Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,630
2 persons: 1,545
Here:

58.7%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 485
Here:

18.4%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 440
Here:

16.7%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 150
Here:

5.7%
State:

7.3%

This centre Family Size

Married couples: 1,795
Here:

81.6%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 405
Here:

18.4%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 330
Here:

76.7%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 100
Here:

23.3%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this centre

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,290
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 465
Here:

20.3%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 840
Here:

36.7%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 320
Here:

14.0%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 450
Here:

19.7%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 215
Here:

9.4%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in this centre

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 8,730
Male:

4,295
Female:

4,435
Living with relatives
Total: 130
This centre:

1.5%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 50
Here:

1.2%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 80
This centre:

1.8%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 350
This centre:

4.0%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 185
Here:

4.3%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 165
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 1,145
This centre:

13.1%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 535
Here:

12.5%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 600
Here:

13.5%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 7,110
Here:

81.4%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 3,520
Here:

82.0%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 3,585
This centre:

80.8%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,600
Male:

755
Female:

840
Living with relatives
Total: 35
Here:

2.2%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.7%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 25
This centre:

3.0%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 20
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 10
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 5
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 480
Here:

30.0%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 150
Here:

19.9%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 330
This centre:

39.3%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 1,070
Here:

66.9%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 585
This centre:

77.5%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 480
This centre:

57.1%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,185
Here:

30.7%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 860
Here:

22.3%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 345
Here:

8.9%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 45
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.0%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.0%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 1,145
Here:

29.7%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 130
Here:

3.4%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.5
1 person: 1,140
Here:

29.6%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 1,515
Here:

39.3%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 525
Here:

13.6%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 480
Here:

12.5%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 145
Here:

3.8%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 50
Here:

1.3%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in this centre


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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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