| Chicoutimi | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 7,300 | 3,800 | 100% | 100% | 52% | |
| Non-elderly women | 2,600 | 1,400 | 36% | 37% | 53% | |
| Non-elderly men | 2,800 | 1,300 | 38% | 34% | 46% | |
| Elderly women | 1,400 | 900 | 19% | 23% | 61% | |
| Elderly men | 500 | 300 | 7% | 7% | 49% | |
| Economic Families | 17,600 | 3,400 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 7,400 | 1,200 | 42% | 36% | 17% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 7,100 | 900 | 40% | 26% | 13% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 1,600 | 800 | 9% | 25% | 53% | |
| Other families | 1,500 | 400 | 9% | 13% | 29% | |
| Non-elderly family | 15,000 | 2,900 | 85% | 85% | 19% | |
| Elderly family | 2,600 | 500 | 15% | 15% | 20% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 14,700 | 2,800 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 4,300 | 1,100 | 29% | 39% | 25% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 10,400 | 1,700 | 71% | 61% | 16% | |
| All persons | 61,500 | 13,300 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 11,700 | 2,300 | 19% | 18% | 20% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 9,500 | 2,300 | 16% | 17% | 24% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 8,400 | 2,100 | 14% | 16% | 25% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 11,300 | 1,800 | 18% | 14% | 16% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 8,800 | 1,400 | 14% | 11% | 16% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 5,600 | 1,400 | 9% | 11% | 26% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 4,200 | 1,200 | 7% | 9% | 29% | |
| Aged 75+ | 1,900 | 600 | 3% | 5% | 34% | |
| Females | 31,300 | 7,400 | 51% | 56% | 24% | |
| Males | 30,200 | 5,900 | 49% | 44% | 20% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 61,500 | 13,300 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Recent immigrants | 200 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 15% | |
| Visible minorities | 400 | 0 | 1% | 0% | 11% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 400 | 200 | 1% | 1% | 42% | |
| With disabilities | 3,900 | 1,700 | 6% | 13% | 43% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 43,700 | 9,100 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 14,600 | 2,100 | 33% | 23% | 14% | |
| Secondary | 12,300 | 2,300 | 28% | 25% | 19% | |
| Less than secondary | 16,800 | 4,800 | 38% | 52% | 28% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 43,700 | 9,100 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 14,400 | 800 | 33% | 8% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 2,400 | 400 | 5% | 4% | 16% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 12,700 | 2,600 | 29% | 28% | 20% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 14,200 | 5,400 | 33% | 59% | 38% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $50,900 | $11,200 | ||||
| Average earnings | $46,000 | $7,100 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,200 | $6,100 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,200 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $10,300 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,600 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||