Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Peace River, Regional district (CD) - British Columbia

Median income of households

In 2015, the median total income of households in Peace River was $94,002, a change of 28.2% from $73,309 in 2005¹.

Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Peace River and higher level geographies, 2015

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Peace River and higher level geographies, 2015

Number and median total income of households, Peace River and its census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography	Number of households			Median total income of households
Geography	2006	2016	% change	2005	2015	% change
Peace River	22,340	24,265	8.6	73,309	94,002	28.2
Dawson Creek (City)	4,650	5,035	8.3	60,169	79,211	31.6
Peace River D (Regional district electoral area)	2,065	2,245	8.7	73,770	96,102	30.3
Fort St. John (City)	6,875	7,935	15.4	79,876	102,903	28.8
Peace River B (Regional district electoral area)	1,640	1,645	0.3	68,207	93,397	36.9
Peace River C (Regional district electoral area)	2,315	2,470	6.7	104,338	123,648	18.5
Fort Ware 1 (Indian reserve)	...	110	...	...	30,656	...
Peace River E (Regional district electoral area)	...	1,200	...	...	89,408	...
Chetwynd (District municipality)	...	1,005	...	...	90,709	...
Tumbler Ridge (District municipality)	...	860	...	...	74,816	...
Taylor (District municipality)	...	555	...	...	105,344	...
Pouce Coupe (Village)	...	335	...	...	77,312	...
Hudson's Hope (District municipality)	...	445	...	...	73,472	...
East Moberly Lake 169 (Indian reserve)	...	125	...	...	55,424	...

Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Peace River, 2005 and 2015

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Peace River, 2005 and 2015

Low income

In 2015, 6,045 persons or 10.1% were in low income, while in 2005, 12.0% of the persons in Peace River lived in low income².
The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 13.1% compared to 8.1% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 15.9% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 27.4%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 5.4%.

Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Peace River, 2015

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

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Peace River and its census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Peace River 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, British Columbia, Peace River, 2015

Savings

In 2015, 61.0% of households in Peace River contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In British Columbia, 64.2% 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, Peace River, 2015

Figure 1.6 description Long description for Figure 1.6 Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs

Median contribution amount

$ 6,107

$ 4,006

$ 3,902

$ 4,015

Income of couples

In 25.3% of couples in Peace River, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 64.2% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 10.5% 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, Peace River 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, Peace River, 2015

In 2015, the median total income of couples in Peace River was $112,675.
The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $80,355 and the median income of lower-income partners was $27,108.

Symbols:

···: not applicable
··: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
r: revised
E: use with caution

Note(s):

Footnote 1

Dollar amounts have been inflated where necessary to 2015 constant dollars using the consumer price index (CPI).

Footnote 2

Low-income status is determined based on low-income measure, after-tax (LIM-AT). For a one-person household, the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT) was $22,460 in 2015. For larger households, this amount was adjusted upward by multiplying it by the square root of household size. Persons in a private household with after-tax income below this threshold were considered to be in low income.

Footnote 3

Fairly equal income where no spouse or partner receives more than 60% of the couple’s total income.

Couples with a negative or zero combined income are considered to have no income, and they are excluded from the calculations of statistics.

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

Date modified:: 2020-11-12

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