Penticton Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Penticton	British Columbia
Population in 2006	43,313	4,113,490
Population in 2001	41,564	3,907,740
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	4.2%	5.3%
Total private dwellings	20,516	1,788,470
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	19,408	1,642,720
Population density per square kilometre	20	4
Land area (square km)	2212.76 km²	924815.0 km²

Age characteristics	Penticton	British Columbia
Total population	43,310	4,113,480
0 to 4 years	1,600	201,880
5 to 9 years	1,940	220,700
10 to 14 years	2,380	257,025
15 to 19 years	2,660	273,560
20 to 24 years	2,090	265,905
25 to 29 years	1,855	245,275
30 to 34 years	1,890	254,575
35 to 39 years	2,125	290,645
40 to 44 years	3,015	334,835
45 to 49 years	3,615	344,140
50 to 54 years	3,405	320,115
55 to 59 years	3,205	289,425
60 to 64 years	2,765	215,590
65 to 69 years	2,530	169,765
70 to 74 years	2,525	143,630
75 to 79 years	2,310	120,435
80 to 84 years	1,815	89,925
85 years and over	1,570	76,045
Median age of the population	48	41
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.3%	83.5%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Penticton	British Columbia
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	19,405	1,643,150
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	57.7%	49.2%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	2.9%	3.1%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	7.6%	6.9%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	2.0%	10.0%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	21.4%	20.9%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	3.2%	7.1%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	5.2%	2.8%
Number of owned dwellings	13,865	1,145,050
Number of rented dwellings	5,515	493,995
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	12,315	1,017,340
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	7,090	625,815
Average number of rooms per dwelling	6	6
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$328,852	$418,703

Selected family characteristics	Penticton	British Columbia
Total number of census families	12,905	1,161,420
Average number of persons in all census families	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$53,875	$62,346
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	48,252	54,737

Selected household characteristics	Penticton	British Columbia
Total private households	19,405	1,643,150
Average household size	2	3
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$43,709	$52,709
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$39,163	$46,472
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$671	$752
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$609	$876

Occupation	Penticton	British Columbia
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	20,990	2,193,120

Industry	Penticton	British Columbia
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	20,990	2,193,120
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	1,165	107,760
Construction	1,985	166,100
Manufacturing	2,255	189,120
Wholesale trade	580	92,020
Retail trade	3,010	248,950
Finance and real estate	1,015	134,940
Health care and social services	2,540	213,085
Educational services	950	152,565
Business services	2,900	436,665
Other services	4,590	451,905

Mode of transportation to work	Penticton	British Columbia
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	17,855	1,890,060
Car; truck; van; as driver	13,175	1,353,790
Car; truck; van; as passenger	1,745	145,840
Public transit	200	195,145
Walked or bicycled	2,505	167,650
All other modes	230	27,620

Earnings in 2005	Penticton	British Columbia
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	23,730	2,392,800
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$21,390	$25,722
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	10,310	1,113,360
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$36,369	$42,230

Income in 2005	Penticton	British Columbia
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	35,740	3,230,560
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$23,007	$24,867
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$21,421	$22,785
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	64.1%	75.1%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	17.6%	10.7%
Other money - As a % of total income	18.3%	14.2%