Yarmouth - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,845
2 persons: 1,140
Here:

61.8%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 405
Here:

22.0%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 215
Here:

11.7%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 90
Here:

4.9%
State:

6.1%

Yarmouth Family Size

Married couples: 1,025
Here:

78.5%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 280
Here:

21.5%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 465
Here:

86.1%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 80
Here:

14.8%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this town

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,650
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 390
Here:

23.6%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 560
Here:

33.9%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 230
Here:

13.9%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 290
Here:

17.6%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 175
Here:

10.6%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in this town

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 6,465
Male:

2,860
Female:

3,600
Living with relatives
Total: 145
Here:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 50
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 95
This town:

2.6%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 325
Here:

5.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 190
Here:

6.6%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 135
Here:

3.8%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,190
This town:

18.4%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 430
This town:

15.0%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
Female: 755
Here:

21.0%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 4,800
This town:

74.2%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 2,190
Here:

76.6%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 2,615
This town:

72.6%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,275
Male:

495
Female:

785
Living with relatives
Total: 65
This town:

5.1%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 15
This town:

3.0%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 50
Here:

6.4%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 35
This town:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 20
This town:

4.0%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 15
This town:

1.9%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 500
This town:

39.2%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 120
This town:

24.2%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 380
Here:

48.4%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 675
Here:

52.9%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 335
This town:

67.7%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 340
This town:

43.3%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 710
Here:

22.6%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 480
Here:

15.3%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 455
Here:

14.5%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 45
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.6%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 1,185
Here:

37.7%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 150
Here:

4.8%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.1
State:

2.3
1 person: 1,185
Here:

37.7%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 1,135
Here:

36.1%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 445
Here:

14.1%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 250
Here:

7.9%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 90
Here:

2.9%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 30
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Yarmouth


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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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