Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Edmonton

Table B4.38

Edmonton
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   95,900 44,900 100% 100% 47%
  Non-elderly women 33,300 16,300 35% 36% 49%
Non-elderly men 42,800 17,600 45% 39% 41%
Elderly women 14,800 8,800 15% 20% 60%
Elderly men 5,100 2,200 5% 5% 43%
 
Economic Families   163,400 34,800 100% 100% 21%
  Couples with no children < 18 70,200 8,100 43% 23% 11%
Couples with children < 18 61,200 12,300 37% 35% 20%
Lone-parent families < 18 18,100 11,000 11% 32% 61%
Other families 14,000 3,500 9% 10% 25%
 
Non-elderly family 137,800 31,800 84% 91% 23%
Elderly family 25,600 3,000 16% 9% 12%
 
Children 0-17 in families   145,700 44,700 100% 100% 31%
  Aged 0-5 49,500 17,600 34% 39% 35%
Aged 6-17 96,200 27,100 66% 61% 28%
 
All persons   606,700 158,000 100% 100% 26%
  Aged 0-14 125,800 40,400 21% 26% 32%
Aged 15-24 86,200 30,200 14% 19% 35%
Aged 25-34 106,800 27,700 18% 18% 26%
Aged 35-44 106,300 21,800 18% 14% 20%
Aged 45-54 70,300 12,500 12% 8% 18%
Aged 55-64 48,400 9,900 8% 6% 20%
Aged 65-74 39,400 8,300 6% 5% 21%
Aged 75+ 23,500 7,300 4% 5% 31%
 
Females 308,800 86,400 51% 55% 28%
Males 297,800 71,600 49% 45% 24%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   606,700 158,000 100% 100% 26%
  Recent immigrants 25,900 12,800 4% 8% 49%
Visible minorities 109,900 38,400 18% 24% 35%
Aboriginal identity 24,100 14,800 4% 9% 62%
With disabilities 67,600 26,300 11% 17% 39%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   418,000 102,000 100% 100% 24%
  Post-secondary certificate 149,900 24,800 36% 24% 17%
Secondary 94,500 23,900 23% 23% 25%
Less than secondary 173,600 53,300 42% 52% 31%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   418,000 102,000 100% 100% 24%
  Full-time, full year employment 168,300 16,400 40% 16% 10%
Part-time, full year employment 26,400 6,000 6% 6% 23%
Part-time, part year employment 138,500 41,900 33% 41% 30%
No employment in 1995 84,700 37,800 20% 37% 45%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $55,700 $15,400      
Average earnings $49,500 $10,800      
Average government transfers $4,700 $5,900      
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   12,800  
Average poverty gap $12,100
Average market gap** $15,600
 
* 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.

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