| Calgary | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 112,400 | 47,000 | 100% | 100% | 42% | |
| Non-elderly women | 39,800 | 17,400 | 35% | 37% | 44% | |
| Non-elderly men | 53,300 | 19,700 | 47% | 42% | 37% | |
| Elderly women | 14,700 | 7,900 | 13% | 17% | 54% | |
| Elderly men | 4,500 | 2,000 | 4% | 4% | 43% | |
| Economic Families | 204,900 | 33,400 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 89,600 | 8,200 | 44% | 25% | 9% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 83,600 | 13,200 | 41% | 39% | 16% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 18,000 | 9,000 | 9% | 27% | 50% | |
| Other families | 13,700 | 3,000 | 7% | 9% | 22% | |
| Non-elderly family | 178,700 | 30,500 | 87% | 91% | 17% | |
| Elderly family | 26,200 | 2,900 | 13% | 9% | 11% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 187,000 | 42,800 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 63,000 | 16,100 | 34% | 38% | 26% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 124,000 | 26,700 | 66% | 62% | 22% | |
| All persons | 760,200 | 156,400 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 161,700 | 38,400 | 21% | 25% | 24% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 103,000 | 29,000 | 14% | 19% | 28% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 138,000 | 28,800 | 18% | 18% | 21% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 146,500 | 24,000 | 19% | 15% | 16% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 92,600 | 12,500 | 12% | 8% | 13% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 54,700 | 9,500 | 7% | 6% | 17% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 40,600 | 7,800 | 5% | 5% | 19% | |
| Aged 75+ | 23,200 | 6,400 | 3% | 4% | 28% | |
| Females | 381,800 | 83,600 | 50% | 53% | 22% | |
| Males | 378,400 | 72,800 | 50% | 47% | 19% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 760,200 | 156,400 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Recent immigrants | 33,200 | 15,700 | 4% | 10% | 47% | |
| Visible minorities | 125,600 | 40,000 | 17% | 26% | 32% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 13,800 | 7,000 | 2% | 4% | 51% | |
| With disabilities | 69,100 | 23,400 | 9% | 15% | 34% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 534,700 | 103,700 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 212,600 | 28,600 | 40% | 28% | 13% | |
| Secondary | 127,800 | 26,500 | 24% | 26% | 21% | |
| Less than secondary | 194,400 | 48,600 | 36% | 47% | 25% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 534,700 | 103,700 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 236,500 | 19,800 | 44% | 19% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 33,700 | 6,800 | 6% | 7% | 20% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 173,900 | 44,900 | 33% | 43% | 26% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 90,500 | 32,200 | 17% | 31% | 36% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $65,700 | $16,000 | ||||
| Average earnings | $58,000 | $11,700 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,100 | $5,300 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 11,500 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,400 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||