| Sherbrooke | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 17,300 | 9,400 | 100% | 100% | 55% | |
| Non-elderly women | 6,300 | 3,600 | 37% | 38% | 57% | |
| Non-elderly men | 7,000 | 3,700 | 40% | 40% | 54% | |
| Elderly women | 3,100 | 1,700 | 18% | 18% | 54% | |
| Elderly men | 900 | 400 | 5% | 5% | 49% | |
| Economic Families | 20,200 | 4,500 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 9,600 | 1,200 | 48% | 27% | 13% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 5,700 | 1,100 | 28% | 24% | 19% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 3,000 | 1,700 | 15% | 38% | 58% | |
| Other families | 1,900 | 500 | 9% | 10% | 25% | |
| Non-elderly family | 16,500 | 4,100 | 82% | 92% | 25% | |
| Elderly family | 3,700 | 400 | 18% | 8% | 10% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 14,200 | 4,500 | 100% | 100% | 32% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 4,600 | 1,600 | 33% | 36% | 35% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 9,500 | 2,900 | 67% | 64% | 30% | |
| All persons | 73,300 | 21,800 | 100% | 100% | 30% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 11,400 | 3,900 | 16% | 18% | 34% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 12,300 | 4,900 | 17% | 22% | 39% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 11,200 | 3,200 | 15% | 15% | 29% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 11,600 | 3,200 | 16% | 15% | 28% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 9,900 | 2,200 | 13% | 10% | 22% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 6,700 | 1,700 | 9% | 8% | 26% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 6,300 | 1,500 | 9% | 7% | 23% | |
| Aged 75+ | 3,900 | 1,200 | 5% | 5% | 31% | |
| Females | 38,700 | 12,300 | 53% | 56% | 32% | |
| Males | 34,600 | 9,500 | 47% | 44% | 27% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 73,300 | 21,800 | 100% | 100% | 30% | |
| Recent immigrants | 1,400 | 900 | 2% | 4% | 67% | |
| Visible minorities | 2,000 | 1,100 | 3% | 5% | 54% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 300 | 200 | 0% | 1% | 72% | |
| With disabilities | 6,700 | 3,500 | 9% | 16% | 52% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 51,700 | 15,200 | 100% | 100% | 29% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 21,500 | 4,800 | 42% | 32% | 22% | |
| Secondary | 12,400 | 3,700 | 24% | 24% | 29% | |
| Less than secondary | 17,700 | 6,700 | 34% | 44% | 38% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 51,700 | 15,200 | 100% | 100% | 29% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 16,000 | 1,300 | 31% | 9% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 3,600 | 1,000 | 7% | 6% | 26% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 17,400 | 5,100 | 34% | 34% | 29% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 14,600 | 7,800 | 28% | 51% | 53% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $46,400 | $12,400 | ||||
| Average earnings | $42,000 | $7,500 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,400 | $7,100 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,300 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,100 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,900 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||