York West, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 28,845
2 persons: 11,845
Here:

41.1%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 7,425
Here:

25.7%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 6,140
Here:

21.3%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 3,445
Here:

11.9%
State:

9.1%

This district Family Size

Married couples: 17,620
Here:

90.9%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 1,765
Here:

9.1%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 8,140
Here:

86.0%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,320
Here:

13.9%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this district

Children in Families

Total children in families: 41,010
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.4
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 8,880
Here:

21.7%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 12,520
Here:

30.5%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 4,425
Here:

10.8%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 7,885
Here:

19.2%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 7,305
Here:

17.8%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in York West

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:

3.1
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 107,490
Male:

51,565
Female:

55,925
Living with relatives
Total: 4,660
This district:

4.3%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 1,895
This district:

3.7%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 2,765
Here:

4.9%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 6,030
Here:

5.6%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 3,640
Here:

7.1%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 2,390
Here:

4.3%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 7,560
Here:

7.0%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 3,695
This district:

7.2%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 3,865
Here:

6.9%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 89,240
Here:

83.0%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 42,330
Here:

82.1%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 46,905
Here:

83.9%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 14,030
Male:

6,360
Female:

7,675
Living with relatives
Total: 1,290
This district:

9.2%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 285
This district:

4.5%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 1,005
Here:

13.1%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 320
This district:

2.3%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 160
This district:

2.5%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 165
This district:

2.1%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 2,660
This district:

19.0%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 840
This district:

13.2%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 1,825
Here:

23.8%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 9,760
This district:

69.6%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 5,080
Here:

79.9%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 4,680
This district:

61.0%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 5,015
Here:

13.8%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 9,335
Here:

25.7%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 6,450
Here:

17.8%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 575
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,465
Here:

4.0%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,455
Here:

4.0%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 2,185
Here:

6.0%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 7,560
Here:

20.8%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,235
Here:

6.2%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

3.0
State:

2.6
1 person: 7,560
Here:

20.8%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 9,525
Here:

26.3%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 6,855
Here:

18.9%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 6,200
Here:

17.1%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 3,350
Here:

9.2%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 2,780
Here:

7.7%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this district


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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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