Census 2016 Low-Income Data (LIM-AT), Ontario, by age and gender Number Poverty Rate Total population of Ontario Population in Low-Income 1,898,975 14.4% Women in low income 1,012,445 15.0% Men in low income 886,530 13.8% Children (0-17) Children in low income 489,905 18.4% Children female 238,080 18.4% Children male 251,830 18.5% Working-age adults (18-64) Working-age adults in low income 1,155,315 13.7% Working age women 616,780 14.3% Working-age men 538,535 13.1% Seniors (65+) Seniors in low income 253,755 12.0% Senior women 157,585 13.8% Senior men 96,170 9.9% Some trends: Women and children in Ontario have higher poverty rates than the general Ontario population Men, working age adults, and seniors have lower poverty rates than the general population Women have a higher poverty rate than men in Ontario, among all age groups Children have the highest poverty rate of all age groups Senior men have the lowest poverty rate of all age groups. Source: 2016 Census Profile, Ontario Census 2016 Low-Income Data (LIM-AT) by Federal / Provincial Electoral District,
Census 2016 Low-Income Data (LIM-AT), Ontario, by age and gender Number Poverty Rate Total population of Ontario Population in Low-Income 1,898,975 14.4% Women in low income 1,012,445 15.0% Men in low income 886,530 13.8% Children (0-17) Children in low income 489,905 18.4% Children female 238,080 18.4% Children male 251,830 18.5% Working-age adults (18-64) Working-age adults in low income 1,155,315 13.7% Working age women 616,780 14.3% Working-age men 538,535 13.1% Seniors (65+) Seniors in low income 253,755 12.0% Senior women 157,585 13.8% Senior men 96,170 9.9% Some trends: Women and children in Ontario have higher poverty rates than the general Ontario population Men, working age adults, and seniors have lower poverty rates than the general population Women have a higher poverty rate than men in Ontario, among all age groups Children have the highest poverty rate of all age groups Senior men have the lowest poverty rate of all age groups. Source: 2016 Census Profile, Ontario Census 2016 Low-Income Data (LIM-AT) by Federal / Provincial Electoral District,