Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Calgary CMA

Table B2.23

Calgary CMA
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   115,300 47,700 100% 100% 41%
  Non-elderly women 40,700 17,600 35% 37% 43%
Non-elderly men 54,800 20,000 47% 42% 37%
Elderly women 15,100 8,000 13% 17% 53%
Elderly men 4,700 2,000 4% 4% 42%
 
Economic Families   219,300 34,400 100% 100% 16%
  Couples with no children < 18 95,600 8,500 44% 25% 9%
Couples with children < 18 90,800 13,600 41% 40% 15%
Lone-parent families < 18 18,800 9,200 9% 27% 49%
Other families 14,100 3,000 6% 9% 21%
 
Non-elderly family 191,900 31,500 87% 92% 16%
Elderly family 27,400 2,900 13% 8% 11%
 
Children 0-17 in families   203,100 44,300 100% 100% 22%
  Aged 0-5 67,500 16,600 33% 37% 25%
Aged 6-17 135,600 27,700 67% 63% 20%
 
All persons   811,500 160,500 100% 100% 20%
  Aged 0-14 175,400 39,700 22% 25% 23%
Aged 15-24 109,500 29,600 13% 18% 27%
Aged 25-34 144,600 29,500 18% 18% 20%
Aged 35-44 157,500 24,600 19% 15% 16%
Aged 45-54 99,900 13,000 12% 8% 13%
Aged 55-64 58,200 9,800 7% 6% 17%
Aged 65-74 42,500 7,900 5% 5% 19%
Aged 75+ 24,000 6,500 3% 4% 27%
 
Females 407,000 85,800 50% 53% 21%
Males 404,500 74,700 50% 47% 18%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   811,500 160,500 100% 100% 20%
  Recent immigrants 33,600 15,800 4% 10% 47%
Visible minorities 127,100 40,200 16% 25% 32%
Aboriginal identity 14,400 7,100 2% 4% 49%
With disabilities 72,700 24,000 9% 15% 33%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   569,600 106,400 100% 100% 19%
  Post-secondary certificate 225,500 29,300 40% 28% 13%
Secondary 136,000 27,100 24% 25% 20%
Less than secondary 208,000 50,100 37% 47% 24%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   569,600 106,400 100% 100% 19%
  Full-time, full year employment 252,900 20,500 44% 19% 8%
Part-time, full year employment 36,300 7,000 6% 7% 19%
Part-time, part year employment 184,400 45,900 32% 43% 25%
No employment in 1995 95,900 33,000 17% 31% 34%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $66,700 $15,800  
Average earnings $58,700 $11,600
Average government transfers $4,100 $5,200
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   11,900  
Average poverty gap $11,700
Average market gap** $14,300
 
* 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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