| Coquitlam | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 11,300 | 4,400 | 100% | 100% | 39% | |
| Non-elderly women | 3,900 | 1,600 | 35% | 36% | 40% | |
| Non-elderly men | 5,400 | 1,800 | 48% | 41% | 33% | |
| Elderly women | 1,500 | 900 | 13% | 20% | 59% | |
| Elderly men | 400 | 100 | 4% | 3% | 32% | |
| Economic Families | 27,400 | 5,300 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 12,100 | 1,500 | 44% | 28% | 12% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 11,500 | 2,200 | 42% | 43% | 20% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 2,200 | 1,200 | 8% | 23% | 56% | |
| Other families | 1,700 | 300 | 6% | 6% | 20% | |
| Non-elderly family | 24,000 | 4,600 | 87% | 88% | 19% | |
| Elderly family | 3,500 | 600 | 13% | 12% | 18% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 24,700 | 6,400 | 100% | 100% | 26% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 7,900 | 2,000 | 32% | 31% | 26% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 16,800 | 4,400 | 68% | 69% | 26% | |
| All persons | 100,200 | 22,300 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 21,000 | 5,600 | 21% | 25% | 26% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 13,600 | 3,600 | 14% | 16% | 26% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 16,700 | 3,400 | 17% | 15% | 20% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 19,000 | 4,000 | 19% | 18% | 21% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 13,900 | 2,100 | 14% | 10% | 15% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 8,100 | 1,500 | 8% | 7% | 19% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 5,200 | 1,200 | 5% | 5% | 24% | |
| Aged 75+ | 2,800 | 900 | 3% | 4% | 33% | |
| Females | 50,400 | 12,100 | 50% | 54% | 24% | |
| Males | 49,800 | 10,300 | 50% | 46% | 21% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 100,200 | 22,300 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Recent immigrants | 11,300 | 6,900 | 11% | 31% | 62% | |
| Visible minorities | 27,700 | 10,800 | 28% | 49% | 39% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 1,200 | 400 | 1% | 2% | 30% | |
| With disabilities | 8,100 | 2,600 | 8% | 11% | 32% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 71,300 | 14,600 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 27,900 | 4,600 | 39% | 31% | 16% | |
| Secondary | 19,400 | 3,900 | 27% | 26% | 20% | |
| Less than secondary | 24,000 | 6,200 | 34% | 42% | 26% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 71,300 | 14,600 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 29,700 | 1,800 | 42% | 12% | 6% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 4,500 | 800 | 6% | 5% | 18% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 21,200 | 4,800 | 30% | 33% | 23% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 16,000 | 7,300 | 22% | 50% | 45% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $65,400 | $14,100 | ||||
| Average earnings | $60,800 | $10,500 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,500 | $5,500 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 2,100 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $14,400 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $17,600 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||