Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Vancouver CMA / Greater Vancouver Regional District

Table B2.25

Vancouver CMA / Greater Vancouver Regional District
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   293,900 126,400 100% 100% 43%
  Non-elderly women 101,500 42,800 35% 34% 42%
Non-elderly men 130,100 51,900 44% 41% 40%
Elderly women 45,300 24,500 15% 19% 54%
Elderly men 17,000 7,200 6% 6% 43%
 
Economic Families   468,200 87,600 100% 100% 19%
  Couples with no children < 18 215,400 24,900 46% 28% 12%
Couples with children < 18 179,400 33,700 38% 39% 19%
Lone-parent families < 18 39,100 21,100 8% 24% 54%
Other families 34,200 7,900 7% 9% 23%
 
Non-elderly family 387,800 75,900 83% 87% 20%
Elderly family 80,400 11,600 17% 13% 14%
 
Children 0-17 in families   394,900 101,200 100% 100% 26%
  Aged 0-5 131,000 35,000 33% 35% 27%
Aged 6-17 263,900 66,200 67% 65% 25%
 
All persons   1,802,400 419,200 100% 100% 23%
  Aged 0-14 334,100 87,700 19% 21% 26%
Aged 15-24 240,600 71,100 13% 17% 30%
Aged 25-34 316,100 73,100 18% 17% 23%
Aged 35-44 316,600 66,300 18% 16% 21%
Aged 45-54 243,500 41,100 14% 10% 17%
Aged 55-64 150,400 29,100 8% 7% 19%
Aged 65-74 119,300 26,500 7% 6% 22%
Aged 75+ 82,000 24,400 5% 6% 30%
 
Females 914,700 223,300 51% 53% 24%
Males 887,700 195,900 49% 47% 22%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   1,802,400 419,200 100% 100% 23%
  Recent immigrants 188,800 98,600 10% 24% 52%
Visible minorities 562,400 191,400 31% 46% 34%
Aboriginal identity 27,500 13,400 2% 3% 49%
With disabilities 171,500 60,100 10% 14% 35%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   1,267,100 280,700 100% 100% 22%
  Post-secondary certificate 517,000 88,000 41% 31% 17%
Secondary 321,000 72,000 25% 26% 22%
Less than secondary 429,200 120,700 34% 43% 28%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   1,267,100 280,700 100% 100% 22%
  Full-time, full year employment 494,300 35,100 39% 12% 7%
Part-time, full year employment 72,200 11,900 6% 4% 17%
Part-time, part year employment 412,500 100,500 33% 36% 24%
No employment in 1995 288,000 133,200 23% 47% 46%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $65,500 $14,700  
Average earnings $59,100 $11,000
Average government transfers $4,800 $6,000
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   30,900  
Average poverty gap $13,100
Average market gap** $16,500
 
* 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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