| Montreal CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 512,200 | 266,300 | 100% | 100% | 52% | |
| Non-elderly women | 180,900 | 88,300 | 35% | 33% | 49% | |
| Non-elderly men | 208,400 | 101,500 | 41% | 38% | 49% | |
| Elderly women | 94,100 | 61,200 | 18% | 23% | 65% | |
| Elderly men | 28,800 | 15,300 | 6% | 6% | 53% | |
| Economic Families | 903,900 | 204,700 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 398,400 | 59,700 | 44% | 29% | 15% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 331,300 | 65,000 | 37% | 32% | 20% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 95,700 | 56,900 | 11% | 28% | 59% | |
| Other families | 78,500 | 23,000 | 9% | 11% | 29% | |
| Non-elderly family | 759,900 | 176,900 | 84% | 86% | 23% | |
| Elderly family | 144,000 | 27,800 | 16% | 14% | 19% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 737,400 | 219,100 | 100% | 100% | 30% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 261,000 | 84,200 | 35% | 38% | 32% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 476,500 | 134,900 | 65% | 62% | 28% | |
| All persons | 3,270,700 | 892,900 | 100% | 100% | 27% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 623,200 | 192,900 | 19% | 22% | 31% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 427,700 | 135,000 | 13% | 15% | 32% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 541,500 | 149,800 | 17% | 17% | 28% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 568,600 | 131,700 | 17% | 15% | 23% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 444,400 | 86,800 | 14% | 10% | 20% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 300,100 | 76,100 | 9% | 9% | 25% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 232,800 | 69,300 | 7% | 8% | 30% | |
| Aged 75+ | 132,400 | 51,200 | 4% | 6% | 39% | |
| Females | 1,683,000 | 486,100 | 51% | 54% | 29% | |
| Males | 1,587,700 | 406,700 | 49% | 46% | 26% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 3,270,700 | 892,900 | 100% | 100% | 27% | |
| Recent immigrants | 134,000 | 85,200 | 4% | 10% | 64% | |
| Visible minorities | 399,600 | 212,800 | 12% | 24% | 53% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 9,300 | 4,000 | 0% | 0% | 43% | |
| With disabilities | 228,600 | 103,500 | 7% | 12% | 45% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 2,282,300 | 579,500 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 866,800 | 154,600 | 38% | 27% | 18% | |
| Secondary | 607,300 | 146,800 | 27% | 25% | 24% | |
| Less than secondary | 808,100 | 278,100 | 35% | 48% | 34% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 2,282,300 | 579,500 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 865,800 | 74,800 | 38% | 13% | 9% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 114,500 | 22,100 | 5% | 4% | 19% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 664,100 | 171,000 | 29% | 30% | 26% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 637,800 | 311,500 | 28% | 54% | 49% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $55,000 | $14,300 | ||||
| Average earnings | $50,700 | $10,500 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,300 | $7,000 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 73,100 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $12,300 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $16,400 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||