| Thunder Bay District | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 19,200 | 6,800 | 100% | 100% | 35% | |
| Non-elderly women | 5,000 | 2,100 | 26% | 30% | 41% | |
| Non-elderly men | 7,800 | 2,400 | 41% | 35% | 31% | |
| Elderly women | 4,700 | 2,000 | 24% | 29% | 41% | |
| Elderly men | 1,700 | 400 | 9% | 6% | 23% | |
| Economic Families | 43,300 | 4,700 | 100% | 100% | 11% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 19,900 | 1,000 | 46% | 21% | 5% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 16,500 | 1,100 | 38% | 24% | 7% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 3,900 | 2,100 | 9% | 45% | 54% | |
| Other families | 3,100 | 500 | 7% | 11% | 16% | |
| Non-elderly family | 35,700 | 4,400 | 82% | 93% | 12% | |
| Elderly family | 7,600 | 300 | 18% | 7% | 4% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 36,900 | 5,800 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 11,500 | 2,400 | 31% | 41% | 21% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 25,400 | 3,400 | 69% | 59% | 14% | |
| All persons | 153,300 | 20,700 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 31,300 | 5,400 | 20% | 26% | 17% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 21,200 | 3,600 | 14% | 17% | 17% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 23,000 | 3,200 | 15% | 16% | 14% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 26,600 | 2,600 | 17% | 13% | 10% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 19,400 | 1,600 | 13% | 7% | 8% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 13,000 | 1,600 | 9% | 8% | 12% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 11,700 | 1,200 | 8% | 6% | 11% | |
| Aged 75+ | 7,100 | 1,500 | 5% | 7% | 21% | |
| Females | 77,200 | 11,900 | 50% | 58% | 15% | |
| Males | 76,100 | 8,800 | 50% | 42% | 12% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 153,300 | 20,700 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Recent immigrants | 1,000 | 300 | 1% | 2% | 33% | |
| Visible minorities | 3,000 | 500 | 2% | 2% | 17% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 9,100 | 3,600 | 6% | 17% | 39% | |
| With disabilities | 19,800 | 4,700 | 13% | 23% | 24% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 103,200 | 12,500 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 33,600 | 2,500 | 33% | 20% | 7% | |
| Secondary | 25,000 | 2,600 | 24% | 21% | 11% | |
| Less than secondary | 44,600 | 7,400 | 43% | 59% | 17% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 103,200 | 12,500 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 40,400 | 1,300 | 39% | 11% | 3% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 8,000 | 800 | 8% | 6% | 10% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 33,000 | 4,400 | 32% | 35% | 13% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 21,700 | 6,000 | 21% | 48% | 28% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $63,400 | $12,400 | ||||
| Average earnings | $57,200 | $7,100 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,700 | $7,300 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,600 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,400 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,100 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||