Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: St. Catharines

Table B4.27

St. Catharines
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   17,800 7,200 100% 100% 40%
  Non-elderly women 5,400 2,500 30% 35% 46%
Non-elderly men 6,100 2,400 34% 33% 40%
Elderly women 4,800 1,900 27% 27% 40%
Elderly men 1,500 400 9% 5% 25%
 
Economic Families   36,900 5,300 100% 100% 14%
  Couples with no children < 18 18,400 1,300 50% 24% 7%
Couples with children < 18 11,800 1,300 32% 25% 11%
Lone-parent families < 18 3,800 2,200 10% 41% 57%
Other families 2,900 500 8% 10% 18%
 
Non-elderly family 28,700 4,900 78% 92% 17%
Elderly family 8,200 400 22% 8% 5%
 
Children 0-17 in families   28,400 6,300 100% 100% 22%
  Aged 0-5 9,700 2,700 34% 43% 28%
Aged 6-17 18,700 3,600 66% 57% 19%
 
All persons   128,400 22,900 100% 100% 18%
  Aged 0-14 24,300 5,700 19% 25% 23%
Aged 15-24 16,800 3,900 13% 17% 23%
Aged 25-34 18,700 3,700 15% 16% 20%
Aged 35-44 19,000 2,900 15% 13% 15%
Aged 45-54 16,700 1,900 13% 8% 11%
Aged 55-64 12,600 2,000 10% 9% 16%
Aged 65-74 12,400 1,400 10% 6% 12%
Aged 75+ 7,900 1,400 6% 6% 18%
 
Females 66,800 13,400 52% 59% 20%
Males 61,700 9,500 48% 41% 15%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   128,400 22,900 100% 100% 18%
  Recent immigrants 2,800 1,200 2% 5% 44%
Visible minorities 6,800 2,500 5% 11% 36%
Aboriginal identity 1,200 500 1% 2% 42%
With disabilities 17,000 4,800 13% 21% 28%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   83,900 14,300 100% 100% 17%
  Post-secondary certificate 28,200 3,100 34% 22% 11%
Secondary 22,700 3,800 27% 27% 17%
Less than secondary 32,900 7,400 39% 52% 23%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   83,900 14,300 100% 100% 17%
  Full-time, full year employment 32,100 1,700 38% 12% 5%
Part-time, full year employment 6,500 900 8% 6% 13%
Part-time, part year employment 25,200 4,500 30% 31% 18%
No employment in 1995 20,000 7,300 24% 51% 36%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $57,900 $12,700  
Average earnings $52,600 $7,900
Average government transfers $5,700 $7,800
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   1,700  
Average poverty gap $9,800
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.

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