Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: St. John's

Table B4.1

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.

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