| Edmonton CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 110,600 | 49,000 | 100% | 100% | 44% | |
| Non-elderly women | 37,600 | 17,900 | 34% | 37% | 48% | |
| Non-elderly men | 49,500 | 19,200 | 45% | 39% | 39% | |
| Elderly women | 17,300 | 9,600 | 16% | 19% | 55% | |
| Elderly men | 6,200 | 2,300 | 6% | 5% | 37% | |
| Economic Families | 231,600 | 40,300 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 98,800 | 9,500 | 43% | 23% | 10% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 93,800 | 14,400 | 40% | 36% | 15% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 22,300 | 12,500 | 10% | 31% | 56% | |
| Other families | 16,600 | 3,900 | 7% | 10% | 24% | |
| Non-elderly family | 198,900 | 37,000 | 86% | 92% | 19% | |
| Elderly family | 32,600 | 3,300 | 14% | 8% | 10% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 218,200 | 52,400 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 70,500 | 20,100 | 32% | 38% | 29% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 147,700 | 32,300 | 68% | 62% | 22% | |
| All persons | 847,600 | 180,500 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 186,400 | 47,300 | 22% | 26% | 25% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 120,400 | 33,900 | 14% | 19% | 28% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 139,500 | 30,800 | 16% | 17% | 22% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 152,200 | 25,000 | 18% | 14% | 16% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 105,200 | 14,600 | 12% | 8% | 14% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 66,000 | 12,000 | 8% | 7% | 18% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 49,500 | 9,000 | 6% | 5% | 18% | |
| Aged 75+ | 28,300 | 7,800 | 3% | 4% | 28% | |
| Females | 428,300 | 98,700 | 51% | 55% | 23% | |
| Males | 419,300 | 81,800 | 49% | 45% | 20% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 847,600 | 180,500 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Recent immigrants | 27,200 | 13,200 | 3% | 7% | 48% | |
| Visible minorities | 115,200 | 39,200 | 14% | 22% | 34% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 28,900 | 15,700 | 3% | 9% | 54% | |
| With disabilities | 86,300 | 29,200 | 10% | 16% | 34% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 583,300 | 116,300 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 205,400 | 27,800 | 35% | 24% | 14% | |
| Secondary | 134,100 | 27,100 | 23% | 23% | 20% | |
| Less than secondary | 243,900 | 61,300 | 42% | 53% | 25% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 583,300 | 116,300 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 242,500 | 19,700 | 42% | 17% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 39,100 | 7,000 | 7% | 6% | 18% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 189,900 | 47,500 | 33% | 41% | 25% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 111,800 | 42,100 | 19% | 36% | 38% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $58,900 | $15,200 | ||||
| Average earnings | $52,400 | $10,700 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,500 | $5,800 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 14,600 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,000 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||