Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Inverness, Subd. B, 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, Inverness, Subd. B 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 | |
Antigonish, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) | 2,895 | 3,425 | 18.3 | 65,081 | 74,163 | 14.0 |
Inverness, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality) | 2,425 | 2,300 | -5.2 | 49,144 | 55,979 | 13.9 |
Inverness, Subd. B (Subdivision of county municipality) | ... | 2,060 | ... | ... | 61,850 | ... |
Victoria, Subd. B (Subdivision of county municipality) | ... | 1,810 | ... | ... | 60,774 | ... |
Whycocomagh 2 (Indian reserve) | ... | 270 | ... | ... | 34,816 | ... |
Inverness, Subd. C (Subdivision of county municipality) | ... | 1,380 | ... | ... | 63,573 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 715 persons or 15.1% of the persons in Inverness, Subd. B lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 52.2% of households in Inverness, Subd. B 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, Inverness, Subd. B, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 5,720
$ 3,752
$ 3,259
$ 5,010
Income of couples
- In 29.3% of couples in Inverness, Subd. B, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 54.6% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 16.2% 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, Inverness, Subd. B and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Inverness, Subd. B was $78,848 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $51,755 and the median income of lower-income partners was $22,549.
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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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