| 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. | ||||||