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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 4,980
2 persons: 2,440
Here:

49.0%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 1,095
Here:

22.0%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 1,050
Here:

21.1%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 400
Here:

8.0%
State:

9.1%

Thorold Family Size

Married couples: 3,480
Here:

85.8%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 570
Here:

14.1%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 725
Here:

78.0%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 200
Here:

21.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 5,455
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 995
Here:

18.2%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 1,820
Here:

33.4%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 710
Here:

13.0%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 1,205
Here:

22.1%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 720
Here:

13.2%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Thorold

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:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 17,545
Male:

8,750
Female:

8,790
Living with relatives
Total: 370
This city:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 165
This city:

1.9%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 205
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 760
Here:

4.3%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 425
Here:

4.9%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 335
Here:

3.8%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 1,925
Here:

11.0%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 915
Here:

10.5%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 1,010
Here:

11.5%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 14,495
This city:

82.6%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 7,250
Here:

82.9%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 7,245
Here:

82.4%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,670
Male:

1,210
Female:

1,455
Living with relatives
Total: 155
This city:

5.8%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 50
Here:

4.1%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 105
Here:

7.2%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 55
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 25
This city:

2.1%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 25
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 725
Here:

27.2%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 210
Here:

17.4%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 515
Here:

35.4%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 1,730
This city:

64.8%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 925
Here:

76.4%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 810
Here:

55.7%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,705
Here:

24.1%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 1,975
Here:

27.9%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 705
Here:

10.0%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 100
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 135
Here:

1.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 135
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 115
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 1,925
Here:

27.2%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 300
Here:

4.2%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 1,925
Here:

27.2%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 2,345
Here:

33.1%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 1,140
Here:

16.1%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 1,105
Here:

15.6%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 415
Here:

5.9%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 155
Here:

2.2%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Thorold


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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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