Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Cumberland, Subd. A, Subdivision of county municipality (CSD) - Nova Scotia
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, Cumberland, Subd. A 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 | |
Kings, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) | 8,640 | 9,265 | 7.2 | 56,494 | 61,147 | 8.2 |
Kings, Subd. B (Subdivision of county municipality) | 4,725 | 5,005 | 5.9 | 52,088 | 55,959 | 7.4 |
Cumberland, Subd. B (Subdivision of county municipality) | 3,160 | 3,020 | -4.4 | 46,167 | 49,583 | 7.4 |
Cumberland, Subd. C (Subdivision of county municipality) | 2,250 | 2,320 | 3.1 | 52,521 | 61,894 | 17.8 |
Sackville (Parish) | ... | 495 | ... | ... | 60,992 | ... |
Westmorland (Parish) | ... | 410 | ... | ... | 54,571 | ... |
Annapolis, Subd. C (Subdivision of county municipality) | ... | 2,175 | ... | ... | 55,168 | ... |
Parrsboro (Town) | ... | 610 | ... | ... | 40,405 | ... |
Cumberland, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) | ... | 905 | ... | ... | 43,435 | ... |
Harvey (Parish) | ... | 165 | ... | ... | 51,328 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 520 persons or 27.4% of the persons in Cumberland, Subd. A lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 42.5% of households in Cumberland, Subd. A contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Nova Scotia, 58.4% 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, Cumberland, Subd. A, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 3,736
$ 1,803
$ 2,768
$ 4,010
Income of couples
- In 28.7% of couples in Cumberland, Subd. A, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 52.8% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 18.5% 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, Cumberland, Subd. A and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Cumberland, Subd. A was $53,568 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $36,809 and the median income of lower-income partners was $14,155.
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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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