Elmira, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,865
2 persons: 1,355
Here:

47.3%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 560
Here:

19.5%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 660
Here:

23.0%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 285
Here:

9.9%
State:

9.1%

This centre Family Size

Married couples: 2,335
Here:

91.2%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 230
Here:

9.0%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 235
Here:

78.3%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 70
Here:

23.3%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this centre

Children in Families

Total children in families: 3,140
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 820
Here:

26.1%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 1,130
Here:

36.0%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 340
Here:

10.8%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 590
Here:

18.8%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 260
Here:

8.3%
State:

13.1%

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:

3.0
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 9,645
Male:

4,725
Female:

4,925
Living with relatives
Total: 135
This centre:

1.4%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 45
This centre:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 95
This centre:

1.9%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 190
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 100
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 95
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 750
Here:

7.8%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 315
Here:

6.7%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 440
This centre:

8.9%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 8,565
Here:

88.8%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 4,260
Here:

90.2%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 4,300
This centre:

87.3%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,275
Male:

600
Female:

670
Living with relatives
Total: 30
This centre:

2.4%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.8%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 25
This centre:

3.7%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 15
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.8%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 10
This centre:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 295
This centre:

23.1%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 75
This centre:

12.5%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 220
This centre:

32.8%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 935
Here:

73.3%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 515
This centre:

85.8%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 415
This centre:

61.9%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,115
Here:

30.3%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 1,315
Here:

35.7%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 265
Here:

7.2%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 30
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

1.0%
State:

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

0.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.1%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 755
Here:

20.5%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 105
Here:

2.9%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.6
1 person: 755
Here:

20.5%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 1,355
Here:

36.8%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 565
Here:

15.4%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 675
Here:

18.3%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 240
Here:

6.5%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 95
Here:

2.6%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Elmira


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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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