| Mississauga | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 39,300 | 12,500 | 100% | 100% | 32% | |
| Non-elderly women | 14,400 | 4,400 | 36% | 35% | 31% | |
| Non-elderly men | 17,300 | 4,400 | 44% | 35% | 25% | |
| Elderly women | 5,900 | 3,200 | 15% | 25% | 54% | |
| Elderly men | 1,700 | 600 | 4% | 5% | 36% | |
| Economic Families | 143,600 | 21,600 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 56,100 | 4,900 | 39% | 23% | 9% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 67,300 | 9,700 | 47% | 45% | 14% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 10,900 | 5,300 | 8% | 25% | 49% | |
| Other families | 9,200 | 1,700 | 6% | 8% | 18% | |
| Non-elderly family | 126,200 | 19,400 | 88% | 90% | 15% | |
| Elderly family | 17,400 | 2,200 | 12% | 10% | 13% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 141,400 | 29,200 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 50,200 | 10,900 | 36% | 37% | 22% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 91,200 | 18,300 | 64% | 63% | 20% | |
| All persons | 541,600 | 88,900 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 121,000 | 25,800 | 22% | 29% | 21% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 74,900 | 13,000 | 14% | 15% | 17% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 96,400 | 14,700 | 18% | 17% | 15% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 95,800 | 14,500 | 18% | 16% | 15% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 72,000 | 8,000 | 13% | 9% | 11% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 42,000 | 5,600 | 8% | 6% | 13% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 26,400 | 4,400 | 5% | 5% | 17% | |
| Aged 75+ | 13,000 | 3,000 | 2% | 3% | 23% | |
| Females | 274,300 | 48,000 | 51% | 54% | 17% | |
| Males | 267,300 | 41,000 | 49% | 46% | 15% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 541,600 | 88,900 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Recent immigrants | 57,100 | 22,900 | 11% | 26% | 40% | |
| Visible minorities | 183,600 | 45,600 | 34% | 51% | 25% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 1,400 | 300 | 0% | 0% | 21% | |
| With disabilities | 43,200 | 11,400 | 8% | 13% | 26% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 381,100 | 55,800 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 151,500 | 16,000 | 40% | 29% | 11% | |
| Secondary | 100,000 | 14,700 | 26% | 26% | 15% | |
| Less than secondary | 129,600 | 25,000 | 34% | 45% | 19% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 381,100 | 55,800 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 174,900 | 9,300 | 46% | 17% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 19,500 | 2,200 | 5% | 4% | 11% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 105,900 | 17,800 | 28% | 32% | 17% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 80,800 | 26,500 | 21% | 47% | 33% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $70,700 | $16,000 | ||||
| Average earnings | $64,000 | $12,000 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,000 | $6,400 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 7,700 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $13,000 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $16,300 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||