| New Brunswick urban non-CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 31,800 | 13,900 | 100% | 100% | 44% | |
| Non-elderly women | 11,200 | 5,500 | 35% | 40% | 49% | |
| Non-elderly men | 11,400 | 4,600 | 36% | 33% | 40% | |
| Elderly women | 7,300 | 3,200 | 23% | 23% | 45% | |
| Elderly men | 2,000 | 600 | 6% | 4% | 29% | |
| Economic Families | 65,500 | 10,000 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 31,100 | 2,700 | 48% | 26% | 9% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 23,300 | 2,800 | 36% | 28% | 12% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 6,000 | 3,500 | 9% | 35% | 58% | |
| Other families | 5,100 | 1,100 | 8% | 11% | 22% | |
| Non-elderly family | 54,200 | 9,100 | 83% | 91% | 17% | |
| Elderly family | 11,300 | 900 | 17% | 9% | 8% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 50,500 | 10,500 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 16,200 | 4,000 | 32% | 38% | 24% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 34,300 | 6,500 | 68% | 62% | 19% | |
| All persons | 229,000 | 43,100 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 42,700 | 9,200 | 19% | 21% | 22% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 33,800 | 9,300 | 15% | 22% | 28% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 37,700 | 7,000 | 16% | 16% | 19% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 37,200 | 5,600 | 16% | 13% | 15% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 29,900 | 3,700 | 13% | 9% | 12% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 19,500 | 3,200 | 9% | 7% | 16% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 16,200 | 2,400 | 7% | 5% | 15% | |
| Aged 75+ | 12,000 | 2,700 | 5% | 6% | 22% | |
| Females | 119,100 | 25,000 | 52% | 58% | 21% | |
| Males | 110,000 | 18,200 | 48% | 42% | 17% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 229,000 | 43,100 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Recent immigrants | 1,300 | 400 | 1% | 1% | 33% | |
| Visible minorities | 4,000 | 1,400 | 2% | 3% | 36% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 1,700 | 800 | 1% | 2% | 48% | |
| With disabilities | 26,700 | 8,500 | 12% | 20% | 32% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 158,100 | 28,900 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 59,200 | 6,500 | 37% | 22% | 11% | |
| Secondary | 41,500 | 8,300 | 26% | 29% | 20% | |
| Less than secondary | 57,500 | 14,100 | 36% | 49% | 24% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 158,100 | 28,900 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 63,700 | 3,800 | 40% | 13% | 6% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 9,000 | 1,600 | 6% | 5% | 18% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 51,600 | 11,300 | 33% | 39% | 22% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 33,900 | 12,200 | 21% | 42% | 36% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $52,900 | $11,900 | ||||
| Average earnings | $46,800 | $7,800 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,100 | $6,400 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 3,400 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,300 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,200 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||