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Selected trend data for Moose Jaw (CY) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Moose Jaw (City) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 32,973 32,131 32,132
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 20.4 18.5 17.5
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 60.4 61.8 62.7
% of the population aged 65 years and over 19.1 19.7 19.7
Median age2 36.7 39.5 41.6
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 1.1 0.9 0.9
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 24.9 25.6 25.7
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 56.7 55.4 55.0
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 53.1 50.2 49.7
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 50.5 46.7 46.9
Total private households6 13,500 13,545 13,685
% of one-person households 31.9 33.3 33.6
% of households containing a couple with children7 27.4 24.4 24.5
% of households containing a couple without children8 26.5 27.8 27.5
Average household size 2.4 2.3 2.3
Median household income9 42,385 42,255 45,299
Median economic family income10 55,483 57,283 60,832
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 92.6 90.5 84.2
% of economic family income from government transfers12 14.8 13.9 12.8
Median economic family government transfers13 4,486 4,023 4,907
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 19,351 19,545 22,442
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 44.5 42.9 36.8
% of economic families in low income before tax16 15.1 13.7 12.6
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 13,500 13,545 13,690
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 65.0 69.0 69.0
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 35.0 31.0 30.9
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 8.9 9.3 10.2
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 5.3 2.7 4.6
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 0.2 0.3 0.4
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 91.3 92.7 92.5
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 1.5 1.6 1.4
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 6.1 5.0 5.8
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 98.8 99.2 98.2
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 1.2 0.8 1.8
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 99.7 100.0 99.7
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 5.5 6.2 4.9
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 56.5 56.9 57.9
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 23.7 25.3 25.0
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 9.6 10.5 9.7
% who moved from a different province/territory 8.5 6.2 6.0
% who lived outside Canada 1.6 1.1 1.4
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 5.7 4.7 5.0
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.7 0.5 1.0
% Canadian citizens 98.7 98.6 98.2
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 3.1 2.1 2.8
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 2.9 4.3 4.9
Labour
Employment rate36 57.1 57.2 59.8
Employment rate for males37 63.1 62.0 64.3
Employment rate for females38 51.7 52.9 55.8
Participation rate39 61.4 61.5 63.5
Participation rate for males40 67.5 67.5 68.5
Participation rate for females41 55.9 56.2 59.1
Unemployment rate42 6.9 6.9 5.9
Unemployment rate for males43 6.4 8.0 6.1
Unemployment rate for females44 7.4 5.8 5.6
% male full-year, full-time workers45 39.4 40.2 43.2
% female full-year, full-time workers46 24.0 25.9 29.0
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 88.3 88.7 89.9
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 93.9 93.9 94.3
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 6.7 6.0 4.7
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 82.4 83.2 82.7
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 5.9 6.3 7.7
Travel to work: % using public transit 1.0 1.0 0.8
Travel to work: % walking or biking 10.0 8.8 7.8
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 31,783 30,596 32,927
Median total income for females52 17,244 18,273 20,178
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 42,880 44,381 43,041
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 28,990 29,066 31,869
% of persons in low income before tax55 20.1 19.5 17.0