| Ontario | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 1,230,400 | 466,800 | 100% | 100% | 38% | |
| Non-elderly women | 395,600 | 156,400 | 32% | 34% | 40% | |
| Non-elderly men | 476,200 | 169,400 | 39% | 36% | 36% | |
| Elderly women | 271,500 | 113,300 | 22% | 24% | 42% | |
| Elderly men | 87,100 | 27,700 | 7% | 6% | 32% | |
| Economic Families | 2,915,800 | 432,200 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 1,320,600 | 107,200 | 45% | 25% | 8% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 1,135,600 | 149,900 | 39% | 35% | 13% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 254,700 | 136,400 | 9% | 32% | 54% | |
| Other families | 205,000 | 38,800 | 7% | 9% | 19% | |
| Non-elderly family | 2,398,500 | 388,500 | 82% | 90% | 16% | |
| Elderly family | 517,300 | 43,700 | 18% | 10% | 8% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 2,565,200 | 543,300 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 860,800 | 208,000 | 34% | 38% | 24% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 1,704,400 | 335,200 | 66% | 62% | 20% | |
| All persons | 10,562,600 | 1,869,000 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 2,190,700 | 485,000 | 21% | 26% | 22% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 1,385,200 | 300,600 | 13% | 16% | 22% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 1,697,800 | 308,100 | 16% | 16% | 18% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 1,762,200 | 269,000 | 17% | 14% | 15% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 1,356,100 | 161,300 | 13% | 9% | 12% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 930,200 | 136,800 | 9% | 7% | 15% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 777,600 | 111,800 | 7% | 6% | 14% | |
| Aged 75+ | 462,700 | 96,500 | 4% | 5% | 21% | |
| Females | 5,390,900 | 1,029,000 | 51% | 55% | 19% | |
| Males | 5,171,700 | 840,100 | 49% | 45% | 16% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 10,562,600 | 1,869,000 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Recent immigrants | 560,500 | 267,900 | 5% | 14% | 48% | |
| Visible minorities | 1,672,300 | 573,400 | 16% | 31% | 34% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 103,600 | 37,500 | 1% | 2% | 36% | |
| With disabilities | 1,164,200 | 317,700 | 11% | 17% | 27% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 7,131,600 | 1,175,800 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 2,611,000 | 289,200 | 37% | 25% | 11% | |
| Secondary | 1,816,700 | 299,800 | 25% | 25% | 16% | |
| Less than secondary | 2,703,800 | 586,900 | 38% | 50% | 22% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 7,131,600 | 1,175,800 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 3,011,100 | 162,100 | 42% | 14% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 463,300 | 59,900 | 6% | 5% | 13% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 2,026,800 | 363,000 | 28% | 31% | 18% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 1,630,400 | 590,800 | 23% | 50% | 36% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $64,100 | $14,000 | ||||
| Average earnings | $57,600 | $9,900 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,500 | $7,400 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 145,700 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,300 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,800 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||