| Halifax County | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 46,600 | 18,400 | 100% | 100% | 39% | |
| Non-elderly women | 17,800 | 7,500 | 38% | 41% | 42% | |
| Non-elderly men | 18,400 | 7,300 | 40% | 39% | 39% | |
| Elderly women | 8,100 | 2,900 | 17% | 16% | 35% | |
| Elderly men | 2,400 | 700 | 5% | 4% | 32% | |
| Economic Families | 95,200 | 13,800 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 43,400 | 3,200 | 46% | 23% | 7% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 35,300 | 3,700 | 37% | 27% | 10% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 9,600 | 5,600 | 10% | 40% | 58% | |
| Other families | 6,900 | 1,400 | 7% | 10% | 20% | |
| Non-elderly family | 81,900 | 12,900 | 86% | 93% | 16% | |
| Elderly family | 13,300 | 1,000 | 14% | 7% | 7% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 78,300 | 16,200 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 26,200 | 6,200 | 33% | 38% | 24% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 52,100 | 10,100 | 67% | 62% | 19% | |
| All persons | 337,900 | 59,900 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 67,800 | 14,800 | 20% | 25% | 22% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 46,300 | 12,500 | 14% | 21% | 27% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 60,500 | 10,600 | 18% | 18% | 17% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 59,600 | 8,300 | 18% | 14% | 14% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 44,300 | 4,900 | 13% | 8% | 11% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 26,500 | 4,000 | 8% | 7% | 15% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 19,700 | 2,400 | 6% | 4% | 12% | |
| Aged 75+ | 13,200 | 2,500 | 4% | 4% | 19% | |
| Females | 174,500 | 33,400 | 52% | 56% | 19% | |
| Males | 163,500 | 26,600 | 48% | 44% | 16% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 337,900 | 59,900 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Recent immigrants | 4,800 | 2,400 | 1% | 4% | 49% | |
| Visible minorities | 22,200 | 8,500 | 7% | 14% | 38% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 2,000 | 500 | 1% | 1% | 27% | |
| With disabilities | 37,900 | 10,600 | 11% | 18% | 28% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 237,200 | 40,300 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 98,800 | 11,600 | 42% | 29% | 12% | |
| Secondary | 48,400 | 8,700 | 20% | 22% | 18% | |
| Less than secondary | 90,000 | 20,000 | 38% | 50% | 22% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 237,200 | 40,300 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 100,400 | 5,300 | 42% | 13% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 15,900 | 2,400 | 7% | 6% | 15% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 67,400 | 14,500 | 28% | 36% | 22% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 53,600 | 18,100 | 23% | 45% | 34% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $55,800 | $12,200 | ||||
| Average earnings | $49,300 | $8,100 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,100 | $6,800 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 4,700 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,900 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||