Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Cow Head, Town (CSD) - Newfoundland and Labrador
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.
Number and median total income of households, Cow Head and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015
Geography | Number of households | Median total income of households | ||||
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2006 | 2016 | % change | 2005 | 2015 | % change | |
Cow Head (Town) | ... | 205 | ... | ... | 55,424 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 85 persons or 21.2% of the persons in Cow Head lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 37.5% of households in Cow Head contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Newfoundland and Labrador, 54.5% 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, Cow Head, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 6,800
$ 4,456
$ 4,400
$ 10,848
Income of couples
- In 28.0% of couples in Cow Head, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 64.0% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 4.0% 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, Cow Head and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Cow Head was $74,752 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $50,816 and the median income of lower-income partners was $19,072.
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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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