Penticton, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 42,361
Population in 2006: 41,303
Population in 2001: 41,564
2006 to 2011 population change
This city:

2.6%
Province:

7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
This city:  -0.6%
Province:  5.3%

Total private dwellings: 20,931
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 19,200
Land area (km2): 1724.95

Population density per square kilometre
This city:

24.6
Nearby towns and cities:

887.0
Penticton population and dwellings statistics

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Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This city:

57.4%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Employment rate
This city:

53.7%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
This city:

6.5%
Province:

6.0%

Labour force activity in this city

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Penticton

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This city:

21,390 CAD
British Columbia:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

23,007 CAD
Province:

24,867 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This city:

14.4%
Province:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for Penticton

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Sports teams located in this city

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 2,095
Here:

4.9%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 1,015
Here:

4.9%
Province:

24.2%
Female: 1,085
This city:

4.9%
Province:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 1,765
This city:

4.1%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 795
Here:

3.9%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Female: 970
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

4.9%

This city Minority Population Characteristics

This city citizenship and immigration Details

Airports in Penticton

Magazines located in this city

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 21,245
This city:

57.4%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 10,625
This city:

60.8%
Province:

59.4%
Female: 10,615
This city:

54.3%
British Columbia:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 15,795
Here:

42.6%
Province:

42.1%
Male: 6,850
Here:

39.2%
British Columbia:

40.6%
Female: 8,940
This city:

45.7%
Province:

43.6%

This city - Marital Status

This city marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this city

Households types in this city

Average family income in Penticton in 2005

This city families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Penticton

First official language spoken in this city

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this city

Mobility status in 2006

Penticton - Place of residence in 2005

This city - Place of residence in 2001

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Education

Education attainment in this city

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Penticton

Airports Located in this city

Companies Located in Penticton

Federal Corporations inside this city

Hospitals inside this city

Radio stations inside this city

Universities in this city

Shoping malls in Penticton

Newspapers located in Penticton

Radio stations located in Penticton

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This city schools

Ski areas in Penticton

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This city:

50.1
British Columbia:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This city:

87.4%
Province:

84.6%
Age characteristics of Penticton

Stadiums in this city

Companies in Penticton


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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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