| Waterloo Regional Municipality | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 45,300 | 15,400 | 100% | 100% | 34% | |
| Non-elderly women | 14,600 | 5,700 | 32% | 37% | 39% | |
| Non-elderly men | 19,000 | 6,100 | 42% | 39% | 32% | |
| Elderly women | 9,200 | 3,200 | 20% | 20% | 34% | |
| Elderly men | 2,500 | 500 | 6% | 4% | 22% | |
| Economic Families | 111,300 | 13,200 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 49,000 | 3,000 | 44% | 22% | 6% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 45,900 | 4,300 | 41% | 33% | 9% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 9,700 | 4,900 | 9% | 37% | 50% | |
| Other families | 6,600 | 1,000 | 6% | 7% | 14% | |
| Non-elderly family | 94,400 | 12,400 | 85% | 94% | 13% | |
| Elderly family | 16,900 | 700 | 15% | 6% | 4% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 104,100 | 17,900 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 35,500 | 6,800 | 34% | 38% | 19% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 68,600 | 11,100 | 66% | 62% | 16% | |
| All persons | 400,700 | 57,300 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 88,600 | 15,900 | 22% | 28% | 18% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 56,700 | 11,200 | 14% | 20% | 20% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 67,600 | 9,800 | 17% | 17% | 14% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 66,300 | 7,600 | 17% | 13% | 11% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 49,300 | 4,400 | 12% | 8% | 9% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 31,300 | 3,700 | 8% | 6% | 12% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 25,700 | 2,300 | 6% | 4% | 9% | |
| Aged 75+ | 15,200 | 2,400 | 4% | 4% | 16% | |
| Females | 203,100 | 31,800 | 51% | 56% | 16% | |
| Males | 197,600 | 25,500 | 49% | 44% | 13% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 400,700 | 57,300 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Recent immigrants | 12,600 | 5,100 | 3% | 9% | 41% | |
| Visible minorities | 33,900 | 9,800 | 8% | 17% | 29% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 2,200 | 700 | 1% | 1% | 30% | |
| With disabilities | 40,300 | 9,400 | 10% | 16% | 23% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 271,100 | 36,700 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 91,500 | 8,200 | 34% | 22% | 9% | |
| Secondary | 67,900 | 9,200 | 25% | 25% | 14% | |
| Less than secondary | 111,700 | 19,300 | 41% | 53% | 17% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 271,100 | 36,700 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 123,800 | 5,300 | 46% | 15% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 20,200 | 2,200 | 7% | 6% | 11% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 76,300 | 12,500 | 28% | 34% | 16% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 50,800 | 16,700 | 19% | 45% | 33% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $63,000 | $13,200 | ||||
| Average earnings | $56,500 | $7,900 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,000 | $7,600 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 4,200 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,600 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||