| Richmond | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 14,700 | 5,500 | 100% | 100% | 37% | |
| Non-elderly women | 5,200 | 1,800 | 35% | 33% | 35% | |
| Non-elderly men | 5,500 | 1,600 | 38% | 29% | 29% | |
| Elderly women | 3,000 | 1,700 | 20% | 31% | 57% | |
| Elderly men | 900 | 300 | 6% | 6% | 36% | |
| Economic Families | 39,600 | 9,100 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 17,300 | 2,700 | 44% | 30% | 16% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 16,900 | 4,400 | 43% | 48% | 26% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 2,600 | 1,200 | 7% | 13% | 46% | |
| Other families | 2,800 | 700 | 7% | 8% | 26% | |
| Non-elderly family | 32,900 | 7,700 | 83% | 86% | 24% | |
| Elderly family | 6,700 | 1,300 | 17% | 14% | 20% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 34,000 | 10,200 | 100% | 100% | 30% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 9,900 | 3,100 | 29% | 30% | 31% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 24,100 | 7,200 | 71% | 70% | 30% | |
| All persons | 148,000 | 38,400 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 27,800 | 8,500 | 19% | 22% | 31% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 21,300 | 6,400 | 14% | 17% | 30% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 22,000 | 5,400 | 15% | 14% | 24% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 26,600 | 6,900 | 18% | 18% | 26% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 22,200 | 4,300 | 15% | 11% | 19% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 12,400 | 2,700 | 8% | 7% | 22% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 9,500 | 2,500 | 6% | 6% | 26% | |
| Aged 75+ | 6,200 | 1,800 | 4% | 5% | 29% | |
| Females | 75,900 | 20,500 | 51% | 53% | 27% | |
| Males | 72,100 | 17,900 | 49% | 47% | 25% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 148,000 | 38,400 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Recent immigrants | 30,600 | 18,000 | 21% | 47% | 59% | |
| Visible minorities | 73,000 | 27,500 | 49% | 71% | 38% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 1,100 | 400 | 1% | 1% | 33% | |
| With disabilities | 11,100 | 3,500 | 7% | 9% | 31% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 104,400 | 25,600 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 42,400 | 8,200 | 41% | 32% | 19% | |
| Secondary | 27,300 | 7,300 | 26% | 29% | 27% | |
| Less than secondary | 34,700 | 10,100 | 33% | 39% | 29% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 104,400 | 25,600 | 100% | 100% | 25% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 39,200 | 3,000 | 38% | 12% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 5,600 | 700 | 5% | 3% | 13% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 32,200 | 8,200 | 31% | 32% | 26% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 27,400 | 13,600 | 26% | 53% | 50% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $60,600 | $14,900 | ||||
| Average earnings | $55,600 | $12,000 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,000 | $4,400 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 3,500 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $14,600 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $16,700 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||