| Saint John County | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 11,700 | 5,300 | 100% | 100% | 46% | |
| Non-elderly women | 3,800 | 1,900 | 32% | 36% | 51% | |
| Non-elderly men | 3,900 | 1,700 | 33% | 32% | 44% | |
| Elderly women | 3,100 | 1,400 | 26% | 26% | 45% | |
| Elderly men | 1,000 | 300 | 8% | 5% | 28% | |
| Economic Families | 21,900 | 5,000 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 9,500 | 1,000 | 44% | 21% | 11% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 7,200 | 1,200 | 33% | 25% | 17% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 2,900 | 2,100 | 13% | 42% | 72% | |
| Other families | 2,300 | 600 | 10% | 13% | 27% | |
| Non-elderly family | 17,900 | 4,500 | 82% | 91% | 25% | |
| Elderly family | 4,000 | 400 | 18% | 9% | 11% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 17,500 | 5,700 | 100% | 100% | 33% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 5,700 | 2,300 | 33% | 40% | 40% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 11,800 | 3,400 | 67% | 60% | 29% | |
| All persons | 77,600 | 20,000 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 14,900 | 5,100 | 19% | 25% | 34% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 11,100 | 3,600 | 14% | 18% | 33% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 12,500 | 3,100 | 16% | 15% | 24% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 12,200 | 2,800 | 16% | 14% | 23% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 9,400 | 1,700 | 12% | 9% | 18% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 6,600 | 1,500 | 9% | 7% | 22% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 6,100 | 1,100 | 8% | 5% | 18% | |
| Aged 75+ | 4,900 | 1,200 | 6% | 6% | 25% | |
| Females | 40,900 | 11,600 | 53% | 58% | 28% | |
| Males | 36,800 | 8,500 | 47% | 42% | 23% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 77,600 | 20,000 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Recent immigrants | 100 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Visible minorities | 2,100 | 800 | 3% | 4% | 40% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 500 | 200 | 1% | 1% | 42% | |
| With disabilities | 11,800 | 4,600 | 15% | 23% | 39% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 51,800 | 12,600 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 15,100 | 2,200 | 29% | 17% | 14% | |
| Secondary | 13,900 | 2,900 | 27% | 23% | 21% | |
| Less than secondary | 22,800 | 7,500 | 44% | 60% | 33% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 51,800 | 12,600 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 18,300 | 1,300 | 35% | 11% | 7% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 3,000 | 600 | 6% | 5% | 21% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 15,600 | 3,800 | 30% | 30% | 24% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 14,900 | 6,900 | 29% | 54% | 46% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $44,900 | $11,800 | ||||
| Average earnings | $40,800 | $7,400 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $6,100 | $7,200 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,800 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $10,200 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,900 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||