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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 20,900
2 persons: 11,645
Here:

55.7%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 4,225
Here:

20.2%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 3,545
Here:

17.0%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 1,485
Here:

7.1%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 14,605
Here:

85.1%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 2,560
Here:

14.9%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 2,950
Here:

79.0%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 785
Here:

21.0%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Sarnia

Children in Families

Total children in families: 19,905
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 4,225
Here:

21.2%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 6,455
Here:

32.4%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 2,635
Here:

13.2%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 4,595
Here:

23.1%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 1,995
Here:

10.0%
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: 71,005
Male:

34,295
Female:

36,715
Living with relatives
Total: 1,010
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 450
This city:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 555
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,205
Here:

3.1%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 1,325
This city:

3.9%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 880
This city:

2.4%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 9,830
This city:

13.8%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 4,250
This city:

12.4%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 5,580
This city:

15.2%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 57,970
Here:

81.6%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 28,270
This city:

82.4%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 29,700
Here:

80.9%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 12,855
Male:

5,725
Female:

7,130
Living with relatives
Total: 315
Here:

2.5%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 80
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 235
This city:

3.3%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 165
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 85
This city:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 75
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 3,940
Here:

30.6%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 1,030
This city:

18.0%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 2,910
This city:

40.8%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 8,435
This city:

65.6%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 4,530
This city:

79.1%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 3,900
This city:

54.7%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 8,965
Here:

28.6%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 7,320
Here:

23.3%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,115
Here:

9.9%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 240
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 270
Here:

0.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 405
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 290
Here:

0.9%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 9,830
Here:

31.3%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 940
Here:

3.0%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.6
1 person: 9,830
Here:

31.3%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 11,550
Here:

36.8%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 4,440
Here:

14.1%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 3,715
Here:

11.8%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 1,345
Here:

4.3%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 500
Here:

1.6%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Sarnia


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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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