| London | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 50,500 | 19,500 | 100% | 100% | 39% | |
| Non-elderly women | 17,900 | 7,400 | 35% | 38% | 41% | |
| Non-elderly men | 19,900 | 8,200 | 39% | 42% | 41% | |
| Elderly women | 9,900 | 3,200 | 20% | 16% | 32% | |
| Elderly men | 2,800 | 800 | 6% | 4% | 29% | |
| Economic Families | 88,300 | 13,000 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 40,000 | 2,500 | 45% | 19% | 6% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 32,100 | 3,800 | 36% | 29% | 12% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 9,900 | 5,600 | 11% | 43% | 56% | |
| Other families | 6,400 | 1,100 | 7% | 8% | 17% | |
| Non-elderly family | 73,600 | 12,400 | 83% | 95% | 17% | |
| Elderly family | 14,700 | 700 | 17% | 5% | 4% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 77,100 | 17,900 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 26,500 | 7,000 | 34% | 39% | 26% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 50,600 | 10,800 | 66% | 61% | 21% | |
| All persons | 321,300 | 60,400 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 66,200 | 16,100 | 21% | 27% | 24% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 44,900 | 12,600 | 14% | 21% | 28% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 54,800 | 11,100 | 17% | 18% | 20% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 52,500 | 8,100 | 16% | 13% | 15% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 39,400 | 4,400 | 12% | 7% | 11% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 25,900 | 3,300 | 8% | 5% | 13% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 22,800 | 2,500 | 7% | 4% | 11% | |
| Aged 75+ | 14,900 | 2,300 | 5% | 4% | 15% | |
| Females | 166,400 | 33,100 | 52% | 55% | 20% | |
| Males | 155,000 | 27,200 | 48% | 45% | 18% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 321,300 | 60,400 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Recent immigrants | 11,300 | 5,700 | 4% | 9% | 50% | |
| Visible minorities | 28,700 | 11,400 | 9% | 19% | 40% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 3,700 | 2,100 | 1% | 3% | 56% | |
| With disabilities | 39,600 | 11,200 | 12% | 19% | 28% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 217,500 | 39,500 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 86,500 | 10,700 | 40% | 27% | 12% | |
| Secondary | 58,000 | 11,100 | 27% | 28% | 19% | |
| Less than secondary | 73,100 | 17,600 | 34% | 45% | 24% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 217,500 | 39,500 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 91,000 | 4,400 | 42% | 11% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 17,000 | 2,600 | 8% | 7% | 15% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 62,400 | 14,200 | 29% | 36% | 23% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 47,100 | 18,300 | 22% | 46% | 39% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $60,100 | $13,600 | ||||
| Average earnings | $53,800 | $8,100 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,800 | $8,300 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 4,000 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,400 | |||||
| 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. | ||||||