Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Alberta urban non-CMA

Table B5.10

Alberta urban non-CMA
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   60,900 21,200 100% 100% 35%
  Non-elderly women 18,600 8,800 31% 42% 48%
Non-elderly men 26,900 8,300 44% 39% 31%
Elderly women 12,000 3,300 20% 15% 27%
Elderly men 3,400 800 6% 4% 22%
 
Economic Families   130,500 15,700 100% 100% 12%
  Couples with no children < 18 56,300 3,400 43% 22% 6%
Couples with children < 18 55,600 5,300 43% 34% 10%
Lone-parent families < 18 11,800 5,800 9% 37% 49%
Other families 6,700 1,200 5% 8% 18%
 
Non-elderly family 111,700 15,100 86% 96% 13%
Elderly family 18,700 700 14% 4% 4%
 
Children 0-17 in families   129,600 21,600 100% 100% 17%
  Aged 0-5 41,300 8,300 32% 38% 20%
Aged 6-17 88,300 13,300 68% 62% 15%
 
All persons   471,600 71,400 100% 100% 15%
  Aged 0-14 110,700 19,700 23% 28% 18%
Aged 15-24 70,800 16,000 15% 22% 23%
Aged 25-34 76,300 12,000 16% 17% 16%
Aged 35-44 82,500 8,700 17% 12% 11%
Aged 45-54 52,500 5,300 11% 7% 10%
Aged 55-64 32,200 4,800 7% 7% 15%
Aged 65-74 27,400 2,300 6% 3% 8%
Aged 75+ 19,200 2,600 4% 4% 13%
 
Females 236,700 39,800 50% 56% 17%
Males 234,900 31,600 50% 44% 13%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   471,600 71,400 100% 100% 15%
  Recent immigrants 5,100 1,500 1% 2% 29%
Visible minorities 19,200 4,100 4% 6% 22%
Aboriginal identity 21,500 7,700 5% 11% 36%
With disabilities 47,000 11,700 10% 16% 25%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   314,300 46,800 100% 100% 15%
  Post-secondary certificate 92,600 8,700 29% 18% 9%
Secondary 71,400 10,400 23% 22% 15%
Less than secondary 150,300 27,700 48% 59% 18%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   314,300 46,800 100% 100% 15%
  Full-time, full year employment 130,900 7,900 42% 17% 6%
Part-time, full year employment 21,900 3,000 7% 6% 14%
Part-time, part year employment 109,700 21,500 35% 46% 20%
No employment in 1995 51,800 14,500 16% 31% 28%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $59,100 $13,000  
Average earnings $52,300 $8,800
Average government transfers $4,000 $5,400
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   5,400  
Average poverty gap $9,300
Average market gap** $12,100
 
* 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.

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