| Laval | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 34,000 | 15,900 | 100% | 100% | 47% | |
| Non-elderly women | 12,100 | 5,400 | 35% | 34% | 45% | |
| Non-elderly men | 12,900 | 4,900 | 38% | 31% | 38% | |
| Elderly women | 6,900 | 4,500 | 20% | 28% | 66% | |
| Elderly men | 2,200 | 1,100 | 6% | 7% | 53% | |
| Economic Families | 94,400 | 17,300 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 43,400 | 5,700 | 46% | 33% | 13% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 36,100 | 6,100 | 38% | 35% | 17% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 8,000 | 4,100 | 8% | 23% | 51% | |
| Other families | 6,800 | 1,500 | 7% | 9% | 22% | |
| Non-elderly family | 79,300 | 14,500 | 84% | 84% | 18% | |
| Elderly family | 15,100 | 2,800 | 16% | 16% | 18% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 76,800 | 18,700 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 26,300 | 7,000 | 34% | 37% | 27% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 50,500 | 11,700 | 66% | 63% | 23% | |
| All persons | 325,800 | 69,900 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 64,300 | 16,200 | 20% | 23% | 25% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 41,700 | 9,700 | 13% | 14% | 23% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 50,100 | 10,000 | 15% | 14% | 20% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 56,900 | 10,300 | 17% | 15% | 18% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 45,000 | 6,800 | 14% | 10% | 15% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 33,300 | 6,800 | 10% | 10% | 20% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 23,900 | 6,300 | 7% | 9% | 26% | |
| Aged 75+ | 10,700 | 3,800 | 3% | 5% | 36% | |
| Females | 166,600 | 38,500 | 51% | 55% | 23% | |
| Males | 159,200 | 31,400 | 49% | 45% | 20% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 325,800 | 69,900 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Recent immigrants | 5,400 | 2,700 | 2% | 4% | 51% | |
| Visible minorities | 26,400 | 10,100 | 8% | 15% | 38% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 500 | 300 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| With disabilities | 19,800 | 7,700 | 6% | 11% | 39% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 227,000 | 43,600 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 79,900 | 8,700 | 35% | 20% | 11% | |
| Secondary | 64,100 | 11,900 | 28% | 27% | 19% | |
| Less than secondary | 83,000 | 23,000 | 37% | 53% | 28% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 227,000 | 43,600 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 92,400 | 7,000 | 41% | 16% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 12,700 | 1,900 | 6% | 4% | 15% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 63,800 | 12,500 | 28% | 29% | 20% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 58,000 | 22,200 | 26% | 51% | 38% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $56,200 | $15,900 | ||||
| Average earnings | $50,700 | $12,000 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,100 | $6,700 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 5,200 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,500 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,800 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||