Community Demographics

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TOP 5 INDUSTRIES CONSUMER SPENDING
Agricultural & Related Ser. 44.96% Food($) 11,150,165
Health/Social Services 8.32% Shelter($) 12,927,210
Retail Trade 7.68% Household Operations(%) 4,879,782
Educational Services 7.04% Household Furn&Equipt($) 2,607,087
Manufacturing 5.92% Clothing($) 4,119,564
PROFILE Transportation($) 13,554,296
Total Population 6,473 Health Care($) 2,834,878
Total Number of Households 2,330 Personal Care($) 1,558,551
Ave. Household Income($) 38,689 Recreation($) 4,933,632
Population by Age: Reading Mat&Oth Printed($) 475,491
0-14 1575 Education($) 757,956
15-24 775 Tobacco & Alcoholic Products($) 2,415,388
25-34 675 EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION
35-44 970 Employment-In Labour Force:
45-64 1330 Employed 95.43%
65 & over 1135 Unemployed 4.57%
AGRICULTURAL DATA Education:
Total Farm Count 921 Population 15+ 4,780
Acres Under Cultivation 1,209,522 Less than Grade 9 770
Total Farm Receipts($) 118,976,402 Grade 9-12 2,270
Total Farm Expenses($) 92,436,108 Other University 965
Machinery & Equipment($) 128,026,784 Trade Certificates 145
Livestock & Poultry($) 31,987,697 University Degrees 250
Fertilizer Purchases($) 9,340,902 PEOPLE
Chemical Purchases($) 7,106,069 Marital Status:
Computer Usage($) 163 Single 1,195
Married 2,980
HOUSING Separated 115
Total # of Dwellings 2,345 Widowed 440
Single Detached 2,100 Divorced 185
Owned Dwellings 1,965 Household Structure:
Rented Dwellings 360 H/W Family with Child 785
H/W No Child 610
RRSP Avg. # Persons per HHLD 3
Total # of Taxfiliers 5,000 Family Structure(Married):
Total # RRSP Contributors 1,230 No Children 610
Avg. Age RRSP Contributors 42 1 Child 245
Total RRSP Contributed($ '000) 4,799 2 Children 250
Avg. RRSP Contribution($) 3,902 3 Plus Children 275

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