| Montréal | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 256,200 | 148,300 | 100% | 100% | 58% | |
| Non-elderly women | 91,200 | 49,300 | 36% | 33% | 54% | |
| Non-elderly men | 111,100 | 63,100 | 43% | 43% | 57% | |
| Elderly women | 40,700 | 28,000 | 16% | 19% | 69% | |
| Elderly men | 13,200 | 7,800 | 5% | 5% | 59% | |
| Economic Families | 251,100 | 85,700 | 100% | 100% | 34% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 112,700 | 24,800 | 45% | 29% | 22% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 73,300 | 25,700 | 29% | 30% | 35% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 33,900 | 23,700 | 13% | 28% | 70% | |
| Other families | 31,200 | 11,500 | 12% | 13% | 37% | |
| Non-elderly family | 203,100 | 73,900 | 81% | 86% | 36% | |
| Elderly family | 48,000 | 11,800 | 19% | 14% | 25% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 179,500 | 87,600 | 100% | 100% | 49% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 68,400 | 35,500 | 38% | 40% | 52% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 111,100 | 52,100 | 62% | 60% | 47% | |
| All persons | 988,300 | 407,300 | 100% | 100% | 41% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 153,900 | 77,800 | 16% | 19% | 51% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 131,800 | 67,200 | 13% | 16% | 51% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 190,000 | 77,200 | 19% | 19% | 41% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 165,900 | 60,500 | 17% | 15% | 36% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 121,000 | 37,800 | 12% | 9% | 31% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 91,800 | 32,300 | 9% | 8% | 35% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 82,200 | 30,900 | 8% | 8% | 38% | |
| Aged 75+ | 51,800 | 23,600 | 5% | 6% | 46% | |
| Females | 511,500 | 216,700 | 52% | 53% | 42% | |
| Males | 476,800 | 190,600 | 48% | 47% | 40% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 988,300 | 407,300 | 100% | 100% | 41% | |
| Recent immigrants | 78,100 | 53,200 | 8% | 13% | 68% | |
| Visible minorities | 202,300 | 129,300 | 20% | 32% | 64% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 2,900 | 1,700 | 0% | 0% | 58% | |
| With disabilities | 83,900 | 47,400 | 8% | 12% | 56% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 700,400 | 275,100 | 100% | 100% | 39% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 285,100 | 87,200 | 41% | 32% | 31% | |
| Secondary | 165,900 | 66,400 | 24% | 24% | 40% | |
| Less than secondary | 249,500 | 121,500 | 36% | 44% | 49% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 700,400 | 275,000 | 100% | 100% | 39% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 229,200 | 30,700 | 33% | 11% | 13% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 30,100 | 9,900 | 4% | 4% | 33% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 214,100 | 84,900 | 31% | 31% | 40% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 227,000 | 149,500 | 32% | 54% | 66% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $44,000 | $13,900 | ||||
| Average earnings | $41,900 | $10,400 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,800 | $7,300 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 32,200 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $12,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $17,700 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||