| Essex County | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 40,400 | 14,400 | 100% | 100% | 36% | |
| Non-elderly women | 11,400 | 4,700 | 28% | 33% | 41% | |
| Non-elderly men | 15,600 | 4,800 | 39% | 34% | 31% | |
| Elderly women | 10,200 | 4,000 | 25% | 27% | 39% | |
| Elderly men | 3,200 | 900 | 8% | 6% | 28% | |
| Economic Families | 96,100 | 11,400 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 43,800 | 2,500 | 46% | 22% | 6% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 36,200 | 3,300 | 38% | 29% | 9% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 8,800 | 4,500 | 9% | 39% | 51% | |
| Other families | 7,300 | 1,200 | 8% | 10% | 16% | |
| Non-elderly family | 79,100 | 10,600 | 82% | 92% | 13% | |
| Elderly family | 17,000 | 900 | 18% | 8% | 5% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 84,500 | 14,800 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 28,000 | 6,000 | 33% | 40% | 21% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 56,500 | 8,900 | 67% | 60% | 16% | |
| All persons | 345,700 | 50,200 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 71,900 | 13,400 | 21% | 27% | 19% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 49,400 | 8,700 | 14% | 17% | 18% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 54,700 | 7,900 | 16% | 16% | 15% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 54,400 | 6,300 | 16% | 12% | 12% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 43,200 | 3,900 | 13% | 8% | 9% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 30,100 | 4,000 | 9% | 8% | 13% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 26,500 | 2,900 | 8% | 6% | 11% | |
| Aged 75+ | 15,700 | 3,100 | 5% | 6% | 20% | |
| Females | 176,200 | 28,700 | 51% | 57% | 16% | |
| Males | 169,600 | 21,500 | 49% | 43% | 13% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 345,700 | 50,200 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Recent immigrants | 12,000 | 4,900 | 3% | 10% | 41% | |
| Visible minorities | 30,100 | 9,500 | 9% | 19% | 32% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 2,600 | 900 | 1% | 2% | 33% | |
| With disabilities | 42,300 | 10,100 | 12% | 20% | 24% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 231,700 | 30,800 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 75,000 | 6,500 | 32% | 21% | 9% | |
| Secondary | 67,400 | 8,600 | 29% | 28% | 13% | |
| Less than secondary | 89,300 | 15,700 | 39% | 51% | 18% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 231,700 | 30,800 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 95,000 | 3,900 | 41% | 13% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 16,600 | 1,600 | 7% | 5% | 10% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 67,200 | 9,500 | 29% | 31% | 14% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 53,000 | 15,800 | 23% | 51% | 30% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $65,500 | $12,400 | ||||
| Average earnings | $59,600 | $7,800 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,700 | $7,300 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 4,000 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $10,200 | |||||
| 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. | ||||||