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Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Québec was $65,359, a change of 11.1% from $58,815 in 20051.

Figure 1.1 Median total income of households, Canada, Quebec, Québec, 1995 to 2015

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Median total income of households, Québec, 1995 to 2015

Figure 1.2 Distribution of households by household total income, Canada, Quebec, Québec, 2015

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Distribution of households by household total income, Canada, Quebec, Québec, 2015

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

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Saint-Henri 1,585 2,270 43.2 60,510 73,244 21.0
Beaumont (MÉ) ... 1,135 ... ... 79,840 ...
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (MÉ) ... 235 ... ... 67,840 ...
Sainte-Famille (PE) ... 385 ... ... 75,776 ...
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (MÉ) ... 500 ... ... 72,363 ...
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (MÉ) ... 645 ... ... 87,296 ...
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (MÉ) ... 835 ... ... 69,803 ...
Sainte-Pétronille (VL) ... 445 ... ... 93,696 ...
Château-Richer (V) ... 1,780 ... ... 64,427 ...
L'Ange-Gardien (MÉ) ... 1,550 ... ... 79,002 ...
Boischatel (MÉ) 1,930 2,815 45.9 85,817 98,769 15.1
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier (V) 1,925 2,965 54.0 71,469 84,571 18.3
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac (V) ... 850 ... ... 82,432 ...
Lac-Saint-Joseph (V) ... 125 ... ... 128,256 ...
Shannon (MÉ) 1,385 2,110 52.3 82,365 94,163 14.3
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (MÉ) ... 1,125 ... ... 88,320 ...
Lac-Delage (V) ... 240 ... ... 107,520 ...
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury (CU) 2,385 3,255 36.5 67,942 85,946 26.5
Lac-Beauport (MÉ) 2,200 2,845 29.3 104,118 116,832 12.2
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval (V) 1,495 2,815 88.3 65,947 84,559 28.2
Québec (V) 228,095 252,040 10.5 54,137 59,881 10.6
L'Ancienne-Lorette (V) 6,725 6,990 3.9 71,790 76,853 7.1
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (V) 5,970 7,190 20.4 99,344 101,958 2.6
Wendake (IRI) ... 925 ... ... 57,760 ...
Lévis (V) 52,665 60,780 15.4 68,071 74,101 8.9
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon (MÉ) 2,020 2,545 26.0 65,270 79,174 21.3
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly (MÉ) ... 690 ... ... 73,856 ...
Neuville (V) ... 1,815 ... ... 83,482 ...
Québec (1) 318,720 361,890 13.5 58,815 65,359 11.1

Figure 1.3 Median total income of households by household type, Québec, 2005 and 2015

Low income

  • In 2015, 79,480 persons or 10.2% were in low income, while in 2005, 11.7% of the persons in Québec lived in low income2.
  • The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 8.3% compared to 9.7% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 14.2% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
  • Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 18.9%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 4.2%.

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Québec, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Québec, 2015

Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Québec and its census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.5 description Long description for Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Québec and its census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.6 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, Canada, #LI_PERSONS_FAM_FOCUS.PRNAME_E[7]#, #qCMA.CMACANAME_E#, 2015

Figure 1.6 description Long description for Figure 1.6 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, Canada, Quebec, Québec, 2015

Savings

  • In 2015, 70.0% of households in Québec 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.

Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs Québec, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs

Median contribution amount

$ 8,057

$ 3,360

$ 4,144

$ 6,997

Income of couples

  • In 39.7% of couples in Québec, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 46.0% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 14.3% 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 1.9 Characteristics of couples' total income, Québec and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015

Figure 1.9 description Long description for Figure 1.9 Characteristics of couples' total income by province and territory, Québec, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Québec was $91,790.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $58,504 and the median income of lower-income partners was $32,151.

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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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