Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Brampton

Table B4.22

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.

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