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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,670
2 persons: 1,455
Here:

54.5%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 575
Here:

21.5%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 505
Here:

18.9%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 130
Here:

4.9%
State:

7.3%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 1,600
Here:

76.6%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 495
Here:

23.7%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 455
Here:

79.1%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 120
Here:

20.9%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Nelson

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,580
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 600
Here:

23.3%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 970
Here:

37.6%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 360
Here:

14.0%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 460
Here:

17.8%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 185
Here:

7.2%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Nelson

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: 9,980
Male:

4,740
Female:

5,240
Living with relatives
Total: 135
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 70
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 65
This city:

1.2%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 810
This city:

8.1%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 410
Here:

8.6%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 400
This city:

7.6%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 1,700
This city:

17.0%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 735
This city:

15.5%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 955
This city:

18.2%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 7,340
This city:

73.5%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 3,525
This city:

74.4%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 3,815
Here:

72.8%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,405
Male:

585
Female:

815
Living with relatives
Total: 30
This city:

2.1%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.9%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 25
This city:

3.1%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 20
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 15
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 10
This city:

1.2%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 580
Here:

41.3%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 145
Here:

24.8%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 430
Here:

52.8%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 770
Here:

54.8%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 425
Here:

72.6%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 350
This city:

42.9%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 990
Here:

21.4%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 945
Here:

20.4%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 465
Here:

10.1%
State:

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

1.3%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.1%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 80
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

0.9%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 1,695
Here:

36.6%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 305
Here:

6.6%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.5
1 person: 1,695
Here:

36.6%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 1,515
Here:

32.8%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 660
Here:

14.3%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 560
Here:

12.1%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 150
Here:

3.2%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 45
Here:

1.0%
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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