Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Nepean

Table B4.15

Nepean
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   11,100 3,300 100% 100% 29%
  Non-elderly women 4,000 1,300 36% 40% 33%
Non-elderly men 4,900 1,300 44% 41% 27%
Elderly women 1,700 500 15% 16% 31%
Elderly men 500 100 4% 3% 19%
 
Economic Families   32,300 3,800 100% 100% 12%
  Couples with no children < 18 14,200 700 44% 19% 5%
Couples with children < 18 13,200 1,500 41% 39% 11%
Lone-parent families < 18 2,800 1,300 9% 35% 46%
Other families 2,100 300 6% 8% 14%
 
Non-elderly family 27,600 3,500 86% 93% 13%
Elderly family 4,700 200 14% 7% 5%
 
Children 0-17 in families   28,400 5,400 100% 100% 19%
  Aged 0-5 9,800 1,900 35% 35% 19%
Aged 6-17 18,600 3,500 65% 65% 19%
 
All persons   113,900 16,000 100% 100% 14%
  Aged 0-14 24,300 4,800 21% 30% 20%
Aged 15-24 15,000 3,100 13% 19% 20%
Aged 25-34 19,200 2,800 17% 18% 15%
Aged 35-44 19,700 2,300 17% 14% 11%
Aged 45-54 15,300 1,200 13% 8% 8%
Aged 55-64 10,200 800 9% 5% 8%
Aged 65-74 7,100 600 6% 4% 9%
Aged 75+ 3,100 400 3% 3% 14%
 
Females 57,800 9,000 51% 56% 15%
Males 56,100 7,100 49% 44% 13%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   113,900 16,000 100% 100% 14%
  Recent immigrants 5,500 2,600 5% 16% 47%
Visible minorities 17,800 5,300 16% 33% 30%
Aboriginal identity 900 200 1% 1% 23%
With disabilities 9,500 2,000 8% 12% 21%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   79,500 10,200 100% 100% 13%
  Post-secondary certificate 40,200 3,400 51% 33% 8%
Secondary 19,800 2,900 25% 28% 15%
Less than secondary 19,400 3,900 24% 39% 20%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   79,400 10,200 100% 100% 13%
  Full-time, full year employment 37,900 1,400 48% 14% 4%
Part-time, full year employment 5,400 700 7% 6% 12%
Part-time, part year employment 21,300 3,500 27% 34% 16%
No employment in 1995 14,900 4,600 19% 45% 31%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $74,800 $16,400  
Average earnings $65,800 $10,300
Average government transfers $5,100 $8,800
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   1,100  
Average poverty gap $11,800
Average market gap** $17,600
 
* 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.

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