Edmonton - City, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 214,565
2 persons: 105,145
Here:

49.0%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 48,445
Here:

22.6%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 42,335
Here:

19.7%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 18,635
Here:

8.7%
State:

9.7%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 146,950
Here:

83.3%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 29,530
Here:

16.7%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 30,045
Here:

78.9%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 8,035
Here:

21.1%
State:

23.3%

Family types in Edmonton

Children in Families

Total children in families: 234,140
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 58,600
Here:

25.0%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 75,050
Here:

32.1%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 26,630
Here:

11.4%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 47,240
Here:

20.2%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 26,610
Here:

11.4%
State:

8.2%

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:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 795,670
Male:

397,455
Female:

398,215
Living with relatives
Total: 24,575
This city:

3.1%
Alberta:

2.4%
Male: 11,560
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 13,020
Here:

3.3%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 51,005
Here:

6.4%
Alberta:

5.3%
Male: 30,660
This city:

7.7%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 20,345
This city:

5.1%
Alberta:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 94,910
Here:

11.9%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 46,685
Here:

11.7%
Alberta:

9.4%
Female: 48,230
This city:

12.1%
Province:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 625,180
This city:

78.6%
Province:

82.7%
Male: 308,555
Here:

77.6%
Alberta:

81.9%
Female: 316,625
This city:

79.5%
Alberta:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 84,080
Male:

37,610
Female:

46,470
Living with relatives
Total: 4,590
Here:

5.5%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 1,000
This city:

2.7%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 3,585
Here:

7.7%
Province:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,845
This city:

2.2%
Alberta:

2.0%
Male: 940
This city:

2.5%
Alberta:

2.1%
Female: 905
This city:

1.9%
Province:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 22,650
Here:

26.9%
Province:

25.0%
Male: 6,575
This city:

17.5%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 16,075
This city:

34.6%
Alberta:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 55,000
This city:

65.4%
Province:

68.7%
Male: 29,100
This city:

77.4%
Province:

79.8%
Female: 25,900
This city:

55.7%
Alberta:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 70,875
Here:

21.8%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 83,045
Here:

25.6%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 28,465
Here:

8.8%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 4,950
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 7,065
Here:

2.2%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 5,720
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 6,995
Here:

2.2%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 94,915
Here:

29.2%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 22,730
Here:

7.0%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 94,910
Here:

29.2%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 105,815
Here:

32.6%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 51,940
Here:

16.0%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 43,960
Here:

13.5%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 17,635
Here:

5.4%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 10,495
Here:

3.2%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Edmonton


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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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