| British Columbia urban non-CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 146,300 | 55,900 | 100% | 100% | 38% | |
| Non-elderly women | 42,400 | 19,500 | 29% | 35% | 46% | |
| Non-elderly men | 62,200 | 21,400 | 42% | 38% | 34% | |
| Elderly women | 30,100 | 12,000 | 21% | 21% | 40% | |
| Elderly men | 11,600 | 3,100 | 8% | 5% | 26% | |
| Economic Families | 320,500 | 42,300 | 100% | 100% | 13% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 153,000 | 9,700 | 48% | 23% | 6% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 118,000 | 12,100 | 37% | 29% | 10% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 33,600 | 17,800 | 10% | 42% | 53% | |
| Other families | 15,900 | 2,700 | 5% | 6% | 17% | |
| Non-elderly family | 261,400 | 39,800 | 82% | 94% | 15% | |
| Elderly family | 59,100 | 2,400 | 18% | 6% | 4% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 286,800 | 56,500 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 89,200 | 21,500 | 31% | 38% | 24% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 197,600 | 35,000 | 69% | 62% | 18% | |
| All persons | 1,122,000 | 185,800 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 243,500 | 51,000 | 22% | 27% | 21% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 148,100 | 32,600 | 13% | 18% | 22% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 159,100 | 28,500 | 14% | 15% | 18% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 187,000 | 25,500 | 17% | 14% | 14% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 143,100 | 15,700 | 13% | 8% | 11% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 99,100 | 14,300 | 9% | 8% | 14% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 86,800 | 8,900 | 8% | 5% | 10% | |
| Aged 75+ | 55,400 | 9,300 | 5% | 5% | 17% | |
| Females | 566,200 | 103,200 | 50% | 56% | 18% | |
| Males | 555,800 | 82,600 | 50% | 44% | 15% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 1,122,000 | 185,800 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Recent immigrants | 16,400 | 4,700 | 1% | 3% | 29% | |
| Visible minorities | 62,600 | 12,200 | 6% | 7% | 19% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 42,700 | 18,500 | 4% | 10% | 43% | |
| With disabilities | 130,500 | 34,600 | 12% | 19% | 27% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 736,300 | 116,600 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 226,900 | 23,800 | 31% | 20% | 10% | |
| Secondary | 182,500 | 26,700 | 25% | 23% | 15% | |
| Less than secondary | 326,900 | 66,100 | 44% | 57% | 20% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 736,300 | 116,600 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 257,800 | 13,400 | 35% | 11% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 48,400 | 6,000 | 7% | 5% | 12% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 271,200 | 45,500 | 37% | 39% | 17% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 159,000 | 51,700 | 22% | 44% | 33% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $56,900 | $12,600 | ||||
| Average earnings | $51,200 | $7,500 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,600 | $7,400 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 13,500 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,000 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,500 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||