| Toronto | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 365,600 | 152,500 | 100% | 100% | 42% | |
| Non-elderly women | 132,300 | 50,200 | 36% | 33% | 38% | |
| Non-elderly men | 146,200 | 56,600 | 40% | 37% | 39% | |
| Elderly women | 65,100 | 35,200 | 18% | 23% | 54% | |
| Elderly men | 22,000 | 10,400 | 6% | 7% | 47% | |
| Economic Families | 614,000 | 149,700 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 270,900 | 38,800 | 44% | 26% | 14% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 213,300 | 53,900 | 35% | 36% | 25% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 64,900 | 40,500 | 11% | 27% | 62% | |
| Other families | 64,900 | 16,500 | 11% | 11% | 25% | |
| Non-elderly family | 488,300 | 128,600 | 80% | 86% | 26% | |
| Elderly family | 125,700 | 21,100 | 20% | 14% | 17% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 490,000 | 176,300 | 100% | 100% | 36% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 179,600 | 69,700 | 37% | 40% | 39% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 310,500 | 106,600 | 63% | 60% | 34% | |
| All persons | 2,350,200 | 649,500 | 100% | 100% | 28% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 423,100 | 156,500 | 18% | 24% | 37% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 293,600 | 96,600 | 12% | 15% | 33% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 442,500 | 115,600 | 19% | 18% | 26% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 386,700 | 99,000 | 16% | 15% | 26% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 287,800 | 56,200 | 12% | 9% | 20% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 216,300 | 45,800 | 9% | 7% | 21% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 187,200 | 45,100 | 8% | 7% | 24% | |
| Aged 75+ | 113,000 | 34,700 | 5% | 5% | 31% | |
| Females | 1,218,000 | 352,500 | 52% | 54% | 29% | |
| Males | 1,132,100 | 297,000 | 48% | 46% | 26% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 2,350,200 | 649,500 | 100% | 100% | 28% | |
| Recent immigrants | 314,000 | 165,700 | 13% | 26% | 53% | |
| Visible minorities | 877,000 | 357,300 | 37% | 55% | 41% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 9,200 | 4,000 | 0% | 1% | 43% | |
| With disabilities | 252,600 | 94,700 | 11% | 15% | 37% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 1,626,900 | 413,200 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 656,200 | 116,000 | 40% | 28% | 18% | |
| Secondary | 387,500 | 105,900 | 24% | 26% | 27% | |
| Less than secondary | 583,200 | 191,300 | 36% | 46% | 33% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 1,626,900 | 413,200 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 653,900 | 55,300 | 40% | 13% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 73,400 | 15,400 | 5% | 4% | 21% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 459,700 | 121,900 | 28% | 30% | 27% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 440,000 | 220,500 | 27% | 53% | 50% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $63,300 | $14,800 | ||||
| Average earnings | $57,100 | $11,600 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,700 | $7,300 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 52,900 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $13,200 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $17,900 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||