Saskatoon Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Population in 2006	233,923	968,157
Population in 2001	225,927	978,933
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	3.5%	-1.1%
Total private dwellings	101,081	438,621
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	95,257	387,160
Population density per square kilometre	45	2
Land area (square km)	5206.7 km²	588276.0 km²

Age characteristics	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Total population	233,925	968,160
0 to 4 years	13,500	57,495
5 to 9 years	14,035	61,070
10 to 14 years	15,635	69,130
15 to 19 years	17,890	74,900
20 to 24 years	21,120	67,245
25 to 29 years	17,370	58,245
30 to 34 years	15,010	54,935
35 to 39 years	14,575	56,555
40 to 44 years	18,165	71,320
45 to 49 years	18,630	75,785
50 to 54 years	16,675	70,230
55 to 59 years	13,215	58,230
60 to 64 years	9,090	43,710
65 to 69 years	7,475	37,110
70 to 74 years	6,745	33,780
75 to 79 years	5,855	30,505
80 to 84 years	4,525	24,100
85 years and over	4,415	23,820
Median age of the population	36	39
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.5%	80.6%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	95,275	387,140
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	59.7%	74.3%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	3.9%	2.8%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	4.9%	3.3%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	4.3%	1.8%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	21.3%	12.9%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	5.0%	2.8%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.8%	2.0%
Number of owned dwellings	63,685	277,860
Number of rented dwellings	31,550	99,125
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	71,950	312,460
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	23,325	74,680
Average number of rooms per dwelling	7	7
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$176,967	$132,111

Selected family characteristics	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Total number of census families	63,210	267,455
Average number of persons in all census families	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$65,839	$58,563
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	55,908	50,875

Selected household characteristics	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Total private households	95,275	387,140
Average household size	2	2
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$51,169	$46,705
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$44,431	$41,084
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$611	$568
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$859	$614

Occupation	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	130,985	517,475

Industry	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	130,985	517,475
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	7,660	84,305
Construction	8,070	29,940
Manufacturing	11,000	29,865
Wholesale trade	6,410	19,100
Retail trade	14,000	56,730
Finance and real estate	6,320	25,280
Health care and social services	16,310	58,405
Educational services	12,595	40,315
Business services	22,025	70,545
Other services	26,595	102,990

Mode of transportation to work	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	117,615	424,210
Car; truck; van; as driver	92,505	336,325
Car; truck; van; as passenger	8,815	30,760
Public transit	4,345	9,300
Walked or bicycled	10,100	40,755
All other modes	1,855	7,070

Earnings in 2005	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	141,025	553,655
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$25,702	$23,025
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	73,485	286,895
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$39,400	$35,948

Income in 2005	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	179,270	728,960
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$26,112	$23,755
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$23,419	$21,679
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	77.8%	73.9%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	9.8%	12.8%
Other money - As a % of total income	12.4%	13.3%