Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Winnipeg CMA

Table B2.20

Winnipeg CMA
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   97,700 47,300 100% 100% 48%
  Non-elderly women 31,000 14,700 32% 31% 48%
Non-elderly men 36,900 16,300 38% 34% 44%
Elderly women 22,900 13,100 23% 28% 57%
Elderly men 6,800 3,200 7% 7% 46%
 
Economic Families   179,200 32,900 100% 100% 18%
  Couples with no children < 18 80,300 8,000 45% 24% 10%
Couples with children < 18 67,100 10,600 37% 32% 16%
Lone-parent families < 18 17,600 10,800 10% 33% 62%
Other families 14,200 3,500 8% 11% 24%
 
Non-elderly family 148,100 29,000 83% 88% 20%
Elderly family 31,100 4,000 17% 12% 13%
 
Children 0-17 in families   154,900 41,100 100% 100% 27%
  Aged 0-5 52,400 17,000 34% 41% 32%
Aged 6-17 102,500 24,200 66% 59% 24%
 
All persons   654,200 150,600 100% 100% 23%
  Aged 0-14 133,200 37,900 20% 25% 28%
Aged 15-24 89,900 25,600 14% 17% 28%
Aged 25-34 103,900 24,700 16% 16% 24%
Aged 35-44 109,100 19,000 17% 13% 17%
Aged 45-54 82,300 11,300 13% 7% 14%
Aged 55-64 53,200 9,700 8% 6% 18%
Aged 65-74 47,500 10,000 7% 7% 21%
Aged 75+ 35,000 12,400 5% 8% 36%
 
Females 337,000 84,500 52% 56% 25%
Males 317,200 66,100 48% 44% 21%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   654,200 150,600 100% 100% 23%
  Recent immigrants 15,900 7,900 2% 5% 50%
Visible minorities 72,900 23,300 11% 15% 32%
Aboriginal identity 43,200 26,100 7% 17% 61%
With disabilities 70,400 26,000 11% 17% 37%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   438,500 90,200 100% 100% 21%
  Post-secondary certificate 150,200 20,100 34% 22% 13%
Secondary 104,900 20,600 24% 23% 20%
Less than secondary 183,400 49,500 42% 55% 27%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   438,500 90,200 100% 100% 21%
  Full-time, full year employment 191,800 15,900 44% 18% 8%
Part-time, full year employment 32,100 5,400 7% 6% 17%
Part-time, part year employment 126,800 31,400 29% 35% 25%
No employment in 1995 87,700 37,600 20% 42% 43%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $56,300 $15,100  
Average earnings $50,300 $11,300
Average government transfers $4,500 $6,500
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   11,400  
Average poverty gap $12,000
Average market gap** $15,600
 
* 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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