| Oakville | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 9,800 | 3,200 | 100% | 100% | 33% | |
| Non-elderly women | 3,400 | 1,200 | 35% | 36% | 34% | |
| Non-elderly men | 3,800 | 900 | 38% | 29% | 25% | |
| Elderly women | 2,100 | 1,000 | 21% | 31% | 48% | |
| Elderly men | 600 | 100 | 6% | 4% | 22% | |
| Economic Families | 35,600 | 2,800 | 100% | 100% | 8% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 16,000 | 800 | 45% | 27% | 5% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 15,800 | 1,200 | 44% | 41% | 7% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 2,100 | 700 | 6% | 25% | 35% | |
| Other families | 1,800 | 200 | 5% | 6% | 10% | |
| Non-elderly family | 30,300 | 2,400 | 85% | 87% | 8% | |
| Elderly family | 5,300 | 400 | 15% | 14% | 7% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 33,400 | 3,700 | 100% | 100% | 11% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 11,300 | 1,300 | 34% | 37% | 12% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 22,100 | 2,300 | 66% | 63% | 11% | |
| All persons | 127,400 | 12,600 | 100% | 100% | 10% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 28,600 | 3,100 | 22% | 25% | 11% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 16,100 | 2,000 | 13% | 16% | 13% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 18,200 | 1,800 | 14% | 15% | 10% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 23,100 | 1,800 | 18% | 14% | 8% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 18,200 | 1,200 | 14% | 9% | 6% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 11,200 | 900 | 9% | 7% | 8% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 7,900 | 900 | 6% | 7% | 11% | |
| Aged 75+ | 4,200 | 800 | 3% | 7% | 20% | |
| Females | 64,600 | 7,100 | 51% | 56% | 11% | |
| Males | 62,800 | 5,500 | 49% | 44% | 9% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 127,400 | 12,600 | 100% | 100% | 10% | |
| Recent immigrants | 4,000 | 1,200 | 3% | 10% | 31% | |
| Visible minorities | 13,300 | 2,200 | 10% | 17% | 17% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 400 | 100 | 0% | 1% | 17% | |
| With disabilities | 9,400 | 1,900 | 7% | 15% | 20% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 86,700 | 7,800 | 100% | 100% | 9% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 42,300 | 2,800 | 49% | 36% | 7% | |
| Secondary | 20,900 | 2,000 | 24% | 26% | 10% | |
| Less than secondary | 23,500 | 3,000 | 27% | 38% | 13% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 86,700 | 7,800 | 100% | 100% | 9% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 42,600 | 1,600 | 49% | 21% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 5,600 | 600 | 6% | 7% | 10% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 24,200 | 2,700 | 28% | 35% | 11% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 14,400 | 2,900 | 17% | 37% | 20% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $96,200 | $15,400 | ||||
| Average earnings | $84,400 | $11,300 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,600 | $6,000 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,000 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $12,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,500 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||