| London CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 57,200 | 21,600 | 100% | 100% | 38% | |
| Non-elderly women | 19,600 | 8,100 | 34% | 37% | 41% | |
| Non-elderly men | 22,400 | 8,900 | 39% | 41% | 40% | |
| Elderly women | 11,900 | 3,700 | 21% | 17% | 31% | |
| Elderly men | 3,300 | 900 | 6% | 4% | 27% | |
| Economic Families | 108,900 | 14,800 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 50,400 | 3,100 | 46% | 21% | 6% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 40,000 | 4,400 | 37% | 30% | 11% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 11,200 | 6,200 | 10% | 42% | 55% | |
| Other families | 7,300 | 1,200 | 7% | 8% | 16% | |
| Non-elderly family | 90,600 | 14,000 | 83% | 95% | 15% | |
| Elderly family | 18,400 | 800 | 17% | 5% | 4% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 95,300 | 20,100 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 32,400 | 7,800 | 34% | 39% | 24% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 62,800 | 12,300 | 66% | 61% | 20% | |
| All persons | 392,700 | 68,100 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 81,600 | 18,100 | 21% | 27% | 22% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 54,100 | 13,800 | 14% | 20% | 26% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 64,300 | 12,200 | 16% | 18% | 19% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 64,500 | 9,100 | 16% | 13% | 14% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 49,400 | 5,100 | 13% | 7% | 10% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 32,400 | 4,100 | 8% | 6% | 12% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 28,100 | 2,900 | 7% | 4% | 10% | |
| Aged 75+ | 18,200 | 2,700 | 5% | 4% | 15% | |
| Females | 202,400 | 37,400 | 52% | 55% | 18% | |
| Males | 190,300 | 30,600 | 48% | 45% | 16% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 392,700 | 68,100 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Recent immigrants | 11,700 | 5,800 | 3% | 9% | 49% | |
| Visible minorities | 30,200 | 11,800 | 8% | 17% | 39% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 4,100 | 2,200 | 1% | 3% | 53% | |
| With disabilities | 47,600 | 12,800 | 12% | 19% | 27% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 264,800 | 44,300 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 101,800 | 11,500 | 38% | 26% | 11% | |
| Secondary | 70,600 | 12,300 | 27% | 28% | 17% | |
| Less than secondary | 92,300 | 20,500 | 35% | 46% | 22% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 264,800 | 44,300 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 112,600 | 5,200 | 43% | 12% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 21,000 | 3,000 | 8% | 7% | 14% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 75,400 | 15,600 | 28% | 35% | 21% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 55,800 | 20,500 | 21% | 46% | 37% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $60,800 | $13,500 | ||||
| Average earnings | $54,100 | $8,100 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,600 | $8,200 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 4,500 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,400 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,900 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||