Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Manitoba urban non-CMA

Table B5.8

Manitoba urban non-CMA
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   17,400 7,200 100% 100% 41%
  Non-elderly women 4,900 2,400 28% 33% 48%
Non-elderly men 6,200 2,200 35% 30% 35%
Elderly women 5,000 2,200 29% 31% 44%
Elderly men 1,300 500 7% 6% 36%
 
Economic Families   34,000 5,000 100% 100% 15%
  Couples with no children < 18 15,400 800 45% 17% 5%
Couples with children < 18 12,700 1,500 37% 30% 12%
Lone-parent families < 18 3,900 2,300 11% 46% 58%
Other families 2,000 400 6% 7% 19%
 
Non-elderly family 27,900 4,700 82% 95% 17%
Elderly family 6,100 200 18% 5% 4%
 
Children 0-17 in families   31,400 7,700 100% 100% 25%
  Aged 0-5 10,500 3,500 33% 45% 33%
Aged 6-17 20,900 4,300 67% 55% 20%
 
All persons   121,600 23,200 100% 100% 19%
  Aged 0-14 26,800 7,100 22% 31% 26%
Aged 15-24 18,300 4,700 15% 20% 26%
Aged 25-34 18,100 3,700 15% 16% 20%
Aged 35-44 18,400 2,000 15% 9% 11%
Aged 45-54 14,000 1,400 12% 6% 10%
Aged 55-64 9,300 1,300 8% 6% 14%
Aged 65-74 8,800 1,100 7% 5% 12%
Aged 75+ 7,900 1,900 6% 8% 24%
 
Females 62,800 13,400 52% 58% 21%
Males 58,800 9,800 48% 42% 17%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   121,600 23,200 100% 100% 19%
  Recent immigrants 900 400 1% 2% 41%
Visible minorities 2,400 500 2% 2% 19%
Aboriginal identity 12,800 6,700 11% 29% 52%
With disabilities 14,000 4,300 11% 18% 31%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   78,100 13,100 100% 100% 17%
  Post-secondary certificate 21,800 2,100 28% 16% 10%
Secondary 17,100 2,900 22% 22% 17%
Less than secondary 39,200 8,100 50% 62% 21%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   78,100 13,100 100% 100% 17%
  Full-time, full year employment 33,900 2,200 43% 17% 7%
Part-time, full year employment 6,100 900 8% 7% 14%
Part-time, part year employment 23,900 5,000 31% 38% 21%
No employment in 1995 14,100 5,000 18% 38% 36%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $53,700 $12,900  
Average earnings $48,300 $8,800
Average government transfers $4,400 $6,600
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   1,600  
Average poverty gap $9,200
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.

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