New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 10,710
2 persons: 5,980
Here:

55.8%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 2,325
Here:

21.7%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 1,760
Here:

16.4%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 645
Here:

6.0%
State:

6.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 7,280
Here:

83.8%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 1,405
Here:

16.2%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 1,630
Here:

80.5%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 395
Here:

19.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 9,995
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 2,070
Here:

20.7%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 3,440
Here:

34.4%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 1,285
Here:

12.9%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 1,945
Here:

19.5%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 1,245
Here:

12.5%
State:

11.5%

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 35,235
Male:

17,045
Female:

18,185
Living with relatives
Total: 655
This city:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 245
This city:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 410
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 810
Here:

2.3%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 460
Here:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 345
This city:

1.9%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 4,385
Here:

12.4%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 1,935
Here:

11.4%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 2,455
This city:

13.5%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 29,385
This city:

83.4%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 14,400
Here:

84.5%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 14,985
Here:

82.4%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 6,070
Male:

2,725
Female:

3,340
Living with relatives
Total: 220
Here:

3.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 40
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 180
This city:

5.4%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 100
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 45
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 55
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 1,805
Here:

29.7%
Nova Scotia:

27.8%
Male: 540
Here:

19.8%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 1,265
This city:

37.9%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 3,940
Here:

64.9%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 2,095
This city:

76.9%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 1,845
This city:

55.2%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 4,410
Here:

28.9%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 3,700
Here:

24.2%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,620
Here:

10.6%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 135
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 160
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 235
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 220
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 4,385
Here:

28.7%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 385
Here:

2.5%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 4,385
Here:

28.7%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 5,725
Here:

37.5%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 2,395
Here:

15.7%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 1,880
Here:

12.3%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 625
Here:

4.1%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 245
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in New Glasgow


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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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