Prince Rupert - City, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 3,540
2 persons: 1,745
Here:

49.3%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 835
Here:

23.6%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 660
Here:

18.6%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 305
Here:

8.6%
State:

7.3%

Prince Rupert Family Size

Married couples: 2,040
Here:

75.3%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 665
Here:

24.5%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 640
Here:

77.1%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 190
Here:

22.9%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Prince Rupert

Children in Families

Total children in families: 4,010
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 930
Here:

23.2%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 1,420
Here:

35.4%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 530
Here:

13.2%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 765
Here:

19.1%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 360
Here:

9.0%
State:

12.1%

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 12,365
Male:

6,175
Female:

6,185
Living with relatives
Total: 320
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 150
Here:

2.4%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 170
This city:

2.7%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 400
Here:

3.2%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 245
This city:

4.0%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 160
Here:

2.6%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 1,380
Here:

11.2%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 730
Here:

11.8%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 650
This city:

10.5%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 10,265
This city:

83.0%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 5,055
Here:

81.9%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 5,210
This city:

84.2%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,420
Male:

695
Female:

720
Living with relatives
Total: 80
This city:

5.6%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 30
Here:

4.3%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 55
Here:

7.6%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 35
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 20
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 15
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 410
Here:

28.9%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 155
Here:

22.3%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 260
This city:

36.1%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 890
This city:

62.7%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 490
Here:

70.5%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 400
This city:

55.6%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,130
Here:

22.7%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 1,280
Here:

25.7%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 625
Here:

12.6%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 90
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 100
Here:

2.0%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 125
Here:

2.5%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 1,380
Here:

27.7%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 185
Here:

3.7%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.5
1 person: 1,380
Here:

27.7%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 1,640
Here:

32.9%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 835
Here:

16.8%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 685
Here:

13.8%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 260
Here:

5.2%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 180
Here:

3.6%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in Prince Rupert


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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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