| Peel Regional Municipality | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 58,300 | 18,200 | 100% | 100% | 31% | |
| Non-elderly women | 20,500 | 6,400 | 35% | 35% | 31% | |
| Non-elderly men | 26,500 | 6,400 | 46% | 35% | 24% | |
| Elderly women | 8,600 | 4,500 | 15% | 25% | 52% | |
| Elderly men | 2,600 | 900 | 4% | 5% | 34% | |
| Economic Families | 224,500 | 30,600 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 87,200 | 7,000 | 39% | 23% | 8% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 106,600 | 13,400 | 47% | 44% | 13% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 17,100 | 8,000 | 8% | 26% | 47% | |
| Other families | 13,600 | 2,200 | 6% | 7% | 16% | |
| Non-elderly family | 198,800 | 27,600 | 89% | 90% | 14% | |
| Elderly family | 25,800 | 3,000 | 11% | 10% | 12% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 226,100 | 42,100 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 79,600 | 15,800 | 35% | 37% | 20% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 146,500 | 26,400 | 65% | 63% | 18% | |
| All persons | 847,900 | 127,100 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 193,500 | 37,400 | 23% | 29% | 19% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 119,100 | 19,100 | 14% | 15% | 16% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 151,700 | 21,200 | 18% | 17% | 14% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 147,400 | 19,900 | 17% | 16% | 14% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 112,800 | 11,200 | 13% | 9% | 10% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 64,700 | 7,900 | 8% | 6% | 12% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 39,300 | 6,100 | 5% | 5% | 15% | |
| Aged 75+ | 19,300 | 4,300 | 2% | 3% | 22% | |
| Females | 427,900 | 68,600 | 50% | 54% | 16% | |
| Males | 420,000 | 58,500 | 50% | 46% | 14% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 847,900 | 127,100 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Recent immigrants | 74,200 | 28,200 | 9% | 22% | 38% | |
| Visible minorities | 264,800 | 62,200 | 31% | 49% | 23% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 2,300 | 500 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| With disabilities | 67,900 | 16,600 | 8% | 13% | 24% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 595,800 | 79,400 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 222,400 | 21,200 | 37% | 27% | 10% | |
| Secondary | 160,100 | 21,200 | 27% | 27% | 13% | |
| Less than secondary | 213,300 | 36,900 | 36% | 47% | 17% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 595,800 | 79,400 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 277,600 | 14,100 | 47% | 18% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 31,400 | 3,300 | 5% | 4% | 10% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 165,500 | 25,600 | 28% | 32% | 15% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 121,200 | 36,500 | 20% | 46% | 30% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $70,300 | $16,000 | ||||
| Average earnings | $63,600 | $12,000 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,100 | $6,500 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 11,000 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $12,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $16,100 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||