| St. John's CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 16,700 | 7,900 | 100% | 100% | 47% | |
| Non-elderly women | 6,200 | 3,100 | 37% | 40% | 50% | |
| Non-elderly men | 6,400 | 3,200 | 39% | 40% | 49% | |
| Elderly women | 3,200 | 1,300 | 19% | 17% | 42% | |
| Elderly men | 900 | 300 | 5% | 3% | 28% | |
| Economic Families | 48,000 | 8,400 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 20,100 | 2,000 | 42% | 24% | 10% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 19,100 | 2,400 | 40% | 29% | 13% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 4,700 | 2,900 | 10% | 34% | 61% | |
| Other families | 4,100 | 1,100 | 9% | 13% | 26% | |
| Non-elderly family | 41,300 | 7,700 | 86% | 92% | 19% | |
| Elderly family | 6,700 | 700 | 14% | 8% | 10% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 41,000 | 9,200 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 12,100 | 3,000 | 29% | 33% | 25% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 28,900 | 6,200 | 71% | 67% | 21% | |
| All persons | 171,300 | 33,400 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 34,100 | 8,100 | 20% | 24% | 24% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 27,900 | 7,300 | 16% | 22% | 26% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 29,600 | 5,700 | 17% | 17% | 19% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 29,200 | 4,400 | 17% | 13% | 15% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 22,200 | 3,000 | 13% | 9% | 14% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 12,800 | 2,300 | 7% | 7% | 18% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 9,200 | 1,300 | 5% | 4% | 14% | |
| Aged 75+ | 6,300 | 1,200 | 4% | 4% | 19% | |
| Females | 88,600 | 18,500 | 52% | 55% | 21% | |
| Males | 82,700 | 14,900 | 48% | 45% | 18% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 171,300 | 33,400 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Recent immigrants | 900 | 400 | 1% | 1% | 46% | |
| Visible minorities | 2,300 | 600 | 1% | 2% | 27% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 600 | 200 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| With disabilities | 15,800 | 4,700 | 9% | 14% | 30% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 121,600 | 22,700 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 46,900 | 4,800 | 39% | 21% | 10% | |
| Secondary | 26,000 | 5,100 | 21% | 22% | 20% | |
| Less than secondary | 48,700 | 12,800 | 40% | 56% | 26% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 121,600 | 22,700 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 46,600 | 2,000 | 38% | 9% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 5,900 | 900 | 5% | 4% | 16% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 34,900 | 6,400 | 29% | 28% | 18% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 34,300 | 13,400 | 28% | 59% | 39% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $54,600 | $12,000 | ||||
| Average earnings | $48,800 | $7,800 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $6,500 | $7,600 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 3,200 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $10,200 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,700 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||