| Saint John | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 11,300 | 5,200 | 100% | 100% | 46% | |
| Non-elderly women | 3,700 | 1,900 | 33% | 36% | 51% | |
| Non-elderly men | 3,700 | 1,700 | 33% | 32% | 45% | |
| Elderly women | 3,000 | 1,300 | 26% | 26% | 45% | |
| Elderly men | 900 | 300 | 8% | 5% | 29% | |
| Economic Families | 20,000 | 4,700 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 8,700 | 1,000 | 44% | 21% | 11% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 6,300 | 1,100 | 32% | 24% | 18% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 2,800 | 2,000 | 14% | 43% | 73% | |
| Other families | 2,200 | 600 | 11% | 13% | 28% | |
| Non-elderly family | 16,200 | 4,300 | 81% | 91% | 26% | |
| Elderly family | 3,700 | 400 | 19% | 9% | 12% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 15,700 | 5,400 | 100% | 100% | 35% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 5,200 | 2,200 | 33% | 41% | 42% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 10,500 | 3,200 | 67% | 59% | 31% | |
| All persons | 70,800 | 19,100 | 100% | 100% | 27% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 13,300 | 4,800 | 19% | 25% | 36% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 10,100 | 3,500 | 14% | 18% | 35% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 11,500 | 2,900 | 16% | 15% | 26% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 10,900 | 2,600 | 15% | 14% | 24% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 8,500 | 1,600 | 12% | 9% | 19% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 6,100 | 1,400 | 9% | 7% | 23% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 5,700 | 1,100 | 8% | 5% | 18% | |
| Aged 75+ | 4,700 | 1,200 | 7% | 6% | 25% | |
| Females | 37,500 | 11,100 | 53% | 58% | 29% | |
| Males | 33,300 | 8,100 | 47% | 42% | 24% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 70,800 | 19,100 | 100% | 100% | 27% | |
| Recent immigrants | 100 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 26% | |
| Visible minorities | 2,000 | 800 | 3% | 4% | 41% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 500 | 200 | 1% | 1% | 42% | |
| With disabilities | 11,100 | 4,400 | 16% | 23% | 40% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 47,200 | 12,000 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 14,000 | 2,100 | 30% | 18% | 15% | |
| Secondary | 12,600 | 2,800 | 27% | 23% | 22% | |
| Less than secondary | 20,600 | 7,200 | 44% | 59% | 35% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 47,200 | 12,000 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 16,900 | 1,300 | 36% | 11% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 2,800 | 600 | 6% | 5% | 22% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 14,000 | 3,600 | 30% | 30% | 26% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 13,500 | 6,500 | 29% | 54% | 48% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $44,800 | $11,800 | ||||
| Average earnings | $40,700 | $7,400 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $6,100 | $7,200 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,700 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $10,300 | |||||
| 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. | ||||||