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Selected trend data for Chatham-Kent (CA) Data quality note(s) for Chatham-Kent, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Chatham-Kent (CA) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 109,650 107,709 108,589
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 21.3 19.7 18.2
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 64.2 65.3 65.9
% of the population aged 65 years and over 14.5 15.1 15.9
Median age2 35.8 38.5 41.2
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 1.5 1.3 1.1
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 24.0 23.8 23.9
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 61.0 60.8 60.4
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 57.9 54.5 51.2
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 53.6 50.4 47.3
Total private households6 41,315 42,085 43,670
% of one-person households 24.4 26.1 27.2
% of households containing a couple with children7 33.6 30.9 28.3
% of households containing a couple without children8 29.0 30.3 31.5
Average household size 2.6 2.5 2.4
Median household income9 50,156 52,049 51,002
Median economic family income10 60,559 64,536 64,055
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 90.0 85.3 86.2
% of economic family income from government transfers12 13.1 11.0 12.0
Median economic family government transfers13 4,329 3,483 4,668
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 21,779 23,060 24,752
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 32.8 33.3 28.8
% of economic families in low income before tax16 11.2 10.0 9.5
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 41,315 42,090 43,670
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 70.3 72.2 73.1
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 29.7 27.8 26.9
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 8.4 7.5 7.6
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 10.7 8.7 7.8
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 0.7 0.4 0.6
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 87.3 87.4 86.8
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 3.3 3.4 2.7
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 8.7 8.5 9.8
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 96.8 96.9 95.6
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 3.2 3.1 4.4
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 99.4 99.5 99.5
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 7.4 7.1 7.2
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 62.3 63.5 68.0
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 22.6 27.5 23.5
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 13.5 7.2 6.9
% who moved from a different province/territory 0.9 1.0 0.6
% who lived outside Canada 0.8 0.8 1.1
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 10.2 9.5 10.1
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.8 0.7 1.0
% Canadian citizens 98.2 97.9 97.9
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 3.4 3.8 4.3
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 1.2 2.0 2.5
Labour
Employment rate36 60.6 60.4 61.0
Employment rate for males37 68.7 66.9 66.5
Employment rate for females38 53.0 54.3 55.9
Participation rate39 66.2 65.9 65.8
Participation rate for males40 74.6 72.7 71.6
Participation rate for females41 58.2 59.5 60.3
Unemployment rate42 8.4 8.3 7.2
Unemployment rate for males43 7.9 7.9 7.1
Unemployment rate for females44 9.0 8.7 7.2
% male full-year, full-time workers45 46.6 46.4 46.2
% female full-year, full-time workers46 26.2 29.0 30.6
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 87.3 89.9 91.0
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 92.9 93.9 93.5
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 9.9 9.5 7.7
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 83.3 84.7 81.7
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 7.7 7.1 9.3
Travel to work: % using public transit 1.0 0.6 0.9
Travel to work: % walking or biking 7.2 6.6 7.2
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 33,918 34,054 33,175
Median total income for females52 17,846 19,168 20,276
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 46,542 46,790 45,887
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 31,969 33,664 34,468
% of persons in low income before tax55 13.7 12.8 11.9