Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Division No. 2, Census division (CD) - Alberta
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Division No. 2 was $76,397, a change of 18.7% from $64,380 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Division No. 2 and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Division No. 2 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. 2 | 53,450 | 62,825 | 17.5 | 64,380 | 76,397 | 18.7 |
Lethbridge County (Municipal district) | 2,865 | 2,965 | 3.5 | 69,065 | 86,801 | 25.7 |
Lethbridge (City) | 30,720 | 37,575 | 22.3 | 61,668 | 74,084 | 20.1 |
Coaldale (Town) | 2,245 | 3,005 | 33.9 | 67,231 | 81,001 | 20.5 |
Taber (Municipal district) | 1,720 | 1,860 | 8.1 | 61,952 | 76,544 | 23.6 |
Taber (Town) | 2,900 | 3,160 | 9.0 | 65,346 | 73,894 | 13.1 |
Newell County (Municipal district) | 2,315 | 2,410 | 4.1 | 75,576 | 90,880 | 20.2 |
Brooks (City) | 4,830 | 5,050 | 4.6 | 76,494 | 83,866 | 9.6 |
Stirling (Village) | ... | 305 | ... | ... | 76,032 | ... |
Coalhurst (Town) | ... | 935 | ... | ... | 89,190 | ... |
Barons (Village) | ... | 130 | ... | ... | 50,944 | ... |
Raymond (Town) | ... | 1,135 | ... | ... | 74,035 | ... |
Vauxhall (Town) | ... | 415 | ... | ... | 63,104 | ... |
Warner County No. 5 (Municipal district) | ... | 815 | ... | ... | 76,288 | ... |
Bassano (Town) | ... | 535 | ... | ... | 62,805 | ... |
Rosemary (Village) | ... | 145 | ... | ... | 74,752 | ... |
Warner (Village) | ... | 170 | ... | ... | 49,664 | ... |
Milk River (Town) | ... | 375 | ... | ... | 57,984 | ... |
Duchess (Village) | ... | 370 | ... | ... | 97,707 | ... |
Picture Butte (Town) | ... | 670 | ... | ... | 69,376 | ... |
Barnwell (Village) | ... | 260 | ... | ... | 83,200 | ... |
Nobleford (Village) | ... | 405 | ... | ... | 77,312 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Division No. 2, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 18,425 persons or 11.3% were in low income, while in 2005, 11.9% of the persons in Division No. 2 lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 15.6% compared to 10.2% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 8.6% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 26.0%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 4.4%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Division No. 2, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Alberta, Division No. 2 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, 62.7% of households in Division No. 2 contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Alberta, 68.4% 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. 2, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 7,410
$ 3,179
$ 5,799
$ 5,388
Income of couples
- In 31.1% of couples in Division No. 2, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 55.1% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 13.8% 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. 2 and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Division No. 2 was $90,420.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $62,014 and the median income of lower-income partners was $25,535.
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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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