| Niagara Regional Municipality | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 45,600 | 18,200 | 100% | 100% | 40% | |
| Non-elderly women | 12,800 | 5,900 | 28% | 32% | 46% | |
| Non-elderly men | 15,400 | 5,900 | 34% | 32% | 38% | |
| Elderly women | 13,200 | 5,400 | 29% | 30% | 41% | |
| Elderly men | 4,100 | 1,100 | 9% | 6% | 26% | |
| Economic Families | 115,100 | 14,400 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 57,200 | 3,500 | 50% | 24% | 6% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 39,700 | 4,100 | 34% | 28% | 10% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 10,200 | 5,600 | 9% | 39% | 55% | |
| Other families | 8,100 | 1,300 | 7% | 9% | 15% | |
| Non-elderly family | 90,100 | 13,300 | 78% | 92% | 15% | |
| Elderly family | 25,000 | 1,100 | 22% | 8% | 4% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 92,700 | 17,700 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 30,200 | 6,900 | 33% | 39% | 23% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 62,600 | 10,800 | 67% | 61% | 17% | |
| All persons | 396,600 | 61,700 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 78,800 | 15,900 | 20% | 26% | 20% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 50,400 | 9,700 | 13% | 16% | 19% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 55,500 | 9,500 | 14% | 15% | 17% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 61,700 | 8,100 | 16% | 13% | 13% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 51,500 | 5,500 | 13% | 9% | 11% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 38,900 | 5,000 | 10% | 8% | 13% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 37,600 | 4,100 | 9% | 7% | 11% | |
| Aged 75+ | 22,200 | 3,900 | 6% | 6% | 17% | |
| Females | 203,500 | 35,600 | 51% | 58% | 17% | |
| Males | 193,100 | 26,100 | 49% | 42% | 14% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 396,600 | 61,700 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Recent immigrants | 5,800 | 2,200 | 1% | 4% | 38% | |
| Visible minorities | 13,400 | 4,200 | 3% | 7% | 31% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 3,900 | 1,500 | 1% | 2% | 38% | |
| With disabilities | 51,300 | 12,800 | 13% | 21% | 25% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 258,100 | 37,800 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 83,500 | 7,500 | 32% | 20% | 9% | |
| Secondary | 70,900 | 9,700 | 27% | 26% | 14% | |
| Less than secondary | 103,700 | 20,700 | 40% | 55% | 20% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 258,100 | 37,800 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 100,400 | 4,500 | 39% | 12% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 20,000 | 2,200 | 8% | 6% | 11% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 77,500 | 12,100 | 30% | 32% | 16% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 60,200 | 19,000 | 23% | 50% | 32% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $58,300 | $12,900 | ||||
| Average earnings | $52,400 | $7,800 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,800 | $7,700 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 4,500 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,500 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,500 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||