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Selected trend data for Prince Edward Island, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Prince Edward Island , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic	Census year
Subtopic	1996	2001	2006
Population
Total population count¹	134,557	135,294	135,851
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years	21.6	19.7	17.7
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years	65.4	66.6	67.5
% of the population aged 65 years and over	13.0	13.7	14.9
Median age²	34.7	37.7	40.8
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over³	1.7	1.4	1.2
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)⁴	27.7	26.8	26.6
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law)	59.1	59.5	59.3
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)⁵	63.2	58.3	53.3
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age	58.1	53.3	48.5
Total private households⁶	47,960	50,795	53,135
% of one-person households	21.5	22.8	24.1
% of households containing a couple with children⁷	36.7	33.1	29.6
% of households containing a couple without children⁸	26.0	28.6	30.9
Average household size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Median household income⁹	43,702	45,413	46,553
Median economic family income¹⁰	51,259	53,908	56,207
% of economic families receiving government transfers¹¹	95.1	92.2	89.5
% of economic family income from government transfers¹²	20.4	16.6	16.4
Median economic family government transfers¹³	9,745	7,438	8,188
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families¹⁴	18,403	19,469	20,080
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax¹⁵	41.0	37.6	35.2
% of economic families in low income before tax¹⁶	12.2	9.8	7.7
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents¹⁷	47,960	50,795	53,130
% of occupied private dwellings owned¹⁸	72.1	73.1	74.1
% of occupied private dwellings rented¹⁹	27.8	26.6	25.8
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing²⁰	0.1	0.3	0.1
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair²¹	9.6	9.5	8.6
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years²²	19.0	15.0	15.0
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room²³	0.8	0.4	0.6
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only²⁴	93.9	93.8	93.3
% of population whose mother tongue is French only²⁵	4.2	4.3	4.0
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only²⁶	1.5	1.5	2.2
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home²⁷	99.6	99.6	99.2
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home²⁸	0.4	0.4	0.8
% of the population with knowledge of an official language²⁹	100.0	100.0	100.0
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages³⁰	11.0	12.0	12.7
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago³¹	68.0	67.8	67.7
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD)	16.4	16.9	15.9
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD)	7.8	8.0	8.8
% who moved from a different province/territory	7.2	6.3	6.5
% who lived outside Canada	0.6	0.9	1.1
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants³²	3.3	3.1	3.6
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)³³	0.3	0.4	0.6
% Canadian citizens	98.9	98.7	98.5
Visible minorities
% visible minorities³⁴	1.1	0.9	1.4
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity³⁵	0.7	0.9	1.2
Labour
Employment rate³⁶	58.9	59.9	60.7
Employment rate for males³⁷	64.8	64.5	64.7
Employment rate for females³⁸	53.2	55.7	56.9
Participation rate³⁹	68.3	69.0	68.2
Participation rate for males⁴⁰	75.0	74.6	72.6
Participation rate for females⁴¹	61.9	63.8	64.3
Unemployment rate⁴²	13.8	13.2	11.1
Unemployment rate for males⁴³	13.5	13.7	10.8
Unemployment rate for females⁴⁴	14.1	12.6	11.4
% male full-year, full-time workers⁴⁵	32.8	37.3	37.7
% female full-year, full-time workers⁴⁶	23.6	28.2	30.3
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁷	84.7	88.0	89.8
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁸	92.6	93.6	93.9
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home⁴⁹	8.6	8.9	7.9
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver⁵⁰	79.8	81.9	79.6
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger	10.5	9.6	11.1
Travel to work: % using public transit	0.3	0.2	0.5
Travel to work: % walking or biking	7.8	6.8	7.3
Income and earnings
Median total income for males⁵¹	25,097	25,732	26,627
Median total income for females⁵²	15,534	17,360	19,027
Median earnings for males working full year, full time⁵³	36,615	35,879	36,034
Median earnings for females working full year, full time⁵⁴	29,419	29,182	31,956
% of persons in low income before tax⁵⁵	15.3	12.7	11.0