Merritt - City, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,035
2 persons: 1,160
Here:

57.0%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 405
Here:

19.9%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 335
Here:

16.5%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 135
Here:

6.6%
State:

7.3%

Merritt Family Size

Married couples: 1,290
Here:

78.9%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 340
Here:

20.8%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 305
Here:

76.3%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 90
Here:

22.5%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,915
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 460
Here:

24.0%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 750
Here:

39.2%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 285
Here:

14.9%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 280
Here:

14.6%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 150
Here:

7.8%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Merritt

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:

2.7
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 6,895
Male:

3,405
Female:

3,490
Living with relatives
Total: 210
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 85
Here:

2.5%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 125
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 295
This city:

4.3%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 165
Here:

4.8%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 130
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 805
This city:

11.7%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 385
This city:

11.3%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 420
This city:

12.0%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 5,585
This city:

81.0%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 2,770
This city:

81.4%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 2,815
Here:

80.7%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,195
Male:

580
Female:

615
Living with relatives
Total: 50
This city:

4.2%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 15
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 35
Here:

5.7%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 40
This city:

3.3%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 25
This city:

4.3%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 20
Here:

3.3%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 325
Here:

27.2%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 110
Here:

19.0%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 215
Here:

35.0%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 785
This city:

65.7%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 440
Here:

75.9%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 345
This city:

56.1%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 825
Here:

28.4%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 615
Here:

21.2%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 290
Here:

10.0%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

2.1%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 65
Here:

2.2%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

2.1%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 800
Here:

27.6%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 130
Here:

4.5%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.5
1 person: 800
Here:

27.6%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 1,095
Here:

37.8%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 435
Here:

15.0%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 360
Here:

12.4%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 135
Here:

4.7%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 75
Here:

2.6%
State:

3.3%

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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