Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Division No. 14, Census division (CD) - Saskatchewan
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Division No. 14 was $59,103, a change of 30.0% from $45,452 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Division No. 14 and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Division No. 14 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 | |
Division No. 14 | 14,935 | 15,225 | 1.9 | 45,452 | 59,103 | 30.0 |
Melfort (City) | 2,210 | 2,570 | 16.3 | 46,128 | 62,144 | 34.7 |
Arborfield (Town) | ... | 135 | ... | ... | 63,360 | ... |
Pleasantdale No. 398 (Rural municipality) | ... | 250 | ... | ... | 69,632 | ... |
Kelvington (Town) | ... | 440 | ... | ... | 43,597 | ... |
Bjorkdale No. 426 (Rural municipality) | ... | 375 | ... | ... | 56,021 | ... |
Shoal Lake 28A (Indian reserve) | ... | 115 | ... | ... | 35,648 | ... |
Porcupine Plain (Town) | ... | 355 | ... | ... | 54,144 | ... |
White Fox (Village) | ... | 165 | ... | ... | 46,624 | ... |
Torch River No. 488 (Rural municipality) | ... | 620 | ... | ... | 57,344 | ... |
Hudson Bay No. 394 (Rural municipality) | ... | 485 | ... | ... | 68,416 | ... |
Porcupine No. 395 (Rural municipality) | ... | 360 | ... | ... | 54,144 | ... |
Choiceland (Town) | ... | 185 | ... | ... | 47,616 | ... |
Barrier Valley No. 397 (Rural municipality) | ... | 185 | ... | ... | 56,064 | ... |
Naicam (Town) | ... | 315 | ... | ... | 52,032 | ... |
Carrot River 29A (Indian reserve) | ... | 125 | ... | ... | 39,552 | ... |
Moose Range No. 486 (Rural municipality) | ... | 375 | ... | ... | 78,251 | ... |
Nipawin (Town) | ... | 1,920 | ... | ... | 54,601 | ... |
Star City No. 428 (Rural municipality) | ... | 315 | ... | ... | 72,789 | ... |
Connaught No. 457 (Rural municipality) | ... | 230 | ... | ... | 77,568 | ... |
Willow Creek No. 458 (Rural municipality) | ... | 280 | ... | ... | 65,408 | ... |
Star City (Town) | ... | 180 | ... | ... | 51,328 | ... |
Hudson Bay (Town) | ... | 700 | ... | ... | 54,656 | ... |
Tisdale No. 427 (Rural municipality) | ... | 350 | ... | ... | 91,502 | ... |
Carrot River (Town) | ... | 430 | ... | ... | 62,976 | ... |
Ponass Lake No. 367 (Rural municipality) | ... | 190 | ... | ... | 48,256 | ... |
Arborfield No. 456 (Rural municipality) | ... | 145 | ... | ... | 83,046 | ... |
Yellowquill 90 (Indian reserve) | ... | 110 | ... | ... | 27,200 | ... |
Kelvington No. 366 (Rural municipality) | ... | 175 | ... | ... | 58,112 | ... |
Kinistin 91 (Indian reserve) | ... | 85 | ... | ... | 26,240 | ... |
Rose Valley (Town) | ... | 125 | ... | ... | 49,344 | ... |
Nipawin No. 487 (Rural municipality) | ... | 405 | ... | ... | 79,445 | ... |
Spalding No. 368 (Rural municipality) | ... | 190 | ... | ... | 72,704 | ... |
Tisdale (Town) | ... | 1,465 | ... | ... | 57,952 | ... |
Red Earth 29 (Indian reserve) | ... | 65 | ... | ... | 40,832 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Division No. 14, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 5,445 persons or 16.5% were in low income, while in 2005, 18.7% of the persons in Division No. 14 lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 19.8% compared to 13.2% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 21.9% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 36.7%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 8.3%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Division No. 14, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Saskatchewan, Division No. 14 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, 56.9% of households in Division No. 14 contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Saskatchewan, 66.0% 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, Division No. 14, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 7,012
$ 3,142
$ 3,561
$ 8,360
Income of couples
- In 33.7% of couples in Division No. 14, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 47.9% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 18.4% 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, Division No. 14 and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Division No. 14 was $80,378.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $53,297 and the median income of lower-income partners was $22,946.
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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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