Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada - Citizenship, immigrant status, minority and aboriginal population



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 144,685
This city:

92.4%
British Columbia:

92.3%
Male: 71,725
Here:

92.6%
British Columbia:

92.7%
Female: 72,955
Here:

92.1%
British Columbia:

91.9%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 37,885
This city:

24.2%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Male: 19,595
Here:

25.3%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Female: 18,290
Here:

23.1%
Province:

18.7%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 106,795
This city:

68.2%
British Columbia:

72.7%
Male: 52,130
This city:

67.3%
Province:

72.1%
Female: 54,665
Here:

69.0%
British Columbia:

73.2%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 11,960
This city:

7.6%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 5,715
Here:

7.4%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 6,240
Here:

7.9%
Province:

8.1%

Generation status

Abbotsford Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 37,230
This city:

29.9%
British Columbia:

33.0%
Male: 17,940
Here:

29.5%
Province:

32.2%
Female: 19,290
This city:

30.3%
Province:

33.9%
2nd generation
Total: 30,125
Here:

24.2%
British Columbia:

22.2%
Male: 14,900
Here:

24.5%
British Columbia:

22.2%
Female: 15,225
Here:

23.9%
Province:

22.3%
3rd generation or more
Total: 57,230
Here:

45.9%
Province:

44.7%
Male: 28,025
This city:

46.0%
Province:

45.6%
Female: 29,210
Here:

45.8%
British Columbia:

43.9%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 35,715
This city:

22.8%
British Columbia:

24.8%
Male: 17,965
This city:

23.2%
Province:

24.2%
Female: 17,745
Here:

22.4%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 5,805
Here:

3.7%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 2,645
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 3,155
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.9%

Abbotsford Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 2,240
This city:

6.3%
British Columbia:

40.4%
Male: 1,120
Here:

6.2%
Province:

40.3%
Female: 1,125
Here:

6.3%
Province:

40.4%
South Asian
Total: 25,580
Here:

71.6%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 13,010
Here:

72.4%
British Columbia:

26.9%
Female: 12,575
Here:

70.9%
Province:

25.2%
Black
Total: 930
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

2.8%
Male: 510
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 415
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Filipino
Total: 730
This city:

2.0%
Province:

8.7%
Male: 275
Here:

1.5%
Province:

7.7%
Female: 455
Here:

2.6%
Province:

9.7%
Latin American
Total: 1,280
Here:

3.6%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 545
This city:

3.0%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 735
This city:

4.1%
Province:

3.0%
Southeast Asian
Total: 1,660
Here:

4.6%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 815
Here:

4.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 845
Here:

4.8%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Arab
Total: 150
This city:

0.4%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Male: 90
Here:

0.5%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 55
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.8%
West Asian
Total: 210
This city:

0.6%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 105
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

3.2%
Female: 105
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Korean
Total: 1,615
This city:

4.5%
Province:

5.0%
Male: 840
Here:

4.7%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 775
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Japanese
Total: 825
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 410
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 415
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.8%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 450
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.5%
Male: 220
Here:

1.2%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Female: 230
This city:

1.3%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Non-immigrants
Total: 118,170
This city:

75.4%
British Columbia:

71.3%
Male: 58,825
This city:

76.0%
British Columbia:

72.2%
Female: 59,345
Here:

74.9%
British Columbia:

70.4%
Immigrants
Total: 37,070
Here:

23.7%
Province:

27.5%
Male: 17,910
This city:

23.1%
Province:

26.6%
Female: 19,160
Here:

24.2%
British Columbia:

28.3%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 1,405
This city:

0.9%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Male: 710
This city:

0.9%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Female: 695
This city:

0.9%
British Columbia:

1.3%

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