| Burlington | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 12,900 | 4,100 | 100% | 100% | 32% | |
| Non-elderly women | 4,200 | 1,200 | 32% | 30% | 29% | |
| Non-elderly men | 4,200 | 900 | 33% | 21% | 21% | |
| Elderly women | 3,600 | 1,800 | 28% | 43% | 49% | |
| Elderly men | 900 | 200 | 7% | 5% | 23% | |
| Economic Families | 39,600 | 3,300 | 100% | 100% | 8% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 19,800 | 1,000 | 50% | 30% | 5% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 14,900 | 900 | 38% | 27% | 6% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 2,600 | 1,100 | 7% | 34% | 42% | |
| Other families | 2,300 | 300 | 6% | 9% | 13% | |
| Non-elderly family | 32,400 | 2,700 | 82% | 82% | 8% | |
| Elderly family | 7,200 | 600 | 18% | 17% | 8% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 31,900 | 3,800 | 100% | 100% | 12% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 10,900 | 1,500 | 34% | 38% | 13% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 21,000 | 2,400 | 66% | 62% | 11% | |
| All persons | 135,800 | 14,100 | 100% | 100% | 10% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 26,900 | 3,400 | 20% | 24% | 13% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 16,900 | 1,800 | 12% | 13% | 11% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 20,400 | 1,900 | 15% | 14% | 9% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 22,100 | 1,800 | 16% | 13% | 8% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 19,400 | 1,200 | 14% | 8% | 6% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 13,300 | 1,000 | 10% | 7% | 8% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 10,900 | 1,600 | 8% | 11% | 15% | |
| Aged 75+ | 5,900 | 1,400 | 4% | 10% | 23% | |
| Females | 69,600 | 8,500 | 51% | 61% | 12% | |
| Males | 66,200 | 5,500 | 49% | 39% | 8% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 135,800 | 14,100 | 100% | 100% | 10% | |
| Recent immigrants | 2,400 | 700 | 2% | 5% | 30% | |
| Visible minorities | 7,000 | 1,300 | 5% | 9% | 18% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 500 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 9% | |
| With disabilities | 12,200 | 2,500 | 9% | 18% | 21% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 92,100 | 7,700 | 100% | 100% | 8% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 41,000 | 2,200 | 45% | 29% | 5% | |
| Secondary | 23,600 | 2,100 | 26% | 27% | 9% | |
| Less than secondary | 27,400 | 3,400 | 30% | 44% | 12% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 92,100 | 7,700 | 100% | 100% | 8% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 45,400 | 1,500 | 49% | 19% | 3% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 6,900 | 600 | 8% | 7% | 8% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 25,400 | 2,900 | 28% | 37% | 11% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 14,300 | 2,800 | 16% | 36% | 20% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $81,200 | $15,600 | ||||
| Average earnings | $72,000 | $10,700 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,300 | $6,800 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 900 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,300 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,100 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||