Swift Current - City, Saskatchewan, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 4,390
2 persons: 2,450
Here:

55.8%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 815
Here:

18.6%
State:

19.4%
4 persons: 805
Here:

18.3%
State:

17.9%
5 or more persons: 310
Here:

7.1%
State:

10.5%

Swift Current Family Size

Married couples: 3,355
Here:

87.4%
State:

85.0%
Common-law couples: 480
Here:

12.5%
State:

15.0%
Female lone parent: 460
Here:

83.6%
State:

77.3%
Male lone parent: 90
Here:

16.4%
State:

22.6%

Family types in Swift Current

Children in Families

Total children in families: 4,000
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 985
Here:

24.6%
State:

25.7%
6 to 14 years: 1,555
Here:

38.9%
State:

36.5%
15 to 17 years: 540
Here:

13.5%
State:

12.9%
18 to 24 years: 680
Here:

17.0%
State:

17.7%
25 years and over: 250
Here:

6.3%
State:

7.2%

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:

2.8
State:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 15,155
Male:

7,355
Female:

7,800
Living with relatives
Total: 190
Here:

1.3%
Saskatchewan:

2.3%
Male: 100
This city:

1.4%
Saskatchewan:

2.4%
Female: 95
Here:

1.2%
Saskatchewan:

2.3%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 515
Here:

3.4%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 305
This city:

4.1%
Saskatchewan:

4.6%
Female: 210
This city:

2.7%
Saskatchewan:

3.1%
Living alone
Total: 2,225
Here:

14.7%
Province:

11.3%
Male: 905
This city:

12.3%
Saskatchewan:

10.5%
Female: 1,320
This city:

16.9%
Province:

12.1%
Living with census family
Total: 12,225
Here:

80.7%
Province:

82.5%
Male: 6,040
This city:

82.1%
Province:

82.5%
Female: 6,185
Here:

79.3%
Province:

82.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,805
Male:

1,180
Female:

1,630
Living with relatives
Total: 25
Here:

0.9%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 10
Here:

0.8%
Saskatchewan:

1.7%
Female: 15
Here:

0.9%
Province:

3.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 25
This city:

0.9%
Saskatchewan:

1.4%
Male: 10
This city:

0.8%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 10
This city:

0.6%
Saskatchewan:

1.2%
Living alone
Total: 985
This city:

35.1%
Province:

31.7%
Male: 225
This city:

19.1%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 760
Here:

46.6%
Province:

41.8%
Living with census family
Total: 1,775
This city:

63.3%
Province:

64.5%
Male: 930
This city:

78.8%
Province:

77.1%
Female: 840
Here:

51.5%
Province:

54.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 2,025
Here:

29.8%
State:

28.0%
One-family households with children: 1,650
Here:

24.3%
State:

26.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 455
Here:

6.7%
State:

8.3%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 45
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.0%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.3%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.7%
One-person households: 2,220
Here:

32.7%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 225
Here:

3.3%
State:

4.2%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.5
1 person: 2,220
Here:

32.7%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 2,485
Here:

36.6%
State:

35.8%
3 persons: 860
Here:

12.7%
State:

14.0%
4 persons: 845
Here:

12.4%
State:

13.0%
5 persons: 280
Here:

4.1%
State:

5.7%
6 or more persons: 95
Here:

1.4%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Swift Current


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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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