| Thunder Bay CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 16,300 | 6,000 | 100% | 100% | 37% | |
| Non-elderly women | 4,400 | 1,800 | 27% | 30% | 42% | |
| Non-elderly men | 6,300 | 2,100 | 38% | 34% | 33% | |
| Elderly women | 4,200 | 1,800 | 26% | 29% | 42% | |
| Elderly men | 1,500 | 400 | 9% | 6% | 26% | |
| Economic Families | 34,800 | 4,000 | 100% | 100% | 11% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 16,100 | 800 | 46% | 20% | 5% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 12,600 | 900 | 36% | 22% | 7% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 3,300 | 1,900 | 10% | 47% | 56% | |
| Other families | 2,700 | 400 | 8% | 11% | 16% | |
| Non-elderly family | 28,100 | 3,700 | 81% | 93% | 13% | |
| Elderly family | 6,700 | 300 | 19% | 7% | 4% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 28,400 | 5,000 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 9,100 | 2,000 | 32% | 40% | 22% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 19,400 | 3,000 | 68% | 60% | 15% | |
| All persons | 123,000 | 17,800 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 24,200 | 4,600 | 20% | 26% | 19% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 16,900 | 3,100 | 14% | 17% | 18% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 18,500 | 2,800 | 15% | 16% | 15% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 20,600 | 2,200 | 17% | 12% | 11% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 15,500 | 1,300 | 13% | 7% | 8% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 10,800 | 1,200 | 9% | 7% | 12% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 10,100 | 1,100 | 8% | 6% | 11% | |
| Aged 75+ | 6,500 | 1,400 | 5% | 8% | 21% | |
| Females | 62,600 | 10,400 | 51% | 58% | 17% | |
| Males | 60,400 | 7,400 | 49% | 42% | 12% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 123,000 | 17,800 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Recent immigrants | 900 | 300 | 1% | 2% | 35% | |
| Visible minorities | 2,700 | 500 | 2% | 3% | 18% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 6,400 | 3,000 | 5% | 17% | 46% | |
| With disabilities | 16,400 | 4,100 | 13% | 23% | 25% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 82,300 | 10,700 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 28,300 | 2,300 | 34% | 21% | 8% | |
| Secondary | 19,900 | 2,200 | 24% | 21% | 11% | |
| Less than secondary | 34,200 | 6,200 | 41% | 58% | 18% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 82,300 | 10,700 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 32,300 | 1,100 | 39% | 11% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 6,700 | 700 | 8% | 7% | 10% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 25,900 | 3,700 | 31% | 34% | 14% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 17,400 | 5,100 | 21% | 48% | 30% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $62,700 | $12,700 | ||||
| Average earnings | $56,000 | $7,300 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,800 | $7,500 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,300 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,500 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,400 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||