Vernon, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 17,110
2 persons: 10,190
Here:

59.6%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 3,195
Here:

18.7%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 2,610
Here:

15.3%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 1,115
Here:

6.5%
State:

7.3%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 12,235
Here:

84.3%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 2,290
Here:

15.8%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 2,015
Here:

77.8%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 580
Here:

22.4%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Vernon

Children in Families

Total children in families: 14,695
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 3,085
Here:

21.0%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 5,255
Here:

35.8%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 2,105
Here:

14.3%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 2,945
Here:

20.0%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 1,305
Here:

8.9%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Vernon

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: 56,715
Male:

27,345
Female:

29,370
Living with relatives
Total: 1,085
This city:

1.9%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 450
This city:

1.6%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 635
Here:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,585
This city:

4.6%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 1,455
This city:

5.3%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 1,135
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 6,715
This city:

11.8%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 2,635
Here:

9.6%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 4,080
This city:

13.9%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 46,325
Here:

81.7%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 22,805
Here:

83.4%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 23,520
This city:

80.1%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 11,410
Male:

5,355
Female:

6,050
Living with relatives
Total: 310
Here:

2.7%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 75
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 235
This city:

3.9%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 235
This city:

2.1%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 110
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 120
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 2,980
Here:

26.1%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 850
Here:

15.9%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 2,130
This city:

35.2%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 7,885
This city:

69.1%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 4,320
This city:

80.7%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 3,560
This city:

58.8%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 7,920
Here:

32.4%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 5,285
Here:

21.6%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,945
Here:

8.0%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 370
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 405
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 420
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 380
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 6,715
Here:

27.5%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 985
Here:

4.0%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.5
1 person: 6,715
Here:

27.5%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 9,855
Here:

40.3%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 3,415
Here:

14.0%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 2,880
Here:

11.8%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 1,065
Here:

4.4%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 500
Here:

2.0%
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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