Osoyoos Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Population in 2006	4,752	4,113,490
Population in 2001	4,295	3,907,740
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	10.6%	5.3%
Total private dwellings	2,717	1,788,470
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	2,232	1,642,720
Population density per square kilometre	542	4
Land area (square km)	8.7618 km²	924815.0 km²

Age characteristics	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Total population	4,755	4,113,480
0 to 4 years	110	201,880
5 to 9 years	140	220,700
10 to 14 years	180	257,025
15 to 19 years	190	273,560
20 to 24 years	155	265,905
25 to 29 years	115	245,275
30 to 34 years	145	254,575
35 to 39 years	170	290,645
40 to 44 years	215	334,835
45 to 49 years	310	344,140
50 to 54 years	340	320,115
55 to 59 years	445	289,425
60 to 64 years	475	215,590
65 to 69 years	490	169,765
70 to 74 years	445	143,630
75 to 79 years	350	120,435
80 to 84 years	275	89,925
85 years and over	200	76,045
Median age of the population	59	41
% of the population aged 15 and over	91.0%	83.5%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	2,230	1,643,150
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	64.3%	49.2%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	3.1%	3.1%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	6.7%	6.9%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	4.0%	10.0%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	19.1%	20.9%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.0%	7.1%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	2.2%	2.8%
Number of owned dwellings	1,735	1,145,050
Number of rented dwellings	495	493,995
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	1,330	1,017,340
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	895	625,815
Average number of rooms per dwelling	7	6
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$325,994	$418,703

Selected family characteristics	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Total number of census families	1,530	1,161,420
Average number of persons in all census families	2	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$50,367	$62,346
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	45,970	54,737

Selected household characteristics	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Total private households	2,225	1,643,150
Average household size	2	3
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$43,764	$52,709
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$37,885	$46,472
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$711	$752
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$483	$876

Occupation	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	1,820	2,193,120

Industry	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	1,820	2,193,120
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	130	107,760
Construction	340	166,100
Manufacturing	135	189,120
Wholesale trade	35	92,020
Retail trade	175	248,950
Finance and real estate	135	134,940
Health care and social services	150	213,085
Educational services	60	152,565
Business services	220	436,665
Other services	440	451,905

Mode of transportation to work	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	1,525	1,890,060
Car; truck; van; as driver	1,215	1,353,790
Car; truck; van; as passenger	90	145,840
Public transit	10	195,145
Walked or bicycled	190	167,650
All other modes	15	27,620

Earnings in 2005	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	2,220	2,392,800
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$15,792	$25,722
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	820	1,113,360
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$33,383	$42,230

Income in 2005	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	4,045	3,230,560
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$21,269	$24,867
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$19,796	$22,785
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	46.1%	75.1%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	23.4%	10.7%
Other money - As a % of total income	30.5%	14.2%