| Communaute-urbaine-de-Quebec | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 88,600 | 47,000 | 100% | 100% | 53% | |
| Non-elderly women | 33,800 | 17,400 | 38% | 37% | 52% | |
| Non-elderly men | 34,600 | 16,900 | 39% | 36% | 49% | |
| Elderly women | 16,100 | 10,500 | 18% | 22% | 65% | |
| Elderly men | 4,100 | 2,200 | 5% | 5% | 52% | |
| Economic Families | 138,500 | 27,900 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 63,800 | 10,000 | 46% | 36% | 16% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 48,000 | 7,100 | 35% | 25% | 15% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 13,800 | 7,200 | 10% | 26% | 52% | |
| Other families | 13,000 | 3,600 | 9% | 13% | 28% | |
| Non-elderly family | 116,600 | 23,500 | 84% | 84% | 20% | |
| Elderly family | 21,900 | 4,400 | 16% | 16% | 20% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 100,900 | 23,200 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 32,800 | 8,700 | 33% | 37% | 26% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 68,100 | 14,500 | 67% | 63% | 21% | |
| All persons | 493,100 | 123,600 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 81,800 | 19,600 | 17% | 16% | 24% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 70,400 | 21,300 | 14% | 17% | 30% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 77,100 | 20,300 | 16% | 16% | 26% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 87,200 | 16,800 | 18% | 14% | 19% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 74,000 | 13,300 | 15% | 11% | 18% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 46,500 | 12,600 | 9% | 10% | 27% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 35,600 | 11,400 | 7% | 9% | 32% | |
| Aged 75+ | 20,500 | 8,100 | 4% | 7% | 39% | |
| Females | 256,200 | 69,400 | 52% | 56% | 27% | |
| Males | 236,900 | 54,100 | 48% | 44% | 23% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 493,100 | 123,600 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Recent immigrants | 4,600 | 2,700 | 1% | 2% | 58% | |
| Visible minorities | 8,800 | 4,500 | 2% | 4% | 51% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 2,100 | 1,100 | 0% | 1% | 51% | |
| With disabilities | 32,400 | 15,800 | 7% | 13% | 49% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 355,200 | 84,400 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 141,900 | 24,400 | 40% | 29% | 17% | |
| Secondary | 97,100 | 21,700 | 27% | 26% | 22% | |
| Less than secondary | 116,300 | 38,200 | 33% | 45% | 33% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 355,200 | 84,400 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 133,400 | 10,300 | 38% | 12% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 20,800 | 4,600 | 6% | 5% | 22% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 106,000 | 26,700 | 30% | 32% | 25% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 95,100 | 42,900 | 27% | 51% | 45% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $54,700 | $14,300 | ||||
| Average earnings | $49,900 | $10,400 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,900 | $6,500 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 8,700 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,000 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,700 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||