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Selected trend data for Ritchot (RM) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Ritchot (Rural municipality) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic	Census year
Subtopic	1996	2001	2006
Population
Total population count¹	5,380^E	4,958	5,051
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years	26.2^E	24.9	21.9
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years	65.8^E	67.6	70.8
% of the population aged 65 years and over	8.0^E	7.6	7.4
Median age²	32.7^E	34.6	36.7
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over³	3.3^E	3.3	2.9
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)⁴	23.5^E	24.3	24.5
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law)	69.2^E	68.4	68.2
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)⁵	68.2^E	64.2	63.7
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age	64.6^E	58.8	58.4
Total private households⁶	1,690^E	1,610	1,705
% of one-person households	11.5^E	11.2	11.7
% of households containing a couple with children⁷	51.8^E	46.0	45.2
% of households containing a couple without children⁸	27.8^E	31.4	31.4
Average household size	3.1^E	3.0	3.0
Median household income⁹	59,593^E	70,521	71,650
Median economic family income¹⁰	63,253^E	75,060	78,061
% of economic families receiving government transfers¹¹	89.8^E	84.1	83.3
% of economic family income from government transfers¹²	8.8^E	7.4	6.6
Median economic family government transfers¹³	3,320^E	2,371	2,465
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families¹⁴	19,954^E	21,096	31,152
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax¹⁵	26.8^E	38.6	23.5
% of economic families in low income before tax¹⁶	9.2^E	6.4	2.3
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents¹⁷	1,695^E	1,610	1,705
% of occupied private dwellings owned¹⁸	88.8^E	88.2	90.9
% of occupied private dwellings rented¹⁹	10.9^E	11.8	8.8
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing²⁰	0.0^E	0.0	0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair²¹	10.9^E	8.4	4.1
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years²²	19.2^E	19.6	18.5
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room²³	0.6^E	1.2	0.0
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only²⁴	57.9^E	62.2	69.0
% of population whose mother tongue is French only²⁵	32.1^E	29.1	23.9
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only²⁶	8.4^E	7.3	5.9
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home²⁷	98.8^E	98.9	99.3
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home²⁸	1.2^E	1.0	0.7
% of the population with knowledge of an official language²⁹	99.8^E	100.0	100.0
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages³⁰	41.1^E	40.5	34.9
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago³¹	67.4^E	72.2	71.8
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD)	12.7^E	14.1	8.6
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD)	18.0^E	11.5	17.9
% who moved from a different province/territory	1.5^E	2.1	1.7
% who lived outside Canada	0.3^E	0.2	0.0
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants³²	4.7^E	3.2	2.6
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)³³	0.3^E	0.2	0.0
% Canadian citizens	99.2^E	99.7	99.8
Visible minorities
% visible minorities³⁴	0.4^E	0.4	0.4
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity³⁵	4.1^E	8.9	11.9
Labour
Employment rate³⁶	73.4^E	79.4	77.3
Employment rate for males³⁷	79.8^E	82.9	81.9
Employment rate for females³⁸	66.8^E	75.7	72.3
Participation rate³⁹	77.3^E	82.0	79.5
Participation rate for males⁴⁰	84.8^E	86.9	83.6
Participation rate for females⁴¹	69.5^E	76.8	75.5
Unemployment rate⁴²	4.8^E	3.1	2.9
Unemployment rate for males⁴³	5.9^E	4.6	1.8
Unemployment rate for females⁴⁴	3.4^E	1.4	3.8
% male full-year, full-time workers⁴⁵	53.8^E	56.4	58.6
% female full-year, full-time workers⁴⁶	27.7^E	40.8	41.7
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁷	88.5^E	93.3	93.4
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁸	96.3^E	97.3	97.1
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home⁴⁹	9.4^E	12.3	10.4
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver⁵⁰	84.3^E	90.1	88.3
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger	6.9^E	4.3	6.4
Travel to work: % using public transit	0.0^E	0.4	1.3
Travel to work: % walking or biking	7.7^E	4.1	3.5
Income and earnings
Median total income for males⁵¹	34,812^E	33,975	36,182
Median total income for females⁵²	15,023^E	21,281	28,069
Median earnings for males working full year, full time⁵³	41,234^E	43,891	43,971
Median earnings for females working full year, full time⁵⁴	34,006^E	33,775	35,096
% of persons in low income before tax⁵⁵	10.2^E	7.2	3.2