| Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 109,000 | 41,400 | 100% | 100% | 38% | |
| Non-elderly women | 39,600 | 15,400 | 36% | 37% | 39% | |
| Non-elderly men | 46,500 | 17,500 | 43% | 42% | 38% | |
| Elderly women | 18,000 | 7,000 | 17% | 17% | 39% | |
| Elderly men | 4,900 | 1,500 | 4% | 4% | 30% | |
| Economic Families | 192,200 | 28,600 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 86,000 | 6,200 | 45% | 22% | 7% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 72,700 | 9,800 | 38% | 34% | 13% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 18,700 | 9,700 | 10% | 34% | 52% | |
| Other families | 14,900 | 3,000 | 8% | 10% | 20% | |
| Non-elderly family | 162,300 | 26,200 | 84% | 92% | 16% | |
| Elderly family | 30,000 | 2,300 | 16% | 8% | 8% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 166,100 | 38,100 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 56,000 | 14,500 | 34% | 38% | 26% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 110,100 | 23,600 | 66% | 62% | 21% | |
| All persons | 707,700 | 134,300 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 142,200 | 34,200 | 20% | 26% | 24% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 94,300 | 26,000 | 13% | 19% | 28% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 120,500 | 25,200 | 17% | 19% | 21% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 123,600 | 18,800 | 17% | 14% | 15% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 96,100 | 10,300 | 14% | 8% | 11% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 57,600 | 7,600 | 8% | 6% | 13% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 45,200 | 6,300 | 6% | 5% | 14% | |
| Aged 75+ | 28,300 | 5,800 | 4% | 4% | 20% | |
| Females | 362,300 | 72,600 | 51% | 54% | 20% | |
| Males | 345,400 | 61,700 | 49% | 46% | 18% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 707,700 | 134,300 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Recent immigrants | 34,600 | 19,700 | 5% | 15% | 57% | |
| Visible minorities | 106,400 | 45,100 | 15% | 34% | 42% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 7,000 | 2,800 | 1% | 2% | 40% | |
| With disabilities | 70,100 | 21,200 | 10% | 16% | 30% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 492,000 | 87,900 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 233,800 | 27,400 | 48% | 31% | 12% | |
| Secondary | 125,500 | 25,500 | 26% | 29% | 20% | |
| Less than secondary | 132,700 | 34,900 | 27% | 40% | 26% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 492,000 | 87,900 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 221,800 | 10,400 | 45% | 12% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 31,800 | 5,900 | 6% | 7% | 18% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 135,400 | 30,000 | 28% | 34% | 22% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 103,000 | 41,700 | 21% | 47% | 40% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $70,200 | $15,600 | ||||
| Average earnings | $62,600 | $10,300 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,300 | $8,700 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 9,000 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,600 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $17,700 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||