Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: St. Catharines-Niagara CMA

Table B2.14

St. Catharines-Niagara CMA
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   43,600 17,500 100% 100% 40%
  Non-elderly women 12,300 5,700 28% 32% 46%
Non-elderly men 14,700 5,700 34% 32% 39%
Elderly women 12,700 5,100 29% 29% 40%
Elderly men 3,900 1,000 9% 6% 26%
 
Economic Families   106,400 13,800 100% 100% 13%
  Couples with no children < 18 53,000 3,300 50% 24% 6%
Couples with children < 18 35,900 3,900 34% 28% 11%
Lone-parent families < 18 9,700 5,400 9% 39% 55%
Other families 7,700 1,200 7% 9% 15%
 
Non-elderly family 82,800 12,700 78% 92% 15%
Elderly family 23,500 1,100 22% 8% 4%
 
Children 0-17 in families   84,300 16,800 100% 100% 20%
  Aged 0-5 27,500 6,600 33% 39% 24%
Aged 6-17 56,800 10,200 67% 61% 18%
 
All persons   366,000 58,800 100% 100% 16%
  Aged 0-14 71,500 15,100 20% 26% 21%
Aged 15-24 46,600 9,400 13% 16% 20%
Aged 25-34 51,400 9,100 14% 16% 18%
Aged 35-44 56,500 7,700 15% 13% 14%
Aged 45-54 47,400 5,200 13% 9% 11%
Aged 55-64 36,100 4,800 10% 8% 13%
Aged 65-74 35,400 3,900 10% 7% 11%
Aged 75+ 21,000 3,700 6% 6% 17%
 
Females 188,200 34,000 51% 58% 18%
Males 177,800 24,800 49% 42% 14%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   366,000 58,800 100% 100% 16%
  Recent immigrants 5,600 2,200 2% 4% 38%
Visible minorities 12,800 4,100 3% 7% 32%
Aboriginal identity 3,800 1,500 1% 2% 39%
With disabilities 48,600 12,300 13% 21% 25%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   238,000 36,200 100% 100% 15%
  Post-secondary certificate 76,400 7,100 32% 20% 9%
Secondary 65,400 9,300 27% 26% 14%
Less than secondary 96,300 19,800 40% 55% 21%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   238,000 36,200 100% 100% 15%
  Full-time, full year employment 91,000 4,200 38% 12% 5%
Part-time, full year employment 18,200 2,100 8% 6% 12%
Part-time, part year employment 72,200 11,600 30% 32% 16%
No employment in 1995 56,600 18,300 24% 50% 32%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $57,500 $12,900  
Average earnings $51,700 $7,800
Average government transfers $5,900 $7,800
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   4,300  
Average poverty gap $9,400
Average market gap** $14,500
 
* 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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