Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Division No. 7, Census division (CD) - Alberta
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Division No. 7 was $82,031, a change of 20.9% from $67,833 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Division No. 7 and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Division No. 7 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. 7 | 15,115 | 16,010 | 5.9 | 67,833 | 82,031 | 20.9 |
Stettler County No. 6 (Municipal district) | 1,720 | 1,850 | 7.6 | 66,040 | 89,728 | 35.9 |
Stettler (Town) | 2,190 | 2,415 | 10.3 | 66,592 | 71,717 | 7.7 |
Wainwright (Town) | 2,150 | 2,525 | 17.4 | 64,948 | 83,363 | 28.4 |
Flagstaff County (Municipal district) | ... | 1,380 | ... | ... | 91,307 | ... |
Coronation (Town) | ... | 405 | ... | ... | 67,328 | ... |
Paintearth County No. 18 (Municipal district) | ... | 635 | ... | ... | 84,821 | ... |
Sedgewick (Town) | ... | 365 | ... | ... | 82,432 | ... |
Hardisty (Town) | ... | 250 | ... | ... | 87,040 | ... |
Lougheed (Village) | ... | 105 | ... | ... | 65,792 | ... |
Big Valley (Village) | ... | 165 | ... | ... | 54,400 | ... |
Forestburg (Village) | ... | 360 | ... | ... | 80,896 | ... |
Castor (Town) | ... | 420 | ... | ... | 61,120 | ... |
Killam (Town) | ... | 380 | ... | ... | 79,360 | ... |
Chauvin (Village) | ... | 145 | ... | ... | 77,952 | ... |
Provost No. 52 (Municipal district) | ... | 825 | ... | ... | 92,621 | ... |
Edgerton (Village) | ... | 175 | ... | ... | 67,840 | ... |
Irma (Village) | ... | 225 | ... | ... | 79,104 | ... |
Provost (Town) | ... | 780 | ... | ... | 85,120 | ... |
Wainwright No. 61 (Municipal district) | ... | 1,460 | ... | ... | 101,266 | ... |
Daysland (Town) | ... | 330 | ... | ... | 75,136 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Division No. 7, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 3,465 persons or 8.9% were in low income, while in 2005, 8.7% of the persons in Division No. 7 lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 10.8% compared to 8.0% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 10.1% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 24.8%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 4.7%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Division No. 7, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Alberta, Division No. 7 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, 63.2% of households in Division No. 7 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. 7, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 8,280
$ 3,605
$ 4,929
$ 5,999
Income of couples
- In 31.1% of couples in Division No. 7, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 56.7% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 12.2% 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. 7 and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Division No. 7 was $99,345.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $68,088 and the median income of lower-income partners was $26,743.
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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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