Table 20 – Total income (before-tax income), 2005 For persons living in poverty | ||||||||
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Canada | Montreal | Toronto | Vancouver | |||||
Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | |
Total income in 2005 of population 15 years and over living in poverty | ||||||||
- Without income | 15% | 8% | 14% | 7% | 15% | 9% | 15% | 7% |
- With income | 85% | 92% | 86% | 93% | 85% | 91% | 85% | 93% |
Median income | $7,811 | $9,274 | $8,848 | $10,016 | $8,012 | $9,501 | $6,476 | $10,115 |
Average income | $8,628 | $9,084 | $9,497 | $10,291 | $8,794 | $9,711 | $7,724 | $9,615 |
Total income in 2005 of males 15 years and over living in poverty | ||||||||
- Without income | 14% | 7% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 8% | 14% | 5% |
- With income | 86% | 93% | 87% | 94% | 86% | 92% | 86% | 95% |
Median income | $6,705 | $7,832 | $7,280 | $8,891 | $6,910 | $8,153 | $5,681 | $9,045 |
Average income | $7,736 | $7,693 | $8,215 | $8,963 | $7,983 | $8,610 | $7,102 | $8,311 |
Total income in 2005 of females 15 years and over living in poverty | ||||||||
- Without income | 15% | 9% | 14% | 8% | 15% | 10% | 16% | 8% |
- With income | 85% | 91% | 86% | 92% | 85% | 90% | 84% | 92% |
Median income | $8,578 | $10,137 | $10,087 | $11,977 | $8,604 | $10,752 | $6,986 | $10,722 |
Average income | $9,415 | $10,220 | $10,706 | $11,323 | $9,480 | $10,633 | $8,264 | $10,784 |
Total income (before-tax income): Total of income from all sources, including employment income, income from government programs, pension income, investment income and any other money income.
The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that dollar amount which divides their income size distribution ranked by size of income, into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median.
Note: Poverty is measured using Statistics Canada's after-tax low income cut-offs (LICOs). The LICOs are only available for persons in private households in the ten provinces. That means the data presented above does not include residents of the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, persons living on Indian reserves and residents of institutions.
Source: Statistics Canada. 2009. Special tabulation, based on 2006 Census. Calculations by the National Council of Welfare.