Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

• In 2015, the median total income of households in Pierre-De Saurel was $52,922, a change of 5.3% from $50,282 in 2005¹.

• In 2015, 8,170 persons or 16.5% were in low income, while in 2005, 16.3% of the persons in Pierre-De Saurel lived in low income².
• The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 16.8% compared to 15.3% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 19.4% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
• Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 32.4%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 7.6%.

Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Pierre-De Saurel, 2015

Figure 1.3 description Long description for FigureFigure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Pierre-De Saurel, 2015

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Pierre-De Saurel and its census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Pierre-De Saurel 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, Pierre-De Saurel, 2015

• In 2015, 59.4% of households in Pierre-De Saurel 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.

• In 29.3% of couples in Pierre-De Saurel, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 58.8% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 11.9% 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, Pierre-De Saurel 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, Pierre-De Saurel, 2015

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Pierre-De Saurel was $73,271.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $49,694 and the median income of lower-income partners was $20,556.