| Communaute-urbaine-de-Montreal | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 364,700 | 200,000 | 100% | 100% | 55% | |
| Non-elderly women | 128,300 | 65,100 | 35% | 33% | 51% | |
| Non-elderly men | 147,900 | 79,300 | 41% | 40% | 54% | |
| Elderly women | 68,200 | 44,400 | 19% | 22% | 65% | |
| Elderly men | 20,300 | 11,300 | 6% | 6% | 55% | |
| Economic Families | 460,200 | 132,000 | 100% | 100% | 29% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 210,400 | 38,100 | 46% | 29% | 18% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 143,900 | 40,400 | 31% | 31% | 28% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 55,300 | 36,800 | 12% | 28% | 66% | |
| Other families | 50,500 | 16,700 | 11% | 13% | 33% | |
| Non-elderly family | 370,300 | 113,400 | 80% | 86% | 31% | |
| Elderly family | 89,900 | 18,600 | 20% | 14% | 21% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 340,600 | 138,800 | 100% | 100% | 41% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 124,500 | 55,000 | 37% | 40% | 44% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 216,100 | 83,800 | 63% | 60% | 39% | |
| All persons | 1,736,500 | 604,300 | 100% | 100% | 35% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 290,200 | 123,100 | 17% | 20% | 42% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 226,000 | 94,300 | 13% | 16% | 42% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 301,400 | 107,300 | 17% | 18% | 36% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 284,300 | 88,200 | 16% | 15% | 31% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 225,300 | 56,900 | 13% | 9% | 25% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 169,700 | 49,300 | 10% | 8% | 29% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 146,800 | 47,600 | 8% | 8% | 32% | |
| Aged 75+ | 92,900 | 37,600 | 5% | 6% | 41% | |
| Females | 905,200 | 327,400 | 52% | 54% | 36% | |
| Males | 831,300 | 276,900 | 48% | 46% | 33% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 1,736,500 | 604,300 | 100% | 100% | 35% | |
| Recent immigrants | 116,200 | 76,200 | 7% | 13% | 66% | |
| Visible minorities | 324,800 | 186,200 | 19% | 31% | 57% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 5,000 | 2,700 | 0% | 0% | 54% | |
| With disabilities | 139,800 | 70,400 | 8% | 12% | 50% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 1,206,700 | 396,100 | 100% | 100% | 33% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 499,100 | 119,900 | 41% | 30% | 24% | |
| Secondary | 297,800 | 98,400 | 25% | 25% | 33% | |
| Less than secondary | 409,800 | 177,800 | 34% | 45% | 43% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 1,206,700 | 396,100 | 100% | 100% | 33% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 426,200 | 47,500 | 35% | 12% | 11% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 55,900 | 14,500 | 5% | 4% | 26% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 356,100 | 118,700 | 30% | 30% | 33% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 368,500 | 215,400 | 31% | 54% | 58% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $52,300 | $14,100 | ||||
| Average earnings | $48,700 | $10,500 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,600 | $7,200 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 48,900 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $12,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $17,400 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||