Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Brome-Missisquoi, Municipalité régionale de comté (CD) - Quebec
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Brome-Missisquoi was $57,801, a change of 7.6% from $53,741 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Brome-Missisquoi and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Brome-Missisquoi and its census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015
Geography | Number of households | Median total income of households | ||||
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2006 | 2016 | % change | 2005 | 2015 | % change | |
Brome-Missisquoi | 22,235 | 25,865 | 16.3 | 53,741 | 57,801 | 7.6 |
Lac-Brome (Ville) | 2,435 | 2,565 | 5.3 | 58,702 | 60,821 | 3.6 |
Bromont (Ville) | 2,555 | 3,950 | 54.6 | 68,068 | 77,040 | 13.2 |
Cowansville (Ville) | 5,160 | 5,990 | 16.1 | 48,651 | 49,508 | 1.8 |
Farnham (Ville) | 3,340 | 3,895 | 16.6 | 50,343 | 52,527 | 4.3 |
East Farnham (Municipalité) | ... | 230 | ... | ... | 67,456 | ... |
Stanbridge East (Municipalité) | ... | 365 | ... | ... | 56,192 | ... |
Sainte-Sabine (Municipalité) | ... | 410 | ... | ... | 70,912 | ... |
Bedford (Canton (municipalité de)) | ... | 280 | ... | ... | 63,360 | ... |
Stanbridge Station (Municipalité) | ... | 115 | ... | ... | 58,368 | ... |
Sutton (Ville) | ... | 2,000 | ... | ... | 55,680 | ... |
Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge (Municipalité) | ... | 280 | ... | ... | 59,776 | ... |
Brome (Village) | ... | 125 | ... | ... | 60,032 | ... |
Bedford (Ville) | ... | 1,205 | ... | ... | 43,465 | ... |
Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge (Municipalité) | ... | 265 | ... | ... | 54,976 | ... |
Pike River (Municipalité) | ... | 225 | ... | ... | 53,333 | ... |
Saint-Armand (Municipalité) | ... | 555 | ... | ... | 53,171 | ... |
Brigham (Municipalité) | ... | 980 | ... | ... | 62,784 | ... |
Frelighsburg (Municipalité) | ... | 500 | ... | ... | 58,176 | ... |
Dunham (Ville) | ... | 1,450 | ... | ... | 64,448 | ... |
Bolton-Ouest (Municipalité) | ... | 305 | ... | ... | 65,024 | ... |
Abercorn (Village) | ... | 160 | ... | ... | 66,176 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Brome-Missisquoi, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 8,385 persons or 14.8% were in low income, while in 2005, 13.9% of the persons in Brome-Missisquoi lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 16.4% compared to 13.7% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 16.3% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 33.6%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 6.9%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Brome-Missisquoi, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Brome-Missisquoi 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
Savings
- In 2015, 60.9% of households in Brome-Missisquoi 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, Brome-Missisquoi, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 6,945
$ 3,286
$ 2,905
$ 8,194
Income of couples
- In 34.6% of couples in Brome-Missisquoi, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 48.3% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 17.1% 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, Brome-Missisquoi and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Brome-Missisquoi was $75,715.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $50,082 and the median income of lower-income partners was $23,791.
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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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