| Durham Regional Municipality | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 35,200 | 11,000 | 100% | 100% | 31% | |
| Non-elderly women | 11,000 | 3,600 | 31% | 33% | 33% | |
| Non-elderly men | 14,300 | 3,800 | 40% | 34% | 27% | |
| Elderly women | 7,600 | 3,100 | 21% | 28% | 40% | |
| Elderly men | 2,400 | 600 | 7% | 5% | 24% | |
| Economic Families | 126,900 | 12,300 | 100% | 100% | 10% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 51,500 | 2,600 | 41% | 21% | 5% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 57,600 | 4,100 | 45% | 34% | 7% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 10,700 | 4,600 | 8% | 38% | 43% | |
| Other families | 7,100 | 900 | 6% | 7% | 13% | |
| Non-elderly family | 110,700 | 11,300 | 87% | 92% | 10% | |
| Elderly family | 16,200 | 900 | 13% | 8% | 6% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 127,600 | 16,700 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 44,500 | 6,400 | 35% | 38% | 14% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 83,100 | 10,300 | 65% | 62% | 12% | |
| All persons | 454,000 | 50,500 | 100% | 100% | 11% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 110,800 | 15,100 | 24% | 30% | 14% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 56,900 | 7,800 | 13% | 15% | 14% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 73,500 | 7,900 | 16% | 16% | 11% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 83,400 | 7,100 | 18% | 14% | 9% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 57,500 | 4,100 | 13% | 8% | 7% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 33,400 | 3,400 | 7% | 7% | 10% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 25,200 | 2,900 | 6% | 6% | 12% | |
| Aged 75+ | 13,400 | 2,100 | 3% | 4% | 16% | |
| Females | 229,500 | 28,400 | 51% | 56% | 12% | |
| Males | 224,400 | 22,100 | 49% | 44% | 10% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 454,000 | 50,500 | 100% | 100% | 11% | |
| Recent immigrants | 8,100 | 2,000 | 2% | 4% | 25% | |
| Visible minorities | 44,800 | 7,100 | 10% | 14% | 16% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 2,900 | 500 | 1% | 1% | 18% | |
| With disabilities | 41,700 | 8,300 | 9% | 16% | 20% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 304,600 | 30,400 | 100% | 100% | 10% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 107,500 | 6,300 | 35% | 21% | 6% | |
| Secondary | 83,700 | 7,700 | 27% | 25% | 9% | |
| Less than secondary | 113,500 | 16,400 | 37% | 54% | 14% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 304,600 | 30,400 | 100% | 100% | 10% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 142,000 | 5,000 | 47% | 17% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 20,200 | 1,700 | 7% | 6% | 8% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 80,700 | 8,900 | 26% | 29% | 11% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 61,700 | 14,700 | 20% | 48% | 24% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $69,800 | $13,700 | ||||
| Average earnings | $64,300 | $9,100 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,200 | $7,500 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 4,200 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $10,400 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,000 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||