Moncton Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Moncton	New Brunswick
Population in 2006	126,424	729,997
Population in 2001	118,678	729,498
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	6.5%	0.1%
Total private dwellings	55,252	331,619
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	51,593	295,871
Population density per square kilometre	53	10
Land area (square km)	2405.91 km²	71355.1 km²

Age characteristics	Moncton	New Brunswick
Total population	126,425	729,995
0 to 4 years	6,430	34,435
5 to 9 years	6,535	38,875
10 to 14 years	7,260	44,940
15 to 19 years	7,805	47,700
20 to 24 years	9,160	44,625
25 to 29 years	8,990	41,805
30 to 34 years	9,125	45,695
35 to 39 years	9,015	49,415
40 to 44 years	10,365	60,035
45 to 49 years	9,965	61,435
50 to 54 years	9,385	58,640
55 to 59 years	8,715	54,435
60 to 64 years	6,380	40,330
65 to 69 years	4,610	31,285
70 to 74 years	3,965	25,565
75 to 79 years	3,310	20,485
80 to 84 years	2,820	16,200
85 years and over	2,585	14,105
Median age of the population	39	42
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.0%	83.8%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Moncton	New Brunswick
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	51,595	295,960
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	59.5%	71.1%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	5.7%	3.1%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	2.7%	2.4%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	6.0%	4.4%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	18.2%	12.9%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	2.6%	1.3%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	5.3%	4.8%
Number of owned dwellings	36,195	223,375
Number of rented dwellings	15,400	71,235
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	33,145	211,225
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	18,445	84,730
Average number of rooms per dwelling	7	7
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$139,622	$119,549

Selected family characteristics	Moncton	New Brunswick
Total number of census families	37,135	217,790
Average number of persons in all census families	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$59,813	$52,878
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	51,095	46,198

Selected household characteristics	Moncton	New Brunswick
Total private households	51,590	295,960
Average household size	2	2
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$50,405	$45,194
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$43,677	$39,984
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$642	$558
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$789	$551

Occupation	Moncton	New Brunswick
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	70,135	376,980

Industry	Moncton	New Brunswick
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	70,135	376,985
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	1,595	26,150
Construction	3,805	25,415
Manufacturing	4,865	40,700
Wholesale trade	3,815	13,500
Retail trade	8,715	44,290
Finance and real estate	4,605	15,870
Health care and social services	8,130	43,030
Educational services	4,455	24,615
Business services	15,775	63,835
Other services	14,375	79,580

Mode of transportation to work	Moncton	New Brunswick
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	62,960	323,070
Car; truck; van; as driver	47,060	251,625
Car; truck; van; as passenger	7,790	36,090
Public transit	1,780	6,360
Walked or bicycled	5,415	23,500
All other modes	910	5,495

Earnings in 2005	Moncton	New Brunswick
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	75,720	409,085
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$25,068	$21,534
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	41,710	198,770
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$35,652	$35,288

Income in 2005	Moncton	New Brunswick
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	100,070	573,785
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$25,016	$22,000
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$22,287	$20,063
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	75.4%	71.1%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	12.2%	16.5%
Other money - As a % of total income	12.4%	12.4%