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Census Program key indicators:^{Footnote 1} Prince Edward Island
Indicator	2011 value	2006 value
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	56,462	53,084
Median age	42.8	40.8
% aged 65 and over	16.3	14.9
% bilingual	12.3	12.7
% with non-official mother tongue	3.6	2.3
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	1.1
Average number of persons in private households	2.4	2.5
% immigrants	5.2	3.6
% visible minority	3.1	1.4
% Aboriginal identity	1.6	1.3
% of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor's degree or above	21.0	17.5
Median commuting duration (minutes)^{Footnote 2}	15.2	...
Median value of dwellings ($)	150,065	120,292
% spending 30% or more of household income on shelter costs	19.5	21.3
Median household total income ($)	55,311	50,686
Median individual total income ($)	27,762	24,370
Homeownership rate (%)	73.4	74.1
Total number of farms	1,495	1,700
Total number of farm operators	2,045	2,330
Average farm size (acres)	398	365
Symbol ... Not applicable Footnotes Footnote 1 The indicators presented in this table are derived from Census Program standard products. In 2011, the Census Program consisted of the Census of Agriculture, the Census of Population and the National Household Survey. In 2006, the Census Program consisted of the Census of Population and Census of Agriculture. Therefore, for certain indicators, 2011 values are taken from the 2011 National Household Survey, and comparable 2006 values are taken from the 2006 Census of Population. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Median commuting duration was not collected in 2006. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3

Date modified:: 2018-05-16

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