Here:

10.0%
State:

13.0%
5 persons: 15
Here:

4.3%
State:

4.8%
6 or more persons: 10
Here:

2.9%
State:

2.4%

Households sizes in this town


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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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