Swift Current Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Swift Current	Saskatchewan
Population in 2006	16,533	968,157
Population in 2001	16,527	978,933
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	0.0%	-1.1%
Total private dwellings	7,579	438,621
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	7,238	387,160
Population density per square kilometre	15	2
Land area (square km)	1131.74 km²	588276.0 km²

Age characteristics	Swift Current	Saskatchewan
Total population	16,535	968,160
0 to 4 years	915	57,495
5 to 9 years	905	61,070
10 to 14 years	1,000	69,130
15 to 19 years	1,055	74,900
20 to 24 years	1,100	67,245
25 to 29 years	955	58,245
30 to 34 years	900	54,935
35 to 39 years	945	56,555
40 to 44 years	1,185	71,320
45 to 49 years	1,305	75,785
50 to 54 years	1,175	70,230
55 to 59 years	970	58,230
60 to 64 years	775	43,710
65 to 69 years	725	37,110
70 to 74 years	710	33,780
75 to 79 years	710	30,505
80 to 84 years	590	24,100
85 years and over	615	23,820
Median age of the population	42	39
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.0%	80.6%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Swift Current	Saskatchewan
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	7,235	387,140
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	66.3%	74.3%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	5.2%	2.8%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	1.8%	3.3%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	2.1%	1.8%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	20.1%	12.9%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	1.7%	2.8%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	2.8%	2.0%
Number of owned dwellings	5,200	277,860
Number of rented dwellings	2,035	99,125
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	6,145	312,460
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	1,090	74,680
Average number of rooms per dwelling	7	7
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$133,894	$132,111

Selected family characteristics	Swift Current	Saskatchewan
Total number of census families	4,815	267,455
Average number of persons in all census families	3	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$62,322	$58,563
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	53,217	50,875

Selected household characteristics	Swift Current	Saskatchewan
Total private households	7,235	387,140
Average household size	2	2
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$47,384	$46,705
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$41,191	$41,084
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$517	$568
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$616	$614

Occupation	Swift Current	Saskatchewan
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	9,210	517,475

Industry	Swift Current	Saskatchewan
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	9,205	517,475
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	1,200	84,305
Construction	565	29,940
Manufacturing	520	29,865
Wholesale trade	465	19,100
Retail trade	1,155	56,730
Finance and real estate	485	25,280
Health care and social services	930	58,405
Educational services	660	40,315
Business services	1,155	70,545
Other services	2,075	102,990

Mode of transportation to work	Swift Current	Saskatchewan
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	8,090	424,210
Car; truck; van; as driver	6,845	336,325
Car; truck; van; as passenger	590	30,760
Public transit	30	9,300
Walked or bicycled	540	40,755
All other modes	85	7,070

Earnings in 2005	Swift Current	Saskatchewan
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	10,100	553,655
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$22,307	$23,025
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	5,035	286,895
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$35,998	$35,948

Income in 2005	Swift Current	Saskatchewan
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	13,125	728,960
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$24,993	$23,755
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$22,950	$21,679
Composition of total income (100%)	100	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	71.7%	73.9%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	12.5%	12.8%
Other money - As a % of total income	15.8%	13.3%