| 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. | ||||||