| Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 58,000 | 27,900 | 100% | 100% | 48% | |
| Non-elderly women | 17,200 | 8,200 | 30% | 29% | 48% | |
| Non-elderly men | 21,700 | 9,300 | 37% | 34% | 43% | |
| Elderly women | 14,400 | 8,200 | 25% | 30% | 57% | |
| Elderly men | 4,700 | 2,100 | 8% | 8% | 45% | |
| Economic Families | 128,500 | 23,800 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 60,500 | 6,900 | 47% | 29% | 11% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 46,300 | 6,900 | 36% | 29% | 15% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 12,300 | 7,800 | 10% | 33% | 64% | |
| Other families | 9,500 | 2,200 | 7% | 9% | 23% | |
| Non-elderly family | 103,400 | 20,500 | 80% | 86% | 20% | |
| Elderly family | 25,200 | 3,300 | 20% | 14% | 13% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 108,300 | 28,100 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 36,300 | 10,900 | 34% | 39% | 30% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 72,000 | 17,300 | 66% | 61% | 24% | |
| All persons | 461,000 | 101,200 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 93,000 | 25,400 | 20% | 25% | 27% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 59,600 | 15,300 | 13% | 15% | 26% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 72,500 | 15,600 | 16% | 15% | 21% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 74,300 | 13,300 | 16% | 13% | 18% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 57,500 | 8,200 | 12% | 8% | 14% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 41,800 | 7,800 | 9% | 8% | 19% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 39,000 | 8,200 | 8% | 8% | 21% | |
| Aged 75+ | 23,300 | 7,500 | 5% | 7% | 32% | |
| Females | 236,000 | 56,600 | 51% | 56% | 24% | |
| Males | 225,000 | 44,600 | 49% | 44% | 20% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 461,000 | 101,200 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Recent immigrants | 15,400 | 7,700 | 3% | 8% | 50% | |
| Visible minorities | 41,100 | 16,900 | 9% | 17% | 41% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 4,700 | 2,300 | 1% | 2% | 48% | |
| With disabilities | 59,600 | 21,000 | 13% | 21% | 35% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 305,800 | 60,200 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 102,600 | 12,800 | 34% | 21% | 12% | |
| Secondary | 77,400 | 14,500 | 25% | 24% | 19% | |
| Less than secondary | 125,800 | 33,000 | 41% | 55% | 26% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 305,800 | 60,200 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 123,000 | 7,300 | 40% | 12% | 6% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 21,700 | 3,200 | 7% | 5% | 15% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 83,500 | 17,100 | 27% | 28% | 20% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 77,600 | 32,600 | 25% | 54% | 42% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $60,200 | $15,000 | ||||
| Average earnings | $54,900 | $10,000 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,700 | $8,300 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 7,300 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,900 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $17,400 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||