| Communaute-urbaine-de-l'Outaouais | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 27,500 | 12,900 | 100% | 100% | 47% | |
| Non-elderly women | 10,900 | 4,900 | 39% | 38% | 45% | |
| Non-elderly men | 11,600 | 4,900 | 42% | 38% | 42% | |
| Elderly women | 3,800 | 2,400 | 14% | 19% | 64% | |
| Elderly men | 1,200 | 700 | 5% | 5% | 54% | |
| Economic Families | 61,400 | 11,300 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 25,100 | 3,100 | 41% | 28% | 12% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 24,500 | 3,500 | 40% | 31% | 14% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 7,300 | 3,600 | 12% | 32% | 50% | |
| Other families | 4,500 | 1,100 | 7% | 10% | 24% | |
| Non-elderly family | 54,900 | 10,200 | 89% | 90% | 19% | |
| Elderly family | 6,600 | 1,100 | 11% | 10% | 17% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 54,300 | 12,200 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 19,300 | 5,100 | 36% | 41% | 26% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 35,000 | 7,100 | 64% | 59% | 20% | |
| All persons | 214,900 | 46,000 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 46,500 | 11,000 | 22% | 24% | 24% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 29,000 | 7,400 | 13% | 16% | 25% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 38,600 | 8,300 | 18% | 18% | 22% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 40,900 | 6,900 | 19% | 15% | 17% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 28,300 | 4,000 | 13% | 9% | 14% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 15,900 | 3,700 | 7% | 8% | 23% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 11,000 | 3,000 | 5% | 7% | 28% | |
| Aged 75+ | 4,800 | 1,800 | 2% | 4% | 37% | |
| Females | 110,000 | 25,400 | 51% | 55% | 23% | |
| Males | 104,900 | 20,600 | 49% | 45% | 20% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 214,900 | 46,000 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Recent immigrants | 2,800 | 1,800 | 1% | 4% | 65% | |
| Visible minorities | 7,400 | 3,200 | 3% | 7% | 43% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 3,000 | 1,200 | 1% | 3% | 40% | |
| With disabilities | 16,500 | 6,600 | 8% | 14% | 40% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 152,600 | 30,200 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 55,900 | 6,200 | 37% | 20% | 11% | |
| Secondary | 39,100 | 6,600 | 26% | 22% | 17% | |
| Less than secondary | 57,500 | 17,400 | 38% | 58% | 30% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 152,600 | 30,200 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 64,700 | 3,700 | 42% | 12% | 6% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 8,300 | 1,500 | 5% | 5% | 18% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 41,900 | 8,700 | 27% | 29% | 21% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 37,600 | 16,200 | 25% | 54% | 43% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $57,000 | $13,700 | ||||
| Average earnings | $53,000 | $10,800 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,200 | $7,100 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 4,300 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,900 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $16,000 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||