| Kitchener | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 22,500 | 7,800 | 100% | 100% | 35% | |
| Non-elderly women | 7,400 | 2,900 | 33% | 37% | 39% | |
| Non-elderly men | 9,600 | 3,100 | 42% | 40% | 33% | |
| Elderly women | 4,400 | 1,500 | 19% | 20% | 35% | |
| Elderly men | 1,200 | 300 | 5% | 4% | 24% | |
| Economic Families | 49,100 | 6,800 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 21,600 | 1,400 | 44% | 20% | 6% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 19,200 | 2,200 | 39% | 32% | 11% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 5,000 | 2,700 | 10% | 40% | 54% | |
| Other families | 3,300 | 500 | 7% | 8% | 16% | |
| Non-elderly family | 41,700 | 6,400 | 85% | 94% | 15% | |
| Elderly family | 7,400 | 400 | 15% | 6% | 5% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 44,000 | 9,400 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 15,400 | 3,600 | 35% | 39% | 24% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 28,500 | 5,700 | 65% | 61% | 20% | |
| All persons | 176,000 | 29,500 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 37,700 | 8,500 | 21% | 29% | 22% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 24,600 | 5,400 | 14% | 18% | 22% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 31,600 | 5,200 | 18% | 17% | 16% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 29,000 | 4,100 | 16% | 14% | 14% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 21,300 | 2,300 | 12% | 8% | 11% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 13,600 | 1,800 | 8% | 6% | 13% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 11,500 | 1,300 | 7% | 4% | 11% | |
| Aged 75+ | 6,700 | 1,100 | 4% | 4% | 16% | |
| Females | 89,400 | 16,400 | 51% | 56% | 18% | |
| Males | 86,600 | 13,100 | 49% | 44% | 15% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 176,000 | 29,500 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Recent immigrants | 7,400 | 3,600 | 4% | 12% | 48% | |
| Visible minorities | 17,200 | 5,700 | 10% | 19% | 33% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 1,200 | 400 | 1% | 1% | 32% | |
| With disabilities | 19,500 | 5,000 | 11% | 17% | 25% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 120,100 | 18,600 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 38,600 | 3,900 | 32% | 21% | 10% | |
| Secondary | 30,200 | 4,700 | 25% | 25% | 16% | |
| Less than secondary | 51,300 | 10,000 | 43% | 54% | 19% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 120,100 | 18,600 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 52,800 | 2,400 | 44% | 13% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 8,800 | 1,100 | 7% | 6% | 13% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 34,400 | 6,300 | 29% | 34% | 18% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 24,100 | 8,800 | 20% | 47% | 37% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $57,700 | $13,300 | ||||
| Average earnings | $53,200 | $7,400 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,400 | $8,200 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 2,200 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $10,000 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,200 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||