Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: London CMA

Table B2.16

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.

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