| York Regional Municipality | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 30,600 | 10,600 | 100% | 100% | 35% | |
| Non-elderly women | 10,700 | 3,900 | 35% | 37% | 36% | |
| Non-elderly men | 11,700 | 3,400 | 38% | 32% | 29% | |
| Elderly women | 6,400 | 2,800 | 21% | 26% | 44% | |
| Elderly men | 1,800 | 600 | 6% | 5% | 31% | |
| Economic Families | 155,200 | 17,800 | 100% | 100% | 11% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 62,500 | 4,900 | 40% | 27% | 8% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 77,100 | 8,500 | 50% | 48% | 11% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 8,200 | 3,200 | 5% | 18% | 39% | |
| Other families | 7,400 | 1,200 | 5% | 7% | 16% | |
| Non-elderly family | 134,300 | 15,700 | 86% | 88% | 12% | |
| Elderly family | 21,000 | 2,100 | 14% | 12% | 10% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 159,200 | 22,700 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 50,000 | 6,900 | 31% | 30% | 14% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 109,200 | 15,800 | 69% | 70% | 15% | |
| All persons | 587,700 | 76,100 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 134,300 | 19,400 | 23% | 25% | 14% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 82,900 | 12,500 | 14% | 16% | 15% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 85,300 | 9,800 | 15% | 13% | 11% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 106,600 | 12,900 | 18% | 17% | 12% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 85,200 | 9,100 | 14% | 12% | 11% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 47,200 | 5,500 | 8% | 7% | 12% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 30,100 | 4,000 | 5% | 5% | 13% | |
| Aged 75+ | 16,100 | 2,900 | 3% | 4% | 18% | |
| Females | 297,100 | 40,500 | 51% | 53% | 14% | |
| Males | 290,600 | 35,500 | 49% | 47% | 12% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 587,700 | 76,100 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Recent immigrants | 41,300 | 17,800 | 7% | 23% | 43% | |
| Visible minorities | 143,400 | 31,800 | 24% | 42% | 22% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 1,500 | 400 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| With disabilities | 44,000 | 8,800 | 7% | 12% | 20% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 407,300 | 49,800 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 168,900 | 13,900 | 41% | 28% | 8% | |
| Secondary | 101,500 | 13,800 | 25% | 28% | 14% | |
| Less than secondary | 136,900 | 22,000 | 34% | 44% | 16% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 407,300 | 49,800 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 184,800 | 8,300 | 45% | 17% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 25,300 | 2,300 | 6% | 5% | 9% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 110,200 | 14,300 | 27% | 29% | 13% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 87,000 | 24,900 | 21% | 50% | 29% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $81,200 | $15,400 | ||||
| Average earnings | $71,800 | $11,700 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,800 | $5,500 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 6,400 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $13,400 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,800 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||