Creston, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,575
2 persons: 1,090
Here:

69.2%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 210
Here:

13.3%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 195
Here:

12.4%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 80
Here:

5.1%
State:

7.3%

This centre Family Size

Married couples: 1,185
Here:

85.9%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 200
Here:

14.5%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 155
Here:

79.5%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 40
Here:

20.5%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this centre

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,070
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.7
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 260
Here:

24.3%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 380
Here:

35.5%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 165
Here:

15.4%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 170
Here:

15.9%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 95
Here:

8.9%
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:

2.6
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 5,140
Male:

2,430
Female:

2,715
Living with relatives
Total: 65
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 15
Here:

0.6%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 50
This centre:

1.8%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 170
This centre:

3.3%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 85
This centre:

3.5%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 80
This centre:

2.9%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 880
Here:

17.1%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 320
Here:

13.2%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 555
This centre:

20.4%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 4,030
This centre:

78.4%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 2,000
Here:

82.3%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 2,025
Here:

74.6%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,575
Male:

705
Female:

865
Living with relatives
Total: 25
Here:

1.6%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Female: 20
This centre:

2.3%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 30
This centre:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 15
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 15
This centre:

1.7%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 505
Here:

32.1%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 145
This centre:

20.6%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 355
Here:

41.0%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 1,020
This centre:

64.8%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 550
This centre:

78.0%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 470
Here:

54.3%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 920
Here:

36.7%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 390
Here:

15.6%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 160
Here:

6.4%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 30
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

0.6%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

0.8%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 880
Here:

35.1%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 75
Here:

3.0%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.1
State:

2.5
1 person: 875
Here:

34.9%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 1,070
Here:

42.7%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 240
Here:

9.6%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 210
Here:

8.4%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 65
Here:

2.6%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 35
Here:

1.4%
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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