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La Haute-Gaspésie, Municipalité régionale de comté (CD) - Quebec

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Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in La Haute-Gaspésie was $45,046, a change of 19.9% from $37,578 in 20051.

Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, La Haute-Gaspésie and higher level geographies, 2015

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, La Haute-Gaspésie and higher level geographies, 2015

Number and median total income of households, La Haute-Gaspésie and its census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
La Haute-Gaspésie 5,285 5,270 -0.3 37,578 45,046 19.9
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (Ville) 2,890 3,020 4.5 37,719 45,594 20.9
Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis (Municipalité) ... 495 ... ... 44,800 ...
Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine (Municipalité) ... 150 ... ... 35,072 ...
Marsoui (Village) ... 135 ... ... 48,768 ...
Cap-Chat (Ville) ... 1,120 ... ... 44,971 ...

Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, La Haute-Gaspésie, 2005 and 2015

Low income

  • In 2015, 2,490 persons or 22.8% were in low income, while in 2005, 25.9% of the persons in La Haute-Gaspésie lived in low income2.
  • The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 21.9% compared to 19.4% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 31.2% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
  • Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 32.3%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 15.4%.

Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, La Haute-Gaspésie, 2015

Figure 1.3 description Long description for FigureFigure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, La Haute-Gaspésie, 2015

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, La Haute-Gaspésie and its census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, La Haute-Gaspésie and its census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, #qCD.OFFNAME# and higher level geographies, 2015

Figure 1.5 description Long description for Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, Canada, Quebec, La Haute-Gaspésie, 2015

Savings

  • In 2015, 45.7% of households in La Haute-Gaspésie contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Quebec, 63.7% of households contributed to an account while 65.2% of households contributed nationally.

Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs, La Haute-Gaspésie, 2015

Figure 1.6 description Long description for Figure 1.6 Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs

Median contribution amount

$ 4,549

$ 2,303

$ 2,453

$ 5,491

Income of couples

  • In 36.1% of couples in La Haute-Gaspésie, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 45.4% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 18.6% of couples.
  • For Canada overall, each partner had fairly equal incomes in 32.0% of couples with men having the higher income in 50.7% of couples and women having higher income in 17.3% of couples.

Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, La Haute-Gaspésie and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income by province and territory, La Haute-Gaspésie, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in La Haute-Gaspésie was $58,560.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $39,540 and the median income of lower-income partners was $18,140.

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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