Saint John--St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 50,940
2 persons: 27,385
Here:

53.8%
State:

55.9%
3 persons: 11,060
Here:

21.7%
State:

21.9%
4 persons: 9,090
Here:

17.8%
State:

16.6%
5 or more persons: 3,415
Here:

6.7%
State:

5.5%

Saint John--St. Stephen Family Size

Married couples: 35,630
Here:

85.0%
State:

80.9%
Common-law couples: 6,275
Here:

15.0%
State:

19.1%
Female lone parent: 7,330
Here:

81.1%
State:

79.4%
Male lone parent: 1,710
Here:

18.9%
State:

20.6%

Family types in this region

Children in Families

Total children in families: 49,495
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 10,755
Here:

21.7%
State:

21.7%
6 to 14 years: 17,160
Here:

34.7%
State:

34.5%
15 to 17 years: 6,670
Here:

13.5%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 9,900
Here:

20.0%
State:

19.4%
25 years and over: 5,010
Here:

10.1%
State:

11.4%

Age of children in families in this region

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:

2.8
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 169,470
Male:

82,085
Female:

87,380
Living with relatives
Total: 3,015
This region:

1.8%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 1,285
This region:

1.6%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 1,725
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,420
This region:

3.2%
New Brunswick:

3.6%
Male: 2,955
This region:

3.6%
New Brunswick:

4.0%
Female: 2,465
Here:

2.8%
Province:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 18,700
This region:

11.0%
New Brunswick:

11.1%
Male: 7,840
Here:

9.6%
Province:

10.1%
Female: 10,860
Here:

12.4%
New Brunswick:

12.1%
Living with census family
Total: 142,340
This region:

84.0%
New Brunswick:

83.4%
Male: 70,005
Here:

85.3%
Province:

84.3%
Female: 72,330
Here:

82.8%
Province:

82.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 24,990
Male:

11,210
Female:

13,775
Living with relatives
Total: 1,045
This region:

4.2%
New Brunswick:

4.3%
Male: 265
Here:

2.4%
New Brunswick:

2.5%
Female: 775
Here:

5.6%
Province:

5.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 490
Here:

2.0%
New Brunswick:

2.2%
Male: 255
Here:

2.3%
New Brunswick:

2.3%
Female: 235
Here:

1.7%
New Brunswick:

2.2%
Living alone
Total: 7,120
This region:

28.5%
New Brunswick:

26.5%
Male: 1,885
This region:

16.8%
Province:

16.7%
Female: 5,230
Here:

38.0%
Province:

34.8%
Living with census family
Total: 16,340
This region:

65.4%
Province:

67.0%
Male: 8,805
This region:

78.5%
Province:

78.5%
Female: 7,535
This region:

54.7%
Province:

57.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 20,095
Here:

28.3%
State:

30.3%
One-family households with children: 18,920
Here:

26.6%
State:

25.7%
Lone-parent-family households: 7,215
Here:

10.2%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 760
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 810
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,030
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.3%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,045
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 18,700
Here:

26.3%
State:

26.0%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,500
Here:

3.5%
State:

3.9%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.3
1 person: 18,700
Here:

26.3%
State:

26.0%
2 persons: 26,665
Here:

37.5%
State:

39.3%
3 persons: 11,625
Here:

16.4%
State:

16.5%
4 persons: 9,615
Here:

13.5%
State:

12.8%
5 persons: 3,225
Here:

4.5%
State:

3.9%
6 or more persons: 1,250
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.5%

Households sizes in Saint John--St. Stephen


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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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