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Nelson, (CA) - British Columbia

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Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Nelson was $59,129, a change of 12.5% from $52,562 in 20051.

Figure 1.1 Median total income of households, Canada, British Columbia, Nelson, 2005 and 2015

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Median total income of households, Nelson, 2005 and 2015

Figure 1.2 Distribution of households by household total income, Canada, British Columbia, Nelson, 2015

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Distribution of households by household total income, Canada, British Columbia, Nelson, 2015

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

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Nelson 4,160 4,825 16.0 51,150 56,714 10.9
Central Kootenay E (RDA) ... 1,735 ... ... 54,967 ...
Central Kootenay F (RDA) ... 1,705 ... ... 73,545 ...
Nelson (3) 7,365 8,265 12.2 52,562 59,129 12.5

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

Low income

  • In 2015, 3,280 persons or 18.3% were in low income, while in 2005, 18.9% of the persons in Nelson lived in low income2.
  • The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 24.1% compared to 17.8% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 14.4% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
  • Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 39.3%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 7.0%.

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

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

Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Nelson and its census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.5 description Long description for Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Nelson 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, British Columbia, Nelson, 2015

Savings

  • In 2015, 57.8% of households in Nelson 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 Nelson, 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

$ 8,296

$ 3,752

$ 4,338

$ 8,053

Income of couples

  • In 33.7% of couples in Nelson, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 50.0% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 16.3% 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, Nelson 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, Nelson, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Nelson was $82,445.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $56,021 and the median income of lower-income partners was $23,988.

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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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