Brantford, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 39,030
2 persons: 19,240
Here:

49.3%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 8,690
Here:

22.3%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 7,565
Here:

19.4%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 3,540
Here:

9.1%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 26,270
Here:

82.9%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 5,405
Here:

17.1%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 5,890
Here:

80.1%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,460
Here:

19.9%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 43,175
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 9,375
Here:

21.7%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 14,845
Here:

34.4%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 5,430
Here:

12.6%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 8,720
Here:

20.2%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 4,810
Here:

11.1%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Brantford

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:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 133,245
Male:

64,820
Female:

68,430
Living with relatives
Total: 2,595
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 1,120
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 1,470
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 3,540
Here:

2.7%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 2,035
This city:

3.1%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 1,510
Here:

2.2%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 13,230
Here:

9.9%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 5,785
Here:

8.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 7,450
Here:

10.9%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 113,880
Here:

85.5%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 55,890
This city:

86.2%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 58,000
This city:

84.8%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 19,155
Male:

8,555
Female:

10,600
Living with relatives
Total: 845
This city:

4.4%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 205
This city:

2.4%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 640
Here:

6.0%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 325
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 185
This city:

2.2%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 140
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 5,235
This city:

27.3%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 1,395
Here:

16.3%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 3,840
Here:

36.2%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 12,750
This city:

66.6%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 6,770
Here:

79.1%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 5,975
Here:

56.4%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 13,620
Here:

25.8%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 15,385
Here:

29.2%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 5,665
Here:

10.7%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 505
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 860
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 890
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,035
Here:

2.0%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 13,230
Here:

25.1%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,540
Here:

2.9%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 13,230
Here:

25.1%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 18,175
Here:

34.5%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 8,765
Here:

16.6%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 7,875
Here:

14.9%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 3,075
Here:

5.8%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 1,610
Here:

3.1%
State:

3.6%

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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