Almost one-third of Moose Jaw residents living in poverty were lifted out of that situation in the five years ended 2020.
The number of local folks living in poverty in 2015 fell from 4,210 to 2,840 during the period, according to Statistics Canada.
The rate of poverty varied among age groups.
Poverty rate for age zero to 19 was sliced from 18.3 per cent to 9.4 per cent.
The poverty rate for ages 18 to 64 was reduced to 9.6 per cent from 10.7 per cent.
Also cut in half was the poverty rate for those aged 65 and over with the rate cut to 3.2 per cent from 6.5 per cent.
In Saskatchewan, the poverty rate declined from 12.7 per cent to 8.4 per cent.
Throughout Canada the poverty rate fell from 14.5 per cent to 8.1 per cent.
Ron Walter can be reached at [email protected]
