Niagara, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 124,560
2 persons: 65,325
Here:

52.4%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 26,090
Here:

20.9%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 23,160
Here:

18.6%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 9,980
Here:

8.0%
State:

9.1%

Niagara Family Size

Married couples: 88,915
Here:

86.3%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 14,140
Here:

13.7%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 17,200
Here:

80.0%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 4,300
Here:

20.0%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Niagara

Children in Families

Total children in families: 127,460
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 24,755
Here:

19.4%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 41,370
Here:

32.5%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 16,175
Here:

12.7%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 28,775
Here:

22.6%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 16,385
Here:

12.9%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Niagara

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:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 422,810
Male:

205,260
Female:

217,550
Living with relatives
Total: 7,890
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 3,195
This division:

1.6%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 4,700
This division:

2.2%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 12,690
Here:

3.0%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 7,035
Here:

3.4%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 5,655
Here:

2.6%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 47,155
This division:

11.2%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 19,790
This division:

9.6%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 27,365
Here:

12.6%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 355,075
Here:

84.0%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 175,240
This division:

85.4%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 179,835
Here:

82.7%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 75,405
Male:

34,140
Female:

41,260
Living with relatives
Total: 2,915
This division:

3.9%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 700
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 2,215
Here:

5.4%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,240
This division:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 615
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 625
This division:

1.5%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 20,180
Here:

26.8%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 5,515
Here:

16.2%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 14,670
This division:

35.6%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 51,065
Here:

67.7%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 27,315
This division:

80.0%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 23,750
This division:

57.6%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 48,265
Here:

27.6%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 46,980
Here:

26.9%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 17,285
Here:

9.9%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 1,840
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 2,555
Here:

1.5%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 2,570
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 2,500
Here:

1.4%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 47,155
Here:

27.0%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 5,535
Here:

3.2%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.6
1 person: 47,155
Here:

27.0%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 63,300
Here:

36.2%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 27,015
Here:

15.5%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 24,085
Here:

13.8%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 9,065
Here:

5.2%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 4,065
Here:

2.3%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this division


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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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