| Saint John CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 14,400 | 6,200 | 100% | 100% | 43% | |
| Non-elderly women | 4,500 | 2,200 | 31% | 36% | 50% | |
| Non-elderly men | 5,000 | 2,000 | 35% | 33% | 40% | |
| Elderly women | 3,700 | 1,600 | 26% | 26% | 43% | |
| Elderly men | 1,200 | 300 | 8% | 5% | 28% | |
| Economic Families | 35,200 | 6,200 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 15,300 | 1,300 | 43% | 21% | 9% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 13,300 | 1,700 | 38% | 28% | 13% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 3,700 | 2,400 | 10% | 39% | 66% | |
| Other families | 2,900 | 700 | 8% | 12% | 25% | |
| Non-elderly family | 29,500 | 5,700 | 84% | 91% | 19% | |
| Elderly family | 5,700 | 500 | 16% | 8% | 9% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 30,200 | 7,200 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 9,500 | 2,900 | 31% | 40% | 30% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 20,700 | 4,300 | 69% | 60% | 21% | |
| All persons | 123,700 | 24,800 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 25,500 | 6,400 | 21% | 26% | 25% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 17,700 | 4,400 | 14% | 18% | 25% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 19,000 | 3,800 | 15% | 15% | 20% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 20,600 | 3,400 | 17% | 14% | 16% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 16,000 | 2,200 | 13% | 9% | 14% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 10,200 | 1,900 | 8% | 7% | 18% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 8,400 | 1,300 | 7% | 5% | 16% | |
| Aged 75+ | 6,300 | 1,400 | 5% | 5% | 22% | |
| Females | 63,900 | 14,100 | 52% | 57% | 22% | |
| Males | 59,800 | 10,700 | 48% | 43% | 18% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 123,700 | 24,800 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Recent immigrants | 200 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 15% | |
| Visible minorities | 2,500 | 900 | 2% | 4% | 34% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 600 | 200 | 1% | 1% | 39% | |
| With disabilities | 15,900 | 5,300 | 13% | 21% | 33% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 83,400 | 15,700 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 26,700 | 2,700 | 32% | 17% | 10% | |
| Secondary | 22,300 | 3,800 | 27% | 24% | 17% | |
| Less than secondary | 34,400 | 9,200 | 41% | 59% | 27% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 83,400 | 15,700 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 31,000 | 1,700 | 37% | 11% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 5,000 | 800 | 6% | 5% | 15% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 24,900 | 4,800 | 30% | 31% | 19% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 22,400 | 8,400 | 27% | 54% | 38% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $51,400 | $11,900 | ||||
| Average earnings | $46,400 | $7,200 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,800 | $7,100 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 2,200 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,900 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,200 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||