| 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. | ||||||