| Jonquière | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 6,100 | 3,500 | 100% | 100% | 57% | |
| Non-elderly women | 2,200 | 1,300 | 35% | 37% | 61% | |
| Non-elderly men | 2,300 | 1,200 | 37% | 35% | 53% | |
| Elderly women | 1,300 | 800 | 21% | 24% | 64% | |
| Elderly men | 400 | 200 | 6% | 4% | 40% | |
| Economic Families | 16,300 | 3,400 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 7,000 | 1,100 | 43% | 33% | 16% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 6,400 | 1,000 | 39% | 30% | 16% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 1,600 | 900 | 10% | 27% | 59% | |
| Other families | 1,300 | 300 | 8% | 9% | 24% | |
| Non-elderly family | 13,500 | 2,900 | 83% | 87% | 22% | |
| Elderly family | 2,800 | 400 | 17% | 13% | 15% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 13,500 | 3,000 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 3,800 | 900 | 28% | 31% | 25% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 9,700 | 2,100 | 72% | 69% | 21% | |
| All persons | 55,800 | 13,100 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 10,500 | 2,400 | 19% | 18% | 23% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 8,500 | 2,300 | 15% | 18% | 27% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 6,900 | 1,800 | 12% | 13% | 26% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 10,400 | 2,100 | 19% | 16% | 20% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 7,800 | 1,300 | 14% | 10% | 17% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 5,400 | 1,600 | 10% | 12% | 29% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 4,400 | 1,100 | 8% | 8% | 24% | |
| Aged 75+ | 2,000 | 600 | 4% | 4% | 28% | |
| Females | 28,400 | 7,200 | 51% | 55% | 25% | |
| Males | 27,400 | 5,900 | 49% | 45% | 22% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 55,800 | 13,100 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Recent immigrants | 100 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 15% | |
| Visible minorities | 200 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 26% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 500 | 200 | 1% | 2% | 42% | |
| With disabilities | 3,800 | 1,500 | 7% | 11% | 40% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 39,000 | 9,100 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 13,300 | 1,800 | 34% | 20% | 13% | |
| Secondary | 9,800 | 2,400 | 25% | 26% | 24% | |
| Less than secondary | 15,900 | 4,900 | 41% | 54% | 31% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 39,000 | 9,100 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 11,900 | 700 | 31% | 7% | 6% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 2,200 | 500 | 6% | 5% | 22% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 10,600 | 2,300 | 27% | 25% | 22% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 14,300 | 5,600 | 37% | 62% | 40% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $48,400 | $10,900 | ||||
| Average earnings | $45,700 | $7,100 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,500 | $6,100 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,300 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,200 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,400 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||