Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Kensington, Town (CSD) - Prince Edward Island
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, Kensington and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015
Geography | Number of households | Median total income of households | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 2016 | % change | 2005 | 2015 | % change | |
Kensington (Town) | ... | 745 | ... | ... | 51,520 | ... |
Lot 19 (Township and royalty) | ... | 730 | ... | ... | 69,184 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 290 persons or 17.9% of the persons in Kensington lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 50.0% of households in Kensington 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, Kensington, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 6,112
$ 3,203
$ 4,501
$ 5,497
Income of couples
- In 35.0% of couples in Kensington, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 46.3% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 17.5% 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, Kensington and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Kensington was $72,960 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $46,400 and the median income of lower-income partners was $20,800.
Symbols:
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: