| St. John's | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 13,100 | 6,400 | 100% | 100% | 49% | |
| Non-elderly women | 5,000 | 2,400 | 38% | 38% | 49% | |
| Non-elderly men | 5,000 | 2,600 | 38% | 41% | 53% | |
| Elderly women | 2,500 | 1,100 | 19% | 18% | 45% | |
| Elderly men | 700 | 200 | 5% | 3% | 26% | |
| Economic Families | 27,500 | 5,700 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 11,800 | 1,300 | 43% | 23% | 11% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 9,600 | 1,500 | 35% | 26% | 15% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 3,100 | 2,100 | 11% | 36% | 66% | |
| Other families | 3,000 | 800 | 11% | 14% | 27% | |
| Non-elderly family | 23,000 | 5,200 | 83% | 91% | 23% | |
| Elderly family | 4,600 | 500 | 17% | 9% | 11% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 21,900 | 6,100 | 100% | 100% | 28% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 6,500 | 2,000 | 30% | 32% | 30% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 15,400 | 4,100 | 70% | 68% | 27% | |
| All persons | 99,800 | 23,400 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 18,300 | 5,400 | 18% | 23% | 29% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 16,600 | 5,500 | 17% | 23% | 33% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 17,200 | 4,000 | 17% | 17% | 23% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 15,800 | 2,900 | 16% | 12% | 18% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 12,900 | 2,200 | 13% | 9% | 17% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 8,100 | 1,600 | 8% | 7% | 19% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 6,400 | 1,000 | 6% | 4% | 16% | |
| Aged 75+ | 4,600 | 1,000 | 5% | 4% | 21% | |
| Females | 52,400 | 13,100 | 52% | 56% | 25% | |
| Males | 47,400 | 10,400 | 48% | 44% | 22% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 99,800 | 23,400 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Recent immigrants | 800 | 400 | 1% | 2% | 48% | |
| Visible minorities | 2,000 | 600 | 2% | 3% | 30% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 400 | 100 | 0% | 1% | 33% | |
| With disabilities | 10,300 | 3,600 | 10% | 15% | 35% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 70,600 | 16,100 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 28,500 | 3,700 | 40% | 23% | 13% | |
| Secondary | 15,000 | 3,700 | 21% | 23% | 25% | |
| Less than secondary | 27,100 | 8,700 | 38% | 54% | 32% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 70,600 | 16,100 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 25,900 | 1,300 | 37% | 8% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 3,500 | 700 | 5% | 4% | 18% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 20,100 | 4,600 | 28% | 28% | 23% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 21,000 | 9,500 | 30% | 59% | 45% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $55,300 | $11,900 | ||||
| Average earnings | $49,800 | $7,600 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $6,400 | $7,900 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 2,400 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $10,600 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,800 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||