Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 28,560
2 persons: 16,080
Here:

56.3%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 5,785
Here:

20.3%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 4,970
Here:

17.4%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 1,725
Here:

6.0%
State:

7.3%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 19,560
Here:

81.7%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 4,390
Here:

18.3%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 3,585
Here:

77.7%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 1,025
Here:

22.2%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 25,945
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 5,775
Here:

22.3%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 9,165
Here:

35.3%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 3,535
Here:

13.6%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 5,135
Here:

19.8%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 2,345
Here:

9.0%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in this city

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: 96,725
Male:

47,405
Female:

49,325
Living with relatives
Total: 2,095
This city:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 915
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 1,175
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,500
This city:

5.7%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 3,120
This city:

6.6%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 2,380
This city:

4.8%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 10,685
Here:

11.0%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 4,765
This city:

10.1%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 5,920
This city:

12.0%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 78,450
This city:

81.1%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 38,595
This city:

81.4%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 39,850
This city:

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: 14,885
Male:

7,040
Female:

7,845
Living with relatives
Total: 520
Here:

3.5%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 130
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 390
This city:

5.0%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 400
Here:

2.7%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 205
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 195
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 3,885
This city:

26.1%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 1,175
This city:

16.7%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 2,710
This city:

34.5%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 10,075
Here:

67.7%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 5,525
Here:

78.5%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 4,545
This city:

57.9%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 11,935
Here:

29.3%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 9,685
Here:

23.8%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,510
Here:

8.6%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 665
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 675
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 725
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 670
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 10,685
Here:

26.2%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,175
Here:

5.3%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.5
1 person: 10,685
Here:

26.2%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 15,740
Here:

38.6%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 6,285
Here:

15.4%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 5,465
Here:

13.4%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 1,795
Here:

4.4%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 755
Here:

1.9%
State:

3.3%

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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