Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 7,715
2 persons: 4,490
Here:

58.2%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 1,655
Here:

21.5%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 1,170
Here:

15.2%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 395
Here:

5.1%
State:

6.1%

This division Family Size

Married couples: 5,380
Here:

84.4%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 995
Here:

15.6%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 1,075
Here:

80.5%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 260
Here:

19.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this division

Children in Families

Total children in families: 6,640
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 1,375
Here:

20.7%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 2,380
Here:

35.8%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 960
Here:

14.5%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 1,265
Here:

19.1%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 660
Here:

9.9%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in this division

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 24,800
Male:

11,880
Female:

12,920
Living with relatives
Total: 425
This division:

1.7%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 160
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 265
This division:

2.1%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 740
This division:

3.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 405
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 335
This division:

2.6%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 2,900
Here:

11.7%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 1,210
This division:

10.2%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 1,695
This division:

13.1%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 20,730
This division:

83.6%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 10,110
Here:

85.1%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 10,625
Here:

82.2%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 4,505
Male:

2,025
Female:

2,485
Living with relatives
Total: 215
This division:

4.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 60
This division:

3.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 155
Here:

6.2%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 90
This division:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 45
Here:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 40
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 1,260
This division:

28.0%
Nova Scotia:

27.8%
Male: 345
This division:

17.0%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 920
This division:

37.0%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 2,940
This division:

65.3%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 1,570
This division:

77.5%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 1,365
Here:

54.9%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 3,380
Here:

31.3%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 2,600
Here:

24.1%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,040
Here:

9.6%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 120
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 95
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 170
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 155
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 2,905
Here:

26.9%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 330
Here:

3.1%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 2,900
Here:

26.9%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 4,320
Here:

40.1%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 1,740
Here:

16.1%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 1,295
Here:

12.0%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 395
Here:

3.7%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 140
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Yarmouth


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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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