| Ottawa | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 76,600 | 31,800 | 100% | 100% | 42% | |
| Non-elderly women | 27,500 | 11,700 | 36% | 37% | 42% | |
| Non-elderly men | 32,200 | 13,400 | 42% | 42% | 42% | |
| Elderly women | 13,500 | 5,600 | 18% | 18% | 41% | |
| Elderly men | 3,400 | 1,200 | 4% | 4% | 34% | |
| Economic Families | 81,100 | 17,800 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 38,900 | 4,100 | 48% | 23% | 10% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 23,900 | 5,800 | 29% | 33% | 24% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 9,800 | 5,900 | 12% | 33% | 60% | |
| Other families | 8,500 | 2,100 | 10% | 11% | 24% | |
| Non-elderly family | 64,200 | 16,300 | 79% | 91% | 25% | |
| Elderly family | 16,800 | 1,600 | 21% | 9% | 9% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 60,300 | 22,800 | 100% | 100% | 38% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 21,500 | 9,100 | 36% | 40% | 42% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 38,800 | 13,800 | 64% | 60% | 36% | |
| All persons | 314,400 | 88,900 | 100% | 100% | 28% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 52,200 | 20,700 | 17% | 23% | 40% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 41,700 | 17,700 | 13% | 20% | 43% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 59,800 | 17,500 | 19% | 20% | 29% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 50,400 | 12,000 | 16% | 13% | 24% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 38,600 | 6,700 | 12% | 8% | 17% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 26,500 | 5,200 | 8% | 6% | 19% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 26,000 | 4,600 | 8% | 5% | 18% | |
| Aged 75+ | 19,300 | 4,600 | 6% | 5% | 24% | |
| Females | 163,600 | 48,100 | 52% | 54% | 29% | |
| Males | 150,800 | 40,900 | 48% | 46% | 27% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 314,400 | 88,900 | 100% | 100% | 28% | |
| Recent immigrants | 21,800 | 13,900 | 7% | 16% | 64% | |
| Visible minorities | 59,500 | 31,800 | 19% | 36% | 53% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 3,300 | 1,700 | 1% | 2% | 51% | |
| With disabilities | 39,100 | 15,100 | 12% | 17% | 39% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 216,900 | 59,000 | 100% | 100% | 27% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 104,900 | 18,900 | 48% | 32% | 18% | |
| Secondary | 53,500 | 17,500 | 25% | 30% | 33% | |
| Less than secondary | 58,500 | 22,600 | 27% | 38% | 39% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 216,900 | 59,000 | 100% | 100% | 27% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 88,700 | 6,100 | 41% | 10% | 7% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 13,200 | 4,000 | 6% | 7% | 30% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 63,300 | 21,000 | 29% | 36% | 33% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 51,700 | 28,000 | 24% | 47% | 54% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $62,000 | $15,500 | ||||
| Average earnings | $55,400 | $10,100 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,900 | $8,900 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 5,800 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,900 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $18,400 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||