Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Montreal CMA

Table B2.9

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.

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