| Alberta | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 331,100 | 129,800 | 100% | 100% | 39% | |
| Non-elderly women | 106,900 | 48,800 | 32% | 38% | 46% | |
| Non-elderly men | 150,200 | 53,300 | 45% | 41% | 35% | |
| Elderly women | 54,000 | 22,200 | 16% | 17% | 41% | |
| Elderly men | 19,900 | 5,500 | 6% | 4% | 28% | |
| Economic Families | 715,400 | 106,600 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 312,600 | 25,900 | 44% | 24% | 8% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 300,000 | 40,900 | 42% | 38% | 14% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 59,800 | 30,700 | 8% | 29% | 51% | |
| Other families | 43,000 | 9,100 | 6% | 9% | 21% | |
| Non-elderly family | 613,500 | 98,600 | 86% | 92% | 16% | |
| Elderly family | 101,900 | 8,000 | 14% | 8% | 8% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 693,100 | 143,100 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 222,200 | 53,700 | 32% | 38% | 24% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 470,900 | 89,400 | 68% | 62% | 19% | |
| All persons | 2,612,200 | 481,500 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 593,400 | 129,200 | 23% | 27% | 22% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 365,200 | 89,900 | 14% | 19% | 25% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 425,900 | 82,100 | 16% | 17% | 19% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 471,500 | 68,500 | 18% | 14% | 15% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 314,300 | 39,600 | 12% | 8% | 13% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 199,000 | 33,000 | 8% | 7% | 17% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 152,100 | 21,000 | 6% | 4% | 14% | |
| Aged 75+ | 91,000 | 18,200 | 3% | 4% | 20% | |
| Females | 1,306,000 | 259,100 | 50% | 54% | 20% | |
| Males | 1,306,300 | 222,400 | 50% | 46% | 17% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 2,612,200 | 481,500 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Recent immigrants | 69,100 | 31,700 | 3% | 7% | 46% | |
| Visible minorities | 268,000 | 84,900 | 10% | 18% | 32% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 88,900 | 39,100 | 3% | 8% | 44% | |
| With disabilities | 254,500 | 74,500 | 10% | 15% | 29% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 1,775,800 | 313,100 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 597,600 | 72,600 | 34% | 23% | 12% | |
| Secondary | 407,800 | 73,100 | 23% | 23% | 18% | |
| Less than secondary | 770,400 | 167,500 | 43% | 53% | 22% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 1,775,800 | 313,100 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 757,200 | 59,500 | 43% | 19% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 119,300 | 19,500 | 7% | 6% | 16% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 589,300 | 131,200 | 33% | 42% | 22% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 310,000 | 102,900 | 17% | 33% | 33% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $60,200 | $14,400 | ||||
| Average earnings | $52,800 | $10,500 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,200 | $5,400 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 37,200 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,100 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,800 | |||||
| * Population groups not mutually exclusive. **Market gap based on income of market-poor families. Notes: see Glossary for definitions of terms. A margin of error may be present due to rounding of figures. Percentages based on unrounded figures. | ||||||