Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Toronto CMA

Table B2.12

Toronto CMA
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   483,400 189,700 100% 100% 39%
  Non-elderly women 173,000 63,300 36% 33% 37%
Non-elderly men 195,900 69,100 41% 36% 35%
Elderly women 86,500 45,000 18% 24% 52%
Elderly men 28,100 12,300 6% 6% 44%
 
Economic Families   1,113,200 207,000 100% 100% 19%
  Couples with no children < 18 470,400 52,900 42% 26% 11%
Couples with children < 18 452,800 79,300 41% 38% 18%
Lone-parent families < 18 97,800 54,300 9% 26% 56%
Other families 92,200 20,500 8% 10% 22%
 
Non-elderly family 925,500 179,800 83% 87% 19%
Elderly family 187,800 27,200 17% 13% 14%
 
Children 0-17 in families   994,600 253,000 100% 100% 25%
  Aged 0-5 350,000 96,400 35% 38% 28%
Aged 6-17 644,600 156,600 65% 62% 24%
 
All persons   4,215,000 890,700 100% 100% 21%
  Aged 0-14 853,900 223,700 20% 25% 26%
Aged 15-24 549,700 133,900 13% 15% 24%
Aged 25-34 746,400 152,100 18% 17% 20%
Aged 35-44 720,000 137,800 17% 15% 19%
Aged 45-54 544,000 79,900 13% 9% 15%
Aged 55-64 360,900 61,800 9% 7% 17%
Aged 65-74 279,600 57,600 7%6% 21%
Aged 75+ 160,400 43,800 4% 5% 27%
 
Females 2,159,700 482,900 51% 54% 22%
Males 2,055,200 407,800 49% 46% 20%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   4,215,000 890,700 100% 100% 21%
  Recent immigrants 439,400 214,300 10% 24% 49%
Visible minorities 1,331,600 458,200 32% 51% 34%
Aboriginal identity 15,000 5,100 0% 1% 34%
With disabilities 397,800 125,700 9% 14% 32%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   2,921,000 565,600 100% 100% 19%
  Post-secondary certificate 1,165,000 157,600 40% 28% 14%
Secondary 727,800 147,200 25% 26% 20%
Less than secondary 1,028,200 260,800 35% 46% 25%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   2,921,000 565,600 100% 100% 19%
  Full-time, full year employment 1,260,600 82,500 43% 15% 7%
Part-time, full year employment 150,100 22,600 5% 4% 15%
Part-time, part year employment 813,500 169,400 28% 30% 21%
No employment in 1995 696,800 291,100 24% 51% 42%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $69,400 $15,000  
Average earnings $62,600 $11,600
Average government transfers $5,300 $7,000
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   73,300  
Average poverty gap $13,100
Average market gap** $17,300
 
* 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.

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