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Hunter River, Community (CSD) - Prince Edward Island

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Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.

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

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Lot 23 (Township and royalty) ... 365 ... ... 72,021 ...
Lot 22 (Township and royalty) ... 245 ... ... 75,776 ...
Hunter River (Community) ... 150 ... ... 50,624 ...

Low income

  • In 2015, 80 persons or 22.4% of the persons in Hunter River lived in low income2.

Savings

  • In 2015, 56.7% of households in Hunter River contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Prince Edward Island, 56.8% 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, Hunter 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

$ 5,248

$ 1,584

$ 3,424

$ 3,752

Income of couples

  • In 31.3% of couples in Hunter River, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 43.8% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 25.0% 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, Hunter River and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Hunter River and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Hunter River was $69,120 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $46,976 and the median income of lower-income partners was $21,440.

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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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