Thunder Bay - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 30,355
2 persons: 16,270
Here:

53.6%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 6,580
Here:

21.7%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 5,460
Here:

18.0%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 2,040
Here:

6.7%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 20,180
Here:

82.8%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 4,185
Here:

17.2%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 4,700
Here:

78.5%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,290
Here:

21.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 30,180
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 6,010
Here:

19.9%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 9,630
Here:

31.9%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 3,825
Here:

12.7%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 6,815
Here:

22.6%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 3,900
Here:

12.9%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Thunder Bay

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: 105,920
Male:

51,420
Female:

54,505
Living with relatives
Total: 2,095
This city:

2.0%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 975
This city:

1.9%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 1,120
This city:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 3,520
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 2,030
Here:

3.9%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 1,485
Here:

2.7%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 15,415
Here:

14.6%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 6,860
Here:

13.3%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 8,555
This city:

15.7%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 84,895
Here:

80.2%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 41,555
Here:

80.8%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 43,340
Here:

79.5%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 17,540
Male:

7,780
Female:

9,755
Living with relatives
Total: 510
This city:

2.9%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 150
This city:

1.9%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 365
Here:

3.7%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 275
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 145
This city:

1.9%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 130
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 5,635
This city:

32.1%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 1,580
Here:

20.3%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 4,055
This city:

41.6%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 11,120
Here:

63.4%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 5,910
This city:

76.0%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 5,215
This city:

53.5%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 11,780
Here:

25.1%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 11,130
Here:

23.7%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,945
Here:

10.5%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 385
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 440
Here:

0.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 630
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 520
Here:

1.1%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 15,415
Here:

32.8%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,710
Here:

3.6%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.6
1 person: 15,415
Here:

32.8%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 16,210
Here:

34.5%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 6,910
Here:

14.7%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 5,745
Here:

12.2%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 1,920
Here:

4.1%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 750
Here:

1.6%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this city


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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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