Low income in census metropolitan areas

All CMAs 58,400 57,100 61,500 57,000 62,300 Vancouver 63,000 56,700 64,700 58,000 62,900 The increase in the income gap between higher- and lower-income families in CMAs was reflected in an increasing income gap between lower- and higher-income neighbourhoods (defined by census tracts). In Toronto,...

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Published inPerspectives on labour and income Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 38
Main Authors Heisz, Andrew, McLeod, Logan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa Statistics Canada 01.07.2004
Subjects
Censuses
Disadvantaged areas
Immigrants
Income distribution
Low income groups
Metropolitan areas
Native North Americans
Noncitizens
Population
Single parents
Trends
Urban areas
Canada
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Summary:All CMAs 58,400 57,100 61,500 57,000 62,300 Vancouver 63,000 56,700 64,700 58,000 62,900 The increase in the income gap between higher- and lower-income families in CMAs was reflected in an increasing income gap between lower- and higher-income neighbourhoods (defined by census tracts). In Toronto, for example, median family income in the poorest 10% of neighbourhoods rose 0.2% from 1980. In the richest 10%, it was up 23.3% (Chart C). This increasing difference was observed in all larger CMAs (Chart D). In areas such as Ottawa-Gatineau, Kitchener, St. Catharines-Niagara and London, income rose in both higher- and lower-income neighbourhoods, although more in the former. In Hamilton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Montreal, Quebec and Edmonton, income rose in higher-income neighbourhoods and fell in lower-income neighbourhoods. In Vancouver, it fell in lower-income neighbourhoods, but was unchanged in higher-income neighbourhoods.
ISSN:0840-8750
1492-496X