Calgary City Information

FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS STATISTICS FOR THE CITY OF CALGARY 2001

This table shows City of Calgary statistics for families and dwellings for the 2001 census period.

Characteristics	Calgary	Alberta
Selected Family Characteristics
Total number of families	259,465	811,280
Number of married-couple families	191,570	600,995
Average number of persons in married-couple families	3.2	3.2
Number of common-law couple families	29,740	93,765
Average number of persons in common-law-couple families	2.5	2.7
Number of lone-parent families	38,155	116,520
Average number of persons in lone-parent families	2.5	2.6
Number of female lone-parent families	30,855	92,945
Average number of persons in female lone-parent families	2.5	2.6
Number of male lone-parent families	7,295	23,575
Average number of persons in male lone-parent families	2.4	2.5
Median family income ($) - All census families	65,488	60,142
Median family income ($) - Couple families	71,139	65,041
Median family income ($) - Lone-parent families	36,835	32,763
Selected Household Characteristics
Total - All private households	356,370	1,104,100
Households containing a couple (married or common-law) with children	114,200	359,945
Households containing a couple (married or common-law) without children	95,355	308,490
One-person households	81,795	255,375
Other household types	65,025	180,285
Median household income ($) - All households	58,861	52,524
Median household income ($) - One-person households	30,432	25,400
Median household income ($) - Two-or-more-persons households	68,963	62,343
Number of rented dwellings	104,505	316,645
Average gross monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	766	674
Number of owner-occupied dwellings	250,160	736,065
Average monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	1,001	875
Selected Occupied Private Dwelling Characteristics
Total number of dwellings	356,370	1,104,100
Number of owned dwellings	251,530	777,480
Number of rented dwellings	104,615	319,090
Number of dwellings constructed before 1991	272,475	887,450
Number of dwellings constructed between 1991 and 2001	83,895	216,650
Average value of dwelling ($)	201,751	159,698

Source: Statistics Canada's Internet Site,
http://www.statcan.ca/start.html ,
date of extraction: Oct 24 2003