| 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. | ||||||