Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Gloucester

Table B4.14

Gloucester
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   8,000 2,300 100% 100% 29%
  Non-elderly women 3,400 900 42% 38% 26%
Non-elderly men 3,500 1,000 43% 45% 30%
Elderly women 900 300 11% 14% 39%
Elderly men 300 100 4% 2% 19%
 
Economic Families   28,800 3,300 100% 100% 12%
  Couples with no children < 18 11,900 600 41% 17% 5%
Couples with children < 18 12,100 1,200 42% 36% 10%
Lone-parent families < 18 2,800 1,300 10% 38% 46%
Other families 2,000 300 7% 9% 15%
 
Non-elderly family 25,800 3,100 90% 93% 12%
Elderly family 3,000 200 10% 7% 8%
 
Children 0-17 in families   27,600 5,200 100% 100% 19%
  Aged 0-5 8,400 1,800 30% 35% 22%
Aged 6-17 19,200 3,300 70% 65% 17%
 
All persons   102,400 14,000 100% 100% 14%
  Aged 0-14 23,200 4,700 23% 34% 20%
Aged 15-24 15,200 2,400 15% 17% 16%
Aged 25-34 15,200 2,400 15% 17% 16%
Aged 35-44 18,600 2,100 18% 15% 11%
Aged 45-54 15,900 1,000 15% 7% 6%
Aged 55-64 8,300 600 8% 5% 8%
Aged 65-74 4,200 500 4% 4% 12%
Aged 75+ 1,800 300 2% 2% 15%
 
Females 52,000 7,400 51% 53% 14%
Males 50,400 6,600 49% 47% 13%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   102,400 14,000 100% 100% 14%
  Recent immigrants 4,300 2,500 4% 18% 58%
Visible minorities 15,000 5,500 15% 39% 36%
Aboriginal identity 1,100 200 1% 2% 20%
With disabilities 7,600 1,600 7% 11% 21%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   73,200 8,500 100% 100% 12%
  Post-secondary certificate 32,800 2,600 45% 30% 8%
Secondary 20,000 2,400 27% 28% 12%
Less than secondary 20,300 3,600 28% 42% 18%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   73,200 8,500 100% 100% 12%
  Full-time, full year employment 34,300 1,300 47% 16% 4%
Part-time, full year employment 5,000 500 7% 6% 11%
Part-time, part year employment 19,100 2,400 26% 28% 13%
No employment in 1995 14,700 4,200 20% 50% 29%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $72,100 $17,100  
Average earnings $63,900 $11,000
Average government transfers $5,100 $9,300
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   900  
Average poverty gap $11,400
Average market gap** $17,400
 
* 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.

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