| Sherbrooke | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 22,800 | 12,000 | 100% | 100% | 52% | |
| Non-elderly women | 8,400 | 4,600 | 37% | 38% | 55% | |
| Non-elderly men | 9,400 | 4,800 | 41% | 40% | 51% | |
| Elderly women | 3,900 | 2,100 | 17% | 17% | 52% | |
| Elderly men | 1,100 | 500 | 5% | 4% | 47% | |
| Economic Families | 35,800 | 6,600 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 16,000 | 1,800 | 45% | 27% | 11% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 12,800 | 1,800 | 36% | 27% | 14% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 4,500 | 2,400 | 13% | 36% | 53% | |
| Other families | 2,500 | 600 | 7% | 10% | 25% | |
| Non-elderly family | 30,800 | 6,100 | 86% | 93% | 20% | |
| Elderly family | 5,000 | 500 | 14% | 7% | 9% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 29,600 | 6,800 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 9,500 | 2,500 | 32% | 36% | 26% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 20,100 | 4,400 | 68% | 64% | 22% | |
| All persons | 127,900 | 30,400 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 24,000 | 5,900 | 19% | 19% | 24% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 20,400 | 6,600 | 16% | 22% | 32% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 19,800 | 4,600 | 16% | 15% | 23% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 21,900 | 4,500 | 17% | 15% | 21% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 17,700 | 3,100 | 14% | 10% | 17% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 10,500 | 2,400 | 8% | 8% | 23% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 8,600 | 1,700 | 7% | 6% | 20% | |
| Aged 75+ | 4,900 | 1,500 | 4% | 5% | 31% | |
| Females | 66,100 | 17,000 | 52% | 56% | 26% | |
| Males | 61,700 | 13,400 | 48% | 44% | 22% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 127,900 | 30,400 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Recent immigrants | 2,000 | 1,400 | 2% | 4% | 67% | |
| Visible minorities | 2,800 | 1,400 | 2% | 4% | 48% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 300 | 200 | 0% | 1% | 62% | |
| With disabilities | 9,900 | 4,500 | 8% | 15% | 46% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 90,300 | 21,300 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 35,100 | 6,400 | 39% | 30% | 18% | |
| Secondary | 22,800 | 5,100 | 25% | 24% | 22% | |
| Less than secondary | 32,300 | 9,800 | 36% | 46% | 30% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 90,300 | 21,300 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 31,300 | 2,100 | 35% | 10% | 7% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 6,200 | 1,300 | 7% | 6% | 20% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 29,200 | 7,100 | 32% | 33% | 24% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 23,700 | 10,900 | 26% | 51% | 46% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $48,900 | $12,300 | ||||
| Average earnings | $44,000 | $7,500 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,100 | $6,900 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 2,000 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,200 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,600 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||