Peace River Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Peace River	Alberta
Population in 2006	6,315	3,290,350
Population in 2001	6,240	2,974,810
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	1.2%	10.6%
Total private dwellings	2,526	1,335,740
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	2,399	1,256,190
Population density per square kilometre	254	5
Land area (square km)	24.8721 km²	640045.0 km²

Age characteristics	Peace River	Alberta
Total population	6,315	3,290,350
0 to 4 years	455	202,595
5 to 9 years	445	204,110
10 to 14 years	405	224,805
15 to 19 years	535	237,900
20 to 24 years	580	251,380
25 to 29 years	510	240,525
30 to 34 years	470	234,305
35 to 39 years	440	237,850
40 to 44 years	540	268,290
45 to 49 years	490	274,735
50 to 54 years	450	237,465
55 to 59 years	265	189,265
60 to 64 years	200	133,705
65 to 69 years	145	102,410
70 to 74 years	145	86,915
75 to 79 years	85	71,475
80 to 84 years	65	50,320
85 years and over	80	42,290
Median age of the population	32	36
% of the population aged 15 and over	79.3%	80.8%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Peace River	Alberta
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	2,395	1,256,200
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	62.2%	63.4%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	4.2%	4.8%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	7.1%	7.0%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	1.0%	2.6%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	21.3%	14.7%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.0%	4.4%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	4.2%	3.1%
Number of owned dwellings	1,610	917,905
Number of rented dwellings	790	330,275
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	1,860	785,200
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	535	470,995
Average number of rooms per dwelling	7	7
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$200,844	$293,811

Selected family characteristics	Peace River	Alberta
Total number of census families	1,735	904,845
Average number of persons in all census families	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$78,993	$73,823
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	68,087	63,361

Selected household characteristics	Peace River	Alberta
Total private households	2,400	1,256,200
Average household size	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$68,952	$63,988
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$59,939	$55,199
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$641	$754
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$956	$1,016

Occupation	Peace River	Alberta
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	3,950	1,928,640

Industry	Peace River	Alberta
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	3,945	1,928,640
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	435	228,520
Construction	285	169,420
Manufacturing	215	138,365
Wholesale trade	75	85,515
Retail trade	625	206,655
Finance and real estate	125	97,465
Health care and social services	420	175,200
Educational services	330	120,460
Business services	635	354,265
Other services	800	352,760

Mode of transportation to work	Peace River	Alberta
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	3,555	1,686,540
Car; truck; van; as driver	2,845	1,253,090
Car; truck; van; as passenger	340	133,395
Public transit	50	155,480
Walked or bicycled	260	119,025
All other modes	60	25,555

Earnings in 2005	Peace River	Alberta
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	4,110	2,058,640
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$33,744	$29,738
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	2,145	1,067,890
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$47,898	$43,964

Income in 2005	Peace River	Alberta
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	4,725	2,514,660
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$33,558	$28,896
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$30,280	$26,010
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	82.7%	82.3%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	5.6%	7.2%
Other money - As a % of total income	11.6%	10.6%