| Halton Regional Municipality | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 28,100 | 8,600 | 100% | 100% | 31% | |
| Non-elderly women | 9,200 | 2,800 | 33% | 33% | 31% | |
| Non-elderly men | 10,100 | 2,300 | 36% | 26% | 23% | |
| Elderly women | 7,000 | 3,100 | 25% | 36% | 45% | |
| Elderly men | 1,800 | 400 | 7% | 5% | 23% | |
| Economic Families | 95,800 | 7,100 | 100% | 100% | 7% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 45,100 | 2,000 | 47% | 27% | 4% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 39,700 | 2,500 | 41% | 35% | 6% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 5,800 | 2,100 | 6% | 30% | 36% | |
| Other families | 5,200 | 600 | 5% | 8% | 11% | |
| Non-elderly family | 80,500 | 6,100 | 84% | 86% | 8% | |
| Elderly family | 15,300 | 1,000 | 16% | 14% | 7% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 84,400 | 8,800 | 100% | 100% | 10% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 28,500 | 3,200 | 34% | 37% | 11% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 55,900 | 5,600 | 66% | 63% | 10% | |
| All persons | 336,400 | 31,300 | 100% | 100% | 9% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 71,700 | 7,700 | 21% | 24% | 11% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 42,700 | 4,600 | 13% | 15% | 11% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 49,800 | 4,400 | 15% | 14% | 9% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 58,100 | 4,400 | 17% | 14% | 8% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 48,400 | 2,800 | 14% | 9% | 6% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 30,400 | 2,300 | 9% | 7% | 8% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 23,000 | 2,700 | 7% | 9% | 12% | |
| Aged 75+ | 12,400 | 2,500 | 4% | 8% | 20% | |
| Females | 170,800 | 18,200 | 51% | 58% | 11% | |
| Males | 165,500 | 13,100 | 49% | 42% | 8% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 336,400 | 31,300 | 100% | 100% | 9% | |
| Recent immigrants | 7,200 | 2,100 | 2% | 7% | 30% | |
| Visible minorities | 22,600 | 3,700 | 7% | 12% | 16% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 1,300 | 200 | 0% | 1% | 13% | |
| With disabilities | 27,600 | 5,200 | 8% | 17% | 19% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 229,300 | 18,400 | 100% | 100% | 8% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 102,100 | 5,600 | 45% | 30% | 5% | |
| Secondary | 58,100 | 4,900 | 25% | 26% | 8% | |
| Less than secondary | 69,100 | 8,000 | 30% | 43% | 12% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 229,300 | 18,400 | 100% | 100% | 8% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 113,700 | 3,700 | 50% | 20% | 3% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 16,000 | 1,300 | 7% | 7% | 8% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 62,800 | 6,500 | 27% | 35% | 10% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 36,700 | 6,900 | 16% | 38% | 19% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $86,100 | $14,800 | ||||
| Average earnings | $76,300 | $10,400 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,300 | $6,400 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 2,300 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,100 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||