| Sherbrooke CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 24,100 | 12,400 | 100% | 100% | 52% | |
| Non-elderly women | 8,700 | 4,800 | 36% | 38% | 54% | |
| Non-elderly men | 10,000 | 5,000 | 41% | 40% | 50% | |
| Elderly women | 4,100 | 2,100 | 17% | 17% | 52% | |
| Elderly men | 1,300 | 600 | 5% | 5% | 44% | |
| Economic Families | 40,000 | 7,100 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 17,800 | 2,000 | 44% | 28% | 11% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 14,800 | 2,000 | 37% | 28% | 13% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 4,700 | 2,500 | 12% | 35% | 52% | |
| Other families | 2,700 | 700 | 7% | 9% | 24% | |
| Non-elderly family | 34,500 | 6,600 | 86% | 93% | 19% | |
| Elderly family | 5,500 | 500 | 14% | 7% | 9% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 33,700 | 7,400 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 10,800 | 2,700 | 32% | 36% | 25% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 22,900 | 4,800 | 68% | 64% | 21% | |
| All persons | 142,600 | 32,400 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 27,500 | 6,400 | 19% | 20% | 23% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 22,300 | 6,800 | 16% | 21% | 31% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 21,900 | 4,900 | 15% | 15% | 23% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 24,600 | 4,900 | 17% | 15% | 20% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 19,900 | 3,400 | 14% | 10% | 17% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 11,700 | 2,600 | 8% | 8% | 22% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 9,400 | 1,800 | 7% | 6% | 19% | |
| Aged 75+ | 5,300 | 1,600 | 4% | 5% | 30% | |
| Females | 73,400 | 18,000 | 51% | 55% | 25% | |
| Males | 69,200 | 14,400 | 49% | 44% | 21% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 142,600 | 32,400 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Recent immigrants | 2,100 | 1,400 | 1% | 4% | 66% | |
| Visible minorities | 2,900 | 1,400 | 2% | 4% | 48% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 400 | 200 | 0% | 1% | 61% | |
| With disabilities | 10,800 | 4,800 | 8% | 15% | 44% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 100,400 | 22,600 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 38,300 | 6,700 | 38% | 30% | 18% | |
| Secondary | 25,500 | 5,300 | 25% | 24% | 21% | |
| Less than secondary | 36,600 | 10,500 | 36% | 47% | 29% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 100,400 | 22,600 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 35,000 | 2,400 | 35% | 10% | 7% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 6,800 | 1,300 | 7% | 6% | 19% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 32,400 | 7,500 | 32% | 33% | 23% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 26,200 | 11,400 | 26% | 51% | 44% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $49,100 | $12,300 | ||||
| Average earnings | $43,900 | $7,500 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,200 | $6,900 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 2,200 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,100 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,400 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||