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Selected trend data for East St. Paul (RM) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for East St. Paul (Rural municipality) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 6,437 7,677 8,733
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 23.4 21.7 19.2
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 69.6 70.0 70.5
% of the population aged 65 years and over 6.9 8.3 10.3
Median age2 37.5 39.7 42.0
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 3.4 2.6 1.9
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 22.9 23.0 23.8
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 70.8 71.3 70.4
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 66.2 64.9 62.6
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 63.6 59.3 57.2
Total private households6 2,045 2,475 2,905
% of one-person households 9.8 8.5 10.0
% of households containing a couple with children7 53.8 51.1 48.0
% of households containing a couple without children8 31.1 34.1 35.6
Average household size 3.1 3.1 3.0
Median household income9 80,752 89,734 97,224
Median economic family income10 88,280 93,994 103,779
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 80.9 74.1 78.2
% of economic family income from government transfers12 5.1 4.5 5.7
Median economic family government transfers13 1,527 890 1,777
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 36,954 30,730 29,801
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 33.3 26.0 25.4
% of economic families in low income before tax16 4.9 4.0 4.2
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 2,045 2,475 2,905
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 95.8 96.4 97.4
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 4.4 3.4 2.8
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 7.6 4.6 3.6
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 35.7 29.7 31.3
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 0.0 0.0 0.3
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 83.2 81.1 82.1
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 1.0 1.0 1.0
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 14.9 17.4 16.4
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 97.8 97.3 96.7
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 2.2 2.7 3.3
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 99.8 99.9 99.7
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 4.9 5.9 6.1
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 72.9 68.1 73.8
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 15.6 18.7 15.0
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 9.3 10.5 9.2
% who moved from a different province/territory 1.9 2.1 1.7
% who lived outside Canada 0.2 0.5 0.4
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 11.4 10.7 10.9
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.3 0.2 0.2
% Canadian citizens 98.9 99.4 98.9
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 1.2 1.2 3.0
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 1.3 2.8 2.6
Labour
Employment rate36 73.1 74.6 67.8
Employment rate for males37 76.8 77.8 73.0
Employment rate for females38 69.1 71.3 62.6
Participation rate39 76.0 75.5 71.1
Participation rate for males40 80.6 78.7 75.8
Participation rate for females41 71.2 72.3 66.3
Unemployment rate42 3.9 1.2 4.7
Unemployment rate for males43 4.7 0.8 3.7
Unemployment rate for females44 2.9 1.6 5.6
% male full-year, full-time workers45 53.6 58.9 50.6
% female full-year, full-time workers46 32.3 34.1 35.0
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 90.8 90.8 93.4
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 96.5 95.6 97.1
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 7.5 7.0 7.4
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 90.0 88.2 87.0
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 7.5 7.2 6.9
Travel to work: % using public transit 0.9 1.4 3.0
Travel to work: % walking or biking 1.0 2.4 1.5
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 43,613 44,934 47,948
Median total income for females52 24,390 27,639 28,115
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 54,872 56,261 63,239
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 42,852 43,617 45,727
% of persons in low income before tax55 5.5 4.1 5.2