| Brampton | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 17,000 | 5,400 | 100% | 100% | 32% | |
| Non-elderly women | 5,600 | 1,900 | 33% | 36% | 34% | |
| Non-elderly men | 8,300 | 1,900 | 49% | 36% | 23% | |
| Elderly women | 2,300 | 1,300 | 14% | 23% | 54% | |
| Elderly men | 700 | 300 | 4% | 5% | 38% | |
| Economic Families | 69,800 | 8,600 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 26,100 | 1,900 | 37% | 22% | 7% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 34,100 | 3,600 | 49% | 42% | 11% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 5,600 | 2,600 | 8% | 30% | 45% | |
| Other families | 4,000 | 500 | 6% | 6% | 13% | |
| Non-elderly family | 62,900 | 7,800 | 90% | 91% | 12% | |
| Elderly family | 6,900 | 800 | 10% | 9% | 12% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 73,900 | 12,400 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 26,000 | 4,700 | 35% | 38% | 18% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 47,900 | 7,800 | 65% | 62% | 16% | |
| All persons | 266,700 | 36,400 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 63,400 | 11,100 | 24% | 31% | 18% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 39,200 | 5,800 | 15% | 16% | 15% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 49,700 | 6,200 | 19% | 17% | 12% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 44,500 | 5,200 | 17% | 14% | 12% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 34,600 | 3,000 | 13% | 8% | 9% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 19,200 | 2,100 | 7% | 6% | 11% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 10,900 | 1,700 | 4% | 5% | 15% | |
| Aged 75+ | 5,300 | 1,200 | 2% | 3% | 23% | |
| Females | 134,000 | 19,700 | 50% | 54% | 15% | |
| Males | 132,700 | 16,700 | 50% | 46% | 13% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 266,700 | 36,400 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Recent immigrants | 16,800 | 5,300 | 6% | 15% | 32% | |
| Visible minorities | 79,800 | 16,500 | 30% | 45% | 21% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 900 | 200 | 0% | 1% | 24% | |
| With disabilities | 21,900 | 4,900 | 8% | 14% | 22% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 187,200 | 22,300 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 60,300 | 4,900 | 32% | 22% | 8% | |
| Secondary | 52,900 | 6,200 | 28% | 28% | 12% | |
| Less than secondary | 74,100 | 11,300 | 40% | 50% | 15% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 187,200 | 22,300 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 88,700 | 4,400 | 47% | 20% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 10,300 | 1,100 | 6% | 5% | 10% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 52,200 | 7,300 | 28% | 33% | 14% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 36,000 | 9,500 | 19% | 43% | 26% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $67,400 | $16,400 | ||||
| Average earnings | $61,200 | $12,100 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,200 | $6,800 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 3,100 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $12,600 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,800 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||