| Quebec urban non-CMA | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 130,500 | 63,400 | 100% | 100% | 49% | |
| Non-elderly women | 43,800 | 22,600 | 34% | 36% | 52% | |
| Non-elderly men | 50,800 | 22,100 | 39% | 35% | 43% | |
| Elderly women | 27,200 | 15,200 | 21% | 24% | 56% | |
| Elderly men | 8,700 | 3,500 | 7% | 6% | 40% | |
| Economic Families | 267,800 | 44,800 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 121,400 | 12,800 | 45% | 29% | 11% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 98,700 | 11,800 | 37% | 26% | 12% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 28,200 | 15,500 | 11% | 35% | 55% | |
| Other families | 19,500 | 4,600 | 7% | 10% | 24% | |
| Non-elderly family | 223,200 | 40,700 | 83% | 91% | 18% | |
| Elderly family | 44,600 | 4,100 | 17% | 9% | 9% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 214,800 | 44,900 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 65,500 | 16,100 | 30% | 36% | 25% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 149,300 | 28,700 | 70% | 64% | 19% | |
| All persons | 924,900 | 188,900 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 174,200 | 38,500 | 19% | 20% | 22% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 130,300 | 28,700 | 14% | 15% | 22% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 128,900 | 27,000 | 14% | 14% | 21% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 163,700 | 28,600 | 18% | 15% | 17% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 131,900 | 22,100 | 14% | 12% | 17% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 86,700 | 19,700 | 9% | 10% | 23% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 71,900 | 14,300 | 8% | 8% | 20% | |
| Aged 75+ | 37,300 | 10,000 | 4% | 5% | 27% | |
| Females | 473,100 | 107,300 | 51% | 57% | 23% | |
| Males | 451,700 | 81,700 | 49% | 43% | 18% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 924,900 | 188,900 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Recent immigrants | 2,100 | 600 | 0% | 0% | 28% | |
| Visible minorities | 5,200 | 1,400 | 1% | 1% | 27% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 5,600 | 2,500 | 1% | 1% | 44% | |
| With disabilities | 72,100 | 28,900 | 8% | 15% | 40% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 641,500 | 126,100 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 174,100 | 17,800 | 27% | 14% | 10% | |
| Secondary | 177,400 | 30,000 | 28% | 24% | 17% | |
| Less than secondary | 290,000 | 78,300 | 45% | 62% | 27% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 641,500 | 126,100 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 220,300 | 13,700 | 34% | 11% | 6% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 34,300 | 5,000 | 5% | 4% | 15% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 202,900 | 35,400 | 32% | 28% | 17% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 184,100 | 71,900 | 29% | 57% | 39% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $48,700 | $11,300 | ||||
| Average earnings | $44,100 | $7,000 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,500 | $6,600 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 15,400 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,400 | |||||
| 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. | ||||||