| Niagara Falls | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 8,900 | 3,700 | 100% | 100% | 41% | |
| Non-elderly women | 2,500 | 1,100 | 28% | 31% | 44% | |
| Non-elderly men | 2,800 | 1,000 | 31% | 28% | 38% | |
| Elderly women | 2,700 | 1,200 | 30% | 33% | 45% | |
| Elderly men | 900 | 300 | 10% | 8% | 35% | |
| Economic Families | 22,200 | 3,300 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 10,800 | 800 | 49% | 23% | 7% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 7,400 | 1,000 | 33% | 30% | 13% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 2,200 | 1,300 | 10% | 40% | 61% | |
| Other families | 1,800 | 300 | 8% | 8% | 15% | |
| Non-elderly family | 17,300 | 3,100 | 78% | 93% | 18% | |
| Elderly family | 4,800 | 200 | 22% | 7% | 5% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 17,400 | 4,300 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 5,700 | 1,600 | 33% | 38% | 29% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 11,700 | 2,600 | 67% | 62% | 22% | |
| All persons | 76,100 | 13,900 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 14,800 | 3,800 | 19% | 28% | 26% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 9,600 | 1,900 | 13% | 14% | 20% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 11,100 | 2,200 | 15% | 16% | 20% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 11,900 | 1,900 | 16% | 14% | 16% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 9,600 | 1,200 | 13% | 9% | 12% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 7,400 | 1,000 | 10% | 7% | 14% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 7,400 | 1,000 | 10% | 7% | 13% | |
| Aged 75+ | 4,300 | 800 | 6% | 6% | 19% | |
| Females | 39,400 | 8,100 | 52% | 58% | 20% | |
| Males | 36,800 | 5,800 | 48% | 42% | 16% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 76,100 | 13,900 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Recent immigrants | 1,400 | 500 | 2% | 4% | 38% | |
| Visible minorities | 2,700 | 800 | 4% | 6% | 29% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 600 | 300 | 1% | 2% | 58% | |
| With disabilities | 10,200 | 2,700 | 13% | 19% | 26% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 49,600 | 8,300 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 15,200 | 1,600 | 31% | 20% | 11% | |
| Secondary | 13,700 | 2,100 | 28% | 26% | 16% | |
| Less than secondary | 20,700 | 4,500 | 42% | 54% | 22% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 49,600 | 8,200 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 18,300 | 800 | 37% | 10% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 3,500 | 400 | 7% | 5% | 12% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 16,200 | 2,800 | 33% | 34% | 18% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 11,600 | 4,200 | 23% | 51% | 36% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $53,600 | $13,600 | ||||
| Average earnings | $48,300 | $8,300 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $6,100 | $8,000 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,000 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,200 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,600 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||